The third defeat in a row. The eighth racket left the WTA tournament 1000 in Dubai

The eighth racket of the world Zheng Zichen (China) Completed the WTA 1000 Hardovo tournament in Dubai, UAE.

In the 1/16 finals of Chinese in three sets lost Petton Sterns (USA, WTA 46) in 2 hours and 37 minutes.

WTA 1000 Dubai. Hard. 1/16 finals

Zheng Zichen (China) [7] – Petton Sterns (USA) – 6: 4, 4: 6, 4: 6

The tennis players first conducted an eye confrontation.

For the first time in her career, Sterns was able to beat the top 10 rating of WTA. In the next round, it will play against the 12th sown of Mirra Andreeva.

Zheng lost the third match in a row. In 2025, only one victory was in her account – over Anka Todoni on Aus Open.

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