28 July 2024, 14:15
Court 14, Paris, France
Sara Errani and Qinwen Zheng are both heading to the court for their first match in the Paris Olympics. Both players will play against each other in the round of 64 with only one player progressing into the next round. According to past records, both players have faced each other twice and Qinwen Zheng had won both meetings.
Sara Errani
Italian player Sara Errani makes it to the round of 64 in the Paris Olympics and begins her campaign with a not-so-easy opponent in Qinwen Zheng. The 95th-placed Sara Errani in the WTA had earlier lost to Qinwen Zheng twice.
Sara Errani is a former top five player in singles and former world No. 1 and career Grand Slam winner in doubles. With nine singles titles and 30 doubles titles won, including 5 Grand Slam and 6 Premier Mandatory/Premier 5/WTA 1000 titles, she holds the most career titles won by any Italian tennis player. Sara made her maiden Olympics appearance at the 2016 Olympics, wherein she went to the 3rd round.
Qinwen Zheng
The first test that Qinwen Zheng will face at the Paris Olympics will be against Sara Errani. She will play against Sara Errani in the Round of 64 and has the momentum backing her to come out victorious in the match.
Qinwen Zheng is a professional tennis player from China. She has a career-high singles ranking of world No. 7 by the Women's Tennis Association, attained on 29 January 2024. She won her first WTA Tour title in 2023 in Palermo, Italy, defeating Jasmine Paolini, and defended the title a year later. She has captured two WTA Tour, one WTA Challenger and eight ITF singles titles and earned the 2022 WTA Newcomer of the Year honor. She made a major final at the 2024 Australian Open.
Expert Betting Tips
This could be a good match-up for Qinwen Zheng to win since she plays powerfully and aggressively, and her current form is going in her favor. On her part, the strengths Qinwen Zheng possesses are powerful groundstrokes, aggressive playing, and powerful serving. At the same time, Sara Errani is blessed with consistent baseline playing, with strong defending skills and an effective drop shot. Qinwen Zheng has also been very consistent in WTA events, reaching quarter finals and semifinals in many of them.
- Under 19 Games at 1.615 Odds
- Under 17.5 Games at 1.90 Odds