World No. 4 Jasmine Paolini revealed she was “so nervous” throughout the entire match against Jasmine Paolini and admitted that the Chinese serving exceptionally only made it harder for her out there.
Through their opening two matches in Riyadh, both had one win and a loss. So, Wednesday’s matchup was set to determine who would along with Aryna Sabalenka be a WTA Finalist semifinalist from Orange Group.
And it is Zheng, who dismantled Paolini 6-1 6-1 in just an hour and seven minutes of play after firing 12 aces, 24 winners and also saving both of Paolini’s break point chances.
On the other side, the Italian sprayed 22 unforced errors and in both sets held a 1-0 lead before twice losing six consecutive games.
“She started to serve better and better and it’s tough to read her serve. I think it’s not easy. Now it’s tough to forget this match because I was so nervous. Couldn’t find a solution to play against her. It was a tough day. But there are some positive matches as well. But today it’s a very negative one,” Paolini said after the loss.
Zheng was thrilled with how her game clicked against Paolini
While this Australian Open runner-up and Paris Olympics gold medalist was creating constant break…
