Zheng Qinwen to make WTA Finals debut, completing star-studded lineup
WTAWednesday, 16 October 2024 at 21:30
The WTA has
officially confirmed Zheng Qinwen's qualification for the WTA Finals, where she
will make her debut in the tournament that gathers the top eight players of the
season. The 22-year-old joins Barbora Krejcikova, the Wimbledon champion,
completing the tournament field.
The Chinese
player made a breakthrough on the Tour earlier this year, reaching the final of
the Australian Open (losing to Aryna Sabalenka). Her results were somewhat
inconsistent afterward, but everything changed after Wimbledon. She won a total
of 24 matches out of her last 28.
Her
excellent form in the second half of 2024 saw her claim consecutive titles at
the Palermo Open and the Olympic Games gold medal. She then reached the
quarterfinals at the US Open, the semifinals at the China Open, and the final
at the Wuhan Open.
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Zheng’s
last few months allowed her to recover from a deficit of nearly 500 points
behind Emma Navarro. The American faltered in her final tournaments, enabling
Zheng to surpass her and leave Navarro out of the WTA Finals.
‘Queen Wen’
will be the first Chinese player to compete in this event since Li Na, who
qualified three consecutive times between 2011 and 2013, reaching the final in
2013 (losing to Serena Williams).
With
Zheng's qualification, the lineup for the tournament is complete. Iga Swiatek,
Aryna Sabalenka, Coco Gauff, Jasmine Paolini, Elena Rybakina, Jessica Pegula,
and Barbora Krejcikova round out the eight qualified players. The tournament
will be held in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, from November 2 to November 9.
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