Qinwen Zheng makes commentary before facing Leylah Fernandez again after drama in their last match

Zheng’s 7-5, 6-0 victory means she has set up a quarter-final match in the Japanese capital against Leylah Fernandez.

This will take place just two weeks after they played each other in the last 16 at the Wuhan Open, and it was a spirited affair.

What did Qinwen Zheng say about facing Leylah Fernandez at the Japan Open?

Qinwen Zheng dropped just four points on her first serve in her first-ever meeting against Moyuka Uchijima.

She also won 50% of her second serve points as the Olympic champion started her Japan Open campaign with a straight-set win.

She is now ready to face Fernandez again after the heated clash at the Wuhan Open. “I will do my best and let’s see,” Zheng said of her next opponent.

“Next round I will play against a great opponent. I just played against her in Wuhan and it was a tough match, so I just have to fight.”

She added: “I think she is a very good player, and she has a different style of play than the others. She gets the ball very early so you don’t have too much time between shots.

“You always have to be alert and it’s not easy to play against her. But next time I will be at my best, just like last time.”

During the first set of their match in Wuhan, Zheng, who was playing at the end of the court where Fernandez’s team sat, turned to the Canadian’s father and asked if he could keep his voice down after claiming he was the talking was before she was due. serve back.

This caught Fernandez’s attention and she asked Zheng to “be respectful.” Zheng lost the first set but completed the comeback by winning 5-7, 6-3, 6-0 to beat Fernandez for the first time.

How many times has Qinwen Zheng played Leylah Fernandez?

Zheng played Fernandez three times and earned her first win against the Canadian in Wuhan.

But the 2021 US Open runner-up earned her first win against Zheng at the 2022 Monterrey Open.

Fernandez won 6-1, 4-6, 7-6(3) and she went on to win the first championship of her career.

Their second meeting took place at the Doha Open in February, and Fernandez recorded a 7-5, 6-3 victory, which was annoying considering Zheng was seeded fifth in that tournament.

The world number seven will have a golden opportunity to level their rivalry when they battle it out at the Japan Open on Friday.

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