Chinese tennis star Zheng Qinwen is serving up a storm at Roland-Garros! 🎾 The eighth-seeded phenom blazed past Canada's Victoria Mboko 6-3, 6-4 on Friday, matching her career-best Grand Slam run without dropping a single set. Talk about #TennisGoals! 💪
Zheng credited her Wuhan roots for handling the Paris heat: "I was born in a really hot place… so I handled the weather well." 🔥 Fans roasted under the sun with her, earning a shoutout from the 22-year-old rising star.
Next up? A fiery clash with Russia's Liudmila Samsonova. Meanwhile, World No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka and defending champ Iga Świątek kept their title hopes alive with dominant wins. 🏆
In doubles action, Chinese players faced tough losses, but Jiang Xinyu teamed up with America's Robert Galloway to advance in mixed doubles—defeating a pair featuring a player from Chinese Taipei. 🌏
With young guns like Zheng rewriting the playbook, this French Open proves Gen Z is here to smash expectations. 👊 Who’s ready for more clay-court drama?
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Zheng Qinwen advances to French Open round of 16, matching career best
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