In the first round of the purple group of the WTA year-end finals that ended in the early morning of November 3, Beijing time, Zheng Qinwen, a rising Chinese star who participated for the first time, lost 0-2 to the current world No. 1 Sabalenka. And at the end of the game, an interesting little episode occurred.
At that time, Sabalenka's serve won the game, Zheng Qinwen took the boundary, and after Sabalenka scored the last 1 point, the match was over, and the referee on duty had already reported the score to announce the end of the game.
Maybe it was because he was too focused on the game, Zheng Qinwen didn't realize it, but focused on wiping his sweat with a towel, thinking about how to get the next hair extension.
When he saw that Sabalenka was already waiting for him in front of the net, Zheng Qinwen realized that the match was over. Zheng Qinwen hurriedly waved his hand to apologize, indicating that he had misremembered the score, and Sabalenka couldn't help laughing. Then Zheng Qinwen smiled and came to the net a little embarrassed, and the two also shook hands very friendly. Subsequently, Zheng Qinwen's expression was not too frustrated, but waved his hand to greet the Chinese fans at the scene, and left the stadium with a relaxed expression.
After all, after losing to Sabalenka for 5 consecutive years, Zheng Qinwen did not lose the right to qualify from the group. Zheng will also play Paulini and Rybakina next. Zheng Qinwen has won all three previous battles against Bolini, while Rybakina has been absent from the battle for a long time and has become a fan, facing these two opponents, Zheng Qinwen has every chance to fight and strive to advance to the top 4 of the year-end finals.