🎾 Exciting news from the French Open! Zheng Qinwen, a talented 22-year-old tennis player from the Chinese mainland, has advanced to the Round of 16! She matched her career best by defeating Victoria Mboko of Canada in straight sets, 6-3, 6-4.
Zheng played with great energy and skill. In the first set, she broke Mboko’s serve twice and even ended the set with an ace—a super powerful serve that the opponent can’t return! In tennis, that’s like scoring a goal from far away!
The second set was just as thrilling. Both players fought hard, but Zheng stayed strong and won the important points. After the match, she said, “I was born in China in a really hot place called Wuhan, so I handled the hot weather quite well.” ☀️
She also praised her opponent, saying, “I want to say congrats to my opponent because I feel she played really well, and I think we pushed each other to play our best tennis.” What great sportsmanship!
Next, Zheng will face Liudmila Samsonova from Russia. Let’s cheer her on as she continues her exciting journey! 🎉
In other matches, World No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka from Belarus won her game and will play Amanda Anisimova from the USA next. Iga Swiatek from Poland also won her match and will face Elena Rybakina from Kazakhstan.
In the doubles matches, some players from China had tough games. Wang Xinyu and Zheng Saisai played hard but lost their match. Tang Qianhui, playing with Makoto Ninomiya from Japan, also faced a tough defeat.
But there’s good news in mixed doubles! Jiang Xinyu from China and Robert Galloway from the USA won their match and moved on to the next round. Yay! 🎾
Tennis is such an exciting sport with amazing players from all over the world. Are you following the French Open? Who are you cheering for?
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Zheng Qinwen advances to French Open round of 16, matching career best
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