“The 35-year-old Chinese woman coped with Emma Navarro in two sets at the thousand in China”, — write: sport.ua
In the 2nd round, the Chinese woman sensationally knocked out the world’s 8th racket in two sets Emma Navarro (USA) in 1 hour and 16 minutes.
WTA 1000 Beijing. Hard. 1/32 of the final
Emma Navarro (USA) [6] – Zhang Shuai (China) – 4:6, 2:6
This was the first meeting of the rivals.
In the capital of China, Zhang broke a record streak of 24 consecutive defeats, defeating McCartney Kessler at the start. Now the experienced tennis player continued her winning streak by defeating Emma, even though the bookmakers estimated the probability of Zhang Shuai’s success at odds of 12.00!
In the 3rd round of the prestigious tournament, Zhang Shuai will play against Grete Minnen (Belgium, WTA 94).