“Martha will fight against the 9th racket of the world Zheni Zichen”, – WRITE: Sport.ua
In the 4th Round, Ukrainian will play against the 9th racket of the world and the 2024 Olympic champion Zheng Zichen (China). Zheng in the 3rd circle was Lulu San (New Zealand, WTA 49).
WTA 1000 Indian-Wells. Hard. 1/16 finals
Zheng Zichen (China) [8] – Lulu San (New Zealand) – 6: 4, 7: 5
It was a second meeting of rivals. Zheng took revenge in Lulu for defeat at the start of Wimbledon-2024.
Previously, Martha and Zheng played twice. Account 1: 1. In 2023, the winning in the 1/32 finals of Montreal won, and in 2024 Kostyuk defeated the opponent in the 1/8 final of Stuttgart.
Martha in Indian-Vells was able to go through Robin Montgomery and Caroline Doulhaid. Zheng, in addition to Lulu, also won in Victoria Azarenko.