Zheng Qinwen misses the Chinese derby

In the next game of the China Open, Zheng Qinwen will face the 26th seed, Linda Noskova for Czech Republic, who eliminated another Chinese player, Wang Xiyu, in the second round. The two have met twice before, with Zheng winning both encounters—once at an ITF event in 2021 and again in the third round of last year’s WTA 1000 tournament in Rome.