Karolina Muchova vs Qinwen Zheng Prediction & Picks - WTA China Open

Prediction published on 10/4/24, 9:48 PM  by Lou Aguila | Modified on 10/4/24 at 9:52 PM in Tennis Picks

Zheng Qinwen will have an enormous home court advantage when she steps into her semifinal match against Karolina Muchova of Czech Republic on Saturday in Beijing. Qinwen, the last Chinese standing at this WTA 1000 event in China, will try to make her countrymen proud as she guns for a place in the championship match against the women who just eliminated the No.1 women’s singles player in the world. Qinwen escaped a spirited challenge from Russian teenage sensation Mirra Andreeva 5-7 6-0 6-4 to seal her spot in the final four. In that quarterfinal affair, the Chinese won 78 percent of her first serves and converted 9 out of 18 breakpoint opportunities. Meanwhile, Muchova snapped Aryna Sabalenka’s 15-match winning streak with a splendid 6-4 4-6 6-2 win on Friday. After sweeping her first four opponents at the China Open, the Czech came through with an elite-level performance against the reigning US Open champion, winning 66 percent of her first serves and breaking her thrice.