Qinwen Zheng vs Sofia Kenin Prediction & Picks - WTA Japan Open

Prediction published on 10/26/24, 9:03 PM  by Lou Aguila | Modified on 10/26/24 at 9:06 PM in Tennis Picks

Presented with an opportunity to finally capture a title after coming up short at three consecutive tournaments, Qinwen Zheng will attempt to arrange a date with destiny when she goes for the Toray Pan Pacific title against Sofia Kenin of the United States. Zheng, who has two final appearances and one semifinal stint during the Asian leg of the WTA Tour, once again gets a chance to play for a title after fending off Diana Shnaider of Russia 7-6(5) 6-3 in tightly-contested duel in the quarterfinal. Behind 29 winners and four breakpoints, the Chinese hacked out a win against the hard-hitting Shnaider, who won 63 percent of her first serves. Kenin, meanwhile, displayed a performance reminiscing of her dominant run in 2020 to beat Katie Boulter 6-4, 6-4. Kenin, who won the Australian Open and reached the final of the French Open in 2020, got the best of her exchanges with Boulter as she racked up 31 winners and three breakpoints, including the one that gave her a decisive 4-3 advantage in the third set.