WTA Miami: Zheng Qinwen reached the quarterfinals of the Sunshine Doubles back-to-back before facing Sabalenka

25/03/2025 13:09:00 PANDATV

On March 24, local time, the quarterfinals of the women's singles at the 2025 WTA1000 Miami Station were produced. No.9 seed Zheng Qinwen took 89 minutes to defeat local Black Mark Ruger 6-2, 7-6(3), setting a new personal best record and reaching the quarterfinals of two consecutive 1000 tournaments, earning the best result of his career in a sunshine doubles.

Zheng Qinwen

Sabalenka

Zheng Qinwen will face "old rival" Sabalenka in the quarter-finals, who defeated defending champion and No.14 seed Collins 6-4, 6-4 to make it seven straight wins against the latter. Zheng Qinwen and Sabalenka will face off for their sixth matchup, with China's Jinhua winning a game no earlier than 7am GMT tomorrow and the pair will make their fourth appearance on Centre Court.

Zheng Qinwen and Sabalenka's record list

Former US Open champion Raducanu swept past 17th seed Anisimova 6-1, 6-3 to reach the quarterfinals of the 1000 Women's Singles for the first time after the Australian Open at the beginning of the year. This is the second time in Raducanu's career that she has won four consecutive matches in a single event after winning the 2021 US Open. The Englishman will face fourth seed Pegula for a place in the semi-finals, who beat 23rd seed Kostyuk 6-2, 6-3 to reach the quarter-finals for the fourth year in a row.

Raducanu

Pegula

Homegrown No.3 seed Gauff was knocked out in the fourth round with a 4-6, 4-6 defeat to Poland's Renette, who claimed her fifth career Top 5 win and reached the quarterfinals of the 1000 for the second time in her career. Linette's opponent in the quarter-finals was No.6 seed Paulini, and the Italian battled former world No. 1 Naomi Osaka in three sets to win 3-6, 6-4, 6-4, 6-4, set a personal best record in Miami.

Linette

Paulini

The 19-year-old Filipino Ella's dark horse journey will continue, as 10th seed Badosa withdraws due to a back injury and Ella advances to the quarter-finals against second seed Swiatek, who defeated 22nd seed Svitolina 7-6(5), 6-3.