In the early morning of October 18, Beijing time, in the first round of women's singles competition of the WTA 1000 event in Guadalajara Station held in Mexico, the Chinese player , who is currently ranked 69th in the world, eliminated French players 3-6, 6-3 and 6-4, and is now ranked 31st in the world, and successfully advanced to the top 32.
Zhu Lin Data picture WTA official website
Zhu Lin and Cone had only one confrontation before, which happened in the New York station in 2019. Zhu Lin, who was still in the world rankings at the top 100, lost 6 (5) to 7 in the first set and withdrew 0-4 in the second set. In this game, Conne quickly got into the state, and broke the serve in the second game and quickly scored a 3-0 advantage. After Zhu Lin maintained her position in the fourth game, she scored two consecutive points after 30 in the fifth game to complete a break. The two sides then started a breaking battle: in the sixth game, Conne broke the serve. Zhu Lin immediately returned in the seventh game. In the eighth game, Zhu Lin lost 3 points in a row and was broken again. In the ninth game, Zhu Lin once got a chance to break the time 40-30, but this time the department resolved the crisis and took the lead 6-3 after two equal scores. In the second set, Zhu Lin improved her form and tied the big score 6-3. In the final set, she broke the serve in the first game and took the lead. Although Ke Ne also broke the serve in the eighth game, Zhu Lin immediately broke the serve again in the ninth game, and then held the serve to win the entire game.
Guadalajara Station is the last tour-level competition before the year-end finals. Zheng Qinwen sprained her ankle at San Diego Station and then announced that she would withdraw from the competition, ending her 2022 season ahead of schedule. Veteran Zhang Shuai originally wanted to play against Belarus in the first round of singles in this station, but announced that it would withdraw from the game before the game. As a result, Zhu Lin became the only player of the China Open Association to participate in the women's singles competition on this site. She will also compete in women's doubles with Belarusian player Sasnovic. There is also Xu Yifan / Yang Zhaoxuan in the women's doubles chart, and the women's doubles combination between Zhang Shuai and American player Asia Muhammad is still on the lottery.
Source: Beijing News Sports Reporter Li Yuanfei
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