Top-Ranked Sabalenka Overcomes Zheng and Windy Conditions to Reach French Open Semis
- Aryna Sabalenka from Belarus defeated China's eighth-seeded Zheng Qinwen 7-6, 6-3 in the French Open women's singles quarterfinal on June 3, 2025, at Roland-Garros in Paris.
- Sabalenka's victory followed a prior loss to Zheng at the Rome Open last month, motivating her to seek revenge and maintain momentum despite exhaustion before the tournament.
- Sabalenka rallied after trailing 4-2 early on, secured crucial service breaks against Zheng during the second part of the match, and managed to prevail despite challenging wind conditions on Court Philippe Chatrier.
- Sabalenka described the match against Olympic gold medalist Zheng as a tough fight and admitted she was unsure how she managed to break Zheng's serve to regain momentum in the first set.
- Sabalenka reached her 11th Grand Slam semifinal and will compete against Iga Swiatek, Poland’s reigning champion, as she strives to appear in her first French Open final and sixth major final overall.
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Zheng Qinwen ends French Open campaign with seventh loss to Sabalenka
Eighth-seeded Zheng Qinwen of China was knocked out by top-seeded Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus 7-6(3), 6-3 in the women's singles quarterfinals at the French Open at Roland-Garros in Paris on Tuesday.After ending a six-match losing streak against Sabalenka
French Open: Aryna Sabalenka Moves to Semifinals
Get latest articles and stories on Sports at LatestLY. As per WTA, Sabalenka defeated Qinwen by 7-6(3), 6-3, reaching her seventh semifinal of the season. She came back from 4-2 down in the first set to secure the win. Sports News | French Open: Aryna Sabalenka Moves to Semifinals.
The eighth finals of Roland Garros's single female tournament were completed this Monday and eight players are still in the race for the title of the second Grand Slam of the season that takes place in Paris, France, on brick dust courts.The main pre-classified and top favorite to the title, Belarusian Aryna Sabalenka (1st), doubled the American Amanda Anisimova (16th) by 7-5 and 6-3 and her next rival will be Chinese Qinwen Zheng (8th), Verduga…
Tennis-Sabalenka eyes revenge against Zheng in French Open quarter-finals
PARIS (Reuters) – The French Open quarter-finals start on Tuesday with top seed Aryna Sabalenka facing Zheng Qinwen, who won gold when Roland Garros hosted the tennis tournament at last year’s Paris Olympics. The defending champions are also in action, with Iga Swiatek taking on Elina Svitolina and Carlos Alcaraz facing Tommy Paul. TOP WOMEN’S MATCH: ARYNA SABALENKA V ZHENG QINWEN World number one Sabalenka, yet to drop a set at the French Open …
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