On August 17, just six hours after finishing her rescheduled match at 01:00 AM this morning, Zheng Qinwen took to the court again to face the 28th seed Pavlyuchenkova. In a double-header day for Zheng Qinwen, she lost 0-2 (5-7/1-6) to her opponent, ending her run in the WTA1000 Cincinnati tournament at the round of 16.
In the first set, both players held their serves through the first ten games. It was in Zheng Qinwen’s service game in the 12th game that Pavlyuchenkova managed to break, ultimately taking the first set 7-5 and preventing a tiebreak.
In the second set, Zheng Qinwen suffered consecutive breaks by her opponent, eventually losing the set 1-6 with a large margin.
Seventh-seeded Zheng Qinwen, under the intense schedule of two matches in one day, lost 0-2 to Pavlyuchenkova in the round of 16, ending her streak of 12 consecutive wins across various tournaments, and will now prepare early for the US Open.