2025 French Open: Ending the dark horse! Zheng Qinwen returns to the second week of the French Open!

On May 30, local time, the third round of the women's singles in the upper half of the 2025 French Open tennis tournament was contested, and China's Jinhua Zheng Qinwen continued his outstanding performance in this tournament, taking 1 hour and 26 minutes to defeat the Canadian qualifier Dark Horse Murboko 6-3/6-4, and returned to the top 16 of the French Open after three years!

Zheng Qinwen

Photo: Li Jianyi

Canadian teenager Mboko, who has made it through the qualifiers, has risen significantly this season, with a 42-5 record in all divisions. In this match, Mboko entered the state quickly in the first set and took the lead in the third game to get a break point, but Zheng Qinwen successfully resolved it and chased after the victory, taking the lead 6-3 with the advantage of one more break. In the second set, Zheng Qinwen broke serve with four straight points in the opening set, and although Mboko launched a strong counterattack afterwards, Zheng Qinwen showed the style of a general, saving five break points in the eighth game and the service game, and cashed in the first match point to win the match 6-4.

This is Zheng's second week at the French Open since 2022, and her fourth-round opponent will be between 19th seed Samsonova and Yastremska, and she will be aiming to set a new personal best record at the French Open.