On April 3, Beijing time, the second round of the WTA 500 Charleston Open began, and Zheng Qinwen faced the former top ten Sakkari in the world. The two sides finally fought fiercely in two sets, and Zheng Qinwen's strength was superior, winning with a score of 6-4 and 6-1, and advanced strongly to the third round of the station.
The first set of the two sides matched, Zheng Qinwen opened with the opponent to 3-3, in the seventh game to break strongly, Sakkari's second serve Zheng Qinwen stared very closely, with this break opportunity, Zheng Qinwen took advantage of the situation to win his own serve to win the set, 6-4 to win the first set.
At the beginning of the second set, Zheng Qinwen's opening serve was a little loose, after the opponent got the first two points, Zheng Qinwen further enhanced his service aggression, and the score came to a 1-1 draw after consecutive points, Sakkari's second service game was a little up and down, Zheng Qinwen got a break point in his double fault, and with a beautiful return at the first level, Zheng Qinwen successfully broke to lead 2-1. Zheng Qinwen's second service game, Sakkari got a 30-15 lead, after Zheng Qinwen chased to 30 draws, Sakkari continued to repeat the drop point to get points, and the break point Zheng Qinwen scored through the serve again, and this game was very stale. At the critical moment, Zheng Qinwen's solid forehand continued to score strongly, and the score came to a 3-1 lead.
In Sakkari's next service game, Zheng Qinwen still attacked strongly, scored 5 points in a row after falling behind 0-40, and broke strongly after getting the break point, and Zheng Qinwen brought the score to a 4-1 lead. Sakkari was annoyed that the good game was broken. Zheng Qinwen further improved his form and achieved a 5-1 lead in holding. Sakkari's unavoidable service game, Zheng Qinwen grabbed the second serve, and led the opponent 30-15 with consecutive winning points. With Sakkari's return ball out of bounds, Zheng Qinwen ushered in the end of the game, and finally Zheng Qinwen won easily and advanced to the third round.