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Qinwen Zheng Becomes First Chinese Woman To Win WTA China Open! | Post Match Analysis
Zheng Qinwen has made history. The wildcard beat Mirra Andreeva 7-5, 6-4 to become the FIRST CHINESE WOMAN EVER to win the China Open — a tournament that has been running since 2004 — claiming her first WTA 1000 title in front of a home crowd in Beijing. Full post-match analysis.
She clinched it on her first match point with an ace to Andreeva's backhand, then collapsed on the court in tears. She celebrated with on-court KARAOKE.
The milestone is enormous. Chinese players had gone 0-7 IN SEMIFINALS at this event before this week. Zheng became the first Chinese finalist in its 22-year history…
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