It's not more than three, it's not more than seven! Zheng Qinwen's first win over Sabalenka!

Finally won! In a key conversation in the quarterfinals of the women's singles at the Rome Masters in the early hours of this morning, Beijing time, China's first sister Zheng Qinwen finally defeated her old rival Sabalenka and finally won the match after losing to the other party one after another.

Do you remember what happened when the form came out? Fans marveled that the hand of fate had once again drawn the two into the same quarter. It's just that this time, it was the first time that Zheng Qinwen and Sabalenka met on clay, and it was Zheng Qinwen, who did not admit defeat, that broke his fate, and he was better at clay court!

Remember last year's Paris Olympics? Zheng Qinwen also successfully turned over after losing Swiatek six times in a row, and it was not just clay, it was the backyard of the opponent's French Open three consecutive championships!

In this year's Rome 1000, Zheng Qinwen also turned over after losing Sabalenka six times in a row! It just so happened that both of them were the world's No. 1 at the time! How similar fates!

This is Zheng Qinwen's third 1000 semi-final, both last year in a local event, and this year it was the first time on clay!

2024 China Open Semifinals

2024 Wuhan Finals

Rome 2025 Semifinals

Zheng Qinwen's semi-final opponent will be American Gauff, and although she is currently 0-2 behind in the overall head-to-head record, the scores are actually quite close. Especially in the final of last year's year-end finals, Zheng Qinwen was reversed when he was the first to win the first set.

There is no habitual card eight, which is a big surprise! It's just three things! Looking at Zheng's three 1000 races this year and her experience in Rome for the past three years, you can understand how hard-won her victory was.

Three quarterfinals of the 1000 tournament this year:

2025 Indian Wells QF lost to Swiatek

2025 Miami QF lost to Sabalenka

2025 Roma QF beats Sabalenka

Although Zheng Qinwen played his best record since his debut in the Sunshine Doubles, reaching the quarterfinals in both quarterfinals, and was ultimately blocked out of the semifinals, Zheng Qinwen clearly found the secret to defeating Sabalenka after losing in Miami.

The last three quarter-finals of Rome:

2023 Roma QF lost to Kudermetova

2024 Rome QF lost to Gauff

2025 Roma QF beats Sabalenka

The semi-finals of the Rome Masters will be the second year in a row that Zheng Qinwen and Gauff will meet in the event. At a time when Clay Queen Swiatek is in the mire, the duo and Sabalenka are undoubtedly strong frontrunners in the second echelon of the Susan Lenglen Cup. After the victory over Sabalenka, Zheng must have accumulated a lot of confidence, which will also help her to knock out Gauff for the first time.

Will Zheng Qinwen be able to find the key to defeating a strong opponent again in this semi-final? Let's wait and see!(Source: Tennis Home Author: Luo Cheng Qiye)