On the afternoon of September 24, Beijing time, the WTA Tokyo Station held two semi-finals. Two Chinese players played against two young and pink kids, but they were both happy and sad: Zhang Shuai lost to his opponent Samsonova 0:2 (6-7, 2-6) to the semi-finals. Another Chinese player Zheng Qinwen, after three hours of fierce battle, lost a set first, advanced to the finals with 2:1 (5-7, 6-3, 7-6) with Kudmetova. The final opponent was Samsonova who eliminated Zhang Shuai in the semi-finals.
Full game, Zheng Qinwen scored 8 ACE balls also gave 5 double mistakes, while Kudelmetova scored 6 Aces, gave 2 double mistakes, and won the game 7:3 in the tiebreak of the final set, showing strong psychological quality again.
This is the first time Zheng Qinwen has reached the WTA 500 women's singles final in her career, and it is also the fifth game she has won against the Top 20 players. After she transferred to the adult group, she has reached the WTA 125 event final once (2022 Valencia Station), reached the ITF-level Tour finals 8 times, and won the championship. I hope that she can continue this record in Tokyo’s first tour final and successfully win the championship!
