On May 13th, Beijing time, the 1/8 finals of the WTA1000 Rome station were all over, and in the last focus battle, the world's No. 1 Sabalenka swept Kostyuk 2-0 in straight sets to advance to the quarterfinals, so that the quarterfinals of this tournament are all released, and the lineup is also very luxurious, the specific matches are as follows: Sabalenka and Zheng Qinwen duel, Gauff and Andreeva Jr. clashed, Borini and Schneider fought, Stearns and Svitolina ushered in a collision!
Sabalenka vs. Kostyuk, Sabalenka is ranked No. 1 in the world, has shown amazing dominance this season, has reached the final many times, and is currently outstanding, it can be said that as long as Sabalenka participates in the championship is the favorite, Sabalenka is in stable condition in this competition, and the 1/8 final against Kostyuk is of average strength, the opponent is ranked 27th in the world, the overall gap between the two is very large, Sabalenka should not be a problem to win!
In the first set, Sabalenka quickly entered the rhythm of the game, and won 6-1 with a breakthrough, although Sabalenka's state in the second set fluctuated, and was once dragged into the tie-break by Kostyuk, but there was still a thrilling 7-6 to win, refusing to fall into a bitter battle, and swept Kostyuk with a big score of 2-0, and advanced to the top 8 strongly.
Of course, what has attracted much attention is the duel between Zheng Qinwen and Sabalenka, which is also the seventh time the two have met, Sabalenka's style of play restrained Zheng Qinwen, which is a mountain in front of Zheng Qinwen, and the previous 6 encounters were all defeated, and the record was very dismal. And this seventh meeting is also the first time the two have played on clay, which is also a good opportunity for Zheng Qinwen to break through Sabalenka, because Sabalenka on clay is not invulnerable, although it is still difficult to win, but I hope that Zheng Qinwen can grasp this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, strive to cross this mountain, play his own ability, and meet the brave on the narrow road to win, let's wait and see!
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