13.10.2024 | 
The WTA tour is back in Wuhan and it is good to see that this city is regaining its reputation. Qinwen Zheng became a living legend in her native land this season, and she hopes that with the support of the fans, she can win the title,
Aryna Sabalenka and Qinwen Zheng meet on 13.10.2024, in the final of the WTA Wuhan. The game takes place at Centre Court in Wuhan on Sunday morning.
| Aryna Sabalenka | Sunday, 13.10.2024, 11:00 | Qinwen Zheng |
| 1 | x | 2 |
| 1,41 | / | 3,00 |
Aryna Sabalenka – Qinwen Zheng: Initial situation
The biggest tennis star in China at the moment Qinwen Zheng has a chance to win in front of the home crowd in Wuhan but that will not be easy since she goes against the No. 2 player in the world. Aryna Sabalenka has more experienced in matches like this which puts her in a better situation, but playing in front of the Chinese crowd may be a problem.
Aryna Sabalenka Stats & Form
Aryna Sabalenka is currently second in the WTA rankings, and she hopes to get back on top of the list by the end of the season. The player from Belarus is 53-12 for the season and 37-7 on hard surface. Just like last season, Sabalenka has won three titles in 2023. Most importantly, she won the major titles at the Australian Open and US Open and she also lifted the trophy in Cincinnati. The trophy collection could have been bigger, but Sabalenka lost the finals in Brisbane, Madrid and Rome. Last week in Beijing, Sabalenka was stopped in the semifinals, losing 1-6, 6-4, 6-4 to Karolina Muchova. She plays much better in Wuhan, and on her way to the final, Sabalenka defeated Katerina Siniakova, Yulia Putintseva, Magdalena Frech and Coco Gauff in the semis. The tournament in Wuhan is one of her favorites since Sabalenka won back-to-back titles in 2018 and 2019.
Qinwen Zheng Stats & Form
Qinwen Zheng is the biggest tennis star after Na Li that China ever had. Currently, she is seventh in the WTA rankings, which is the highest she has ever been. The 22-year-old brought the Olympic gold to her country this summer in Paris which is the biggest success in her young career. She survived two tiebreaks with her back against the wall on the way to the final, where she won against Donna Vekic. Besides that, Zheng won the title in Palermo, defeating Karolina Muchova in the final. She goes in the final with a 45-15 record and 25-9 on hard surface. On her way to get there, Zheng defeated Jaqueline Cristian, Leylah Fernandez, Jasmine Paolini and Xinyu Wang in the semis. This is her first appearance in the main draw in Wuhan after losing in the qualifiers back in 2019.
Aryna Sabalenka – Qinwen Zheng: Head to Head
This will be the fourth match between these two and Sabalenka never lost a set against Zheng. Their last match was in the quarterfinal of the US Open when the score was 6-2, 6-1. Earlier this year, the two played in the Australian Open final, where Sabalenka won 6-3, 6-2. Last year in the quarterfinal of the US Open, the score was 6-1, 6-4.
Aryna Sabalenka – Qinwen Zheng: Odds
Aryna Sabalenka is the favorite to win this match with 1,41 odds in his favor while the odds for Qinwen Zheng’s win are at 3,00. The total game line is set at 21.5 with 1.88 for over and 1.96 for under.
Top 3 Betting Odds
| Aryna Sabalenka – Qinwen Zheng Betting Tip | Odds |
| Qinwen Zheng to win | 1,60 |
| Qinwen Zheng to win either set | 2,87 |
| Qinwen Zheng +4.5 | 1,62 |
Betting tip and prediction: Aryna Sabalenka – Qinwen Zheng (13.10.2024)
This time of the year, both the ATP and the WTA tours are in Asia. It seems like the Asian tennis has never been better, and now Qinwen Zheng will have a chance to win the title in front of the home fans. That will not be easy at all, as she is going against Aryna Sabalenka. Zheng has never won more than five games in each of the three previous encounters against the Belarussian. That doesn’t sound promising at all, but wait until you hear that. Sabalenka has never lost a match in Wuhan in three appearances and has a 14-0 record there. Taking all this into consideration, it seems like Zheng has no chance in this match, but who could believe that she would win the gold at the Paris Olympics? The Chinese have the game and the mental stability to perform well when it matters the most. She couldn’t find the way to do that in her first career Grand Slam final at the beginning of the season, but with the support of the crowd, we believe that Zheng can make a sensation here. The given odds of 3,00 for her win is another reason to just go with it.