Qinwen Zheng vs Peyton Stearns Prediction & Picks - WTA Dubai Tennis Championships

Prediction published on 2/18/25, 4:23 AM  by Lou Aguila | Modified on 2/18/25 at 4:25 AM in Tennis Picks

No.7 seed Zheng Qinwen of China will duke it out with Peyton Stearns of the United States in the second round of the 2025 Dubai Tennis Championship on Tuesday. After a breakthrough 2024 season in which she won China’s first gold medal in women’s singles, reached the final of the Australian Open and played in the championship of the 2024 WTA Finals, Qinwen experiences a bumpy start to her 2025 WTA season campaign, losing in the second round of both the Australian and Qatar Open. The Chinese lost to Laura Siegemund 7-6(3) 6-3 in the second round of the Australian Open and bowed to Ons Jabeur 6-4 6-2 in the same round in Qatar. It hasn’t also been a memorable start for Stearns this year. The American crashed out in the first round of the Australian Open, losing to compatriot Emma Navarro 6-7(5) 7-6(5) 7-5. She also exited early in Transylvania, Qatar and Dubai, plunging their 2025 WTA season record down to 6-5. She got a huge win in the first round as she upset Ons Jabeur 7-6(6) 6-4.