Tennis Play of the Year! How did she do it? “Something Unbelievable” [WIDEO]

Qinwen Zheng (24th WTA) faced Maria Sakkari (7th WTA) in the first round of the WTA tournament in Doha. The favorite of the clash was the Greek and she took the initiative from the beginning of the meeting and won the first set 6:2. In the second set, Zheng played much better and became the heroine of the most beautiful action of the match.

Qinwen Zheng the hero of the stands in Doha. An incredible end to a long exchange

At the beginning of the second set, both players won their serve, and then they took turns breaking the opponent. With the score 2:2 and leading 30:0, Qinwen Zheng served. Maria Sakkari’s good return translated into a number of exciting and difficult plays from both ladies.

Sakarri gained the upper hand and on the ninth strike of the rally, it looked like she was going to win the point. Zheng, however, started chasing the ball, which lobbed her and landed near the end line. The Chinese in an acronymal way bounced between the legs, standing with her back to the net, and the ball fell on the side of the completely surprised Sakkari. The Greek was unable to respond to this play and Zheng could enjoy the point she had scored. The amazing action of the Chinese woman was met with a huge uproar in the stands in Doha. – Something unbelievable how she played – the commentators of Canal + Sport assessed.

Qinwen Zheng, driven by a great play, won the second set 6:3, which heralded great emotions in the last set. However, this did not happen, because Maria Sakkari was leading 4:1 after five games. Zheng was able to win two more of her passes, but in the end she lost the game 6:3 and was eliminated from the tournament. Maria Sakkari will face Ekaterina Aleksandrova (18th WTA) in the second round of the WTA in Doha. The Russian in the first clash defeated Karolina Pliskova (19th WTA) 6:1, 6:2.

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