Prediction Of Zheng Vs Fernandez H2H, Who Will Win At WTA Dongfeng Voyah Wuhan Open 2024?

What Time Will Qinwen Zheng Play Against Leylah Fernandez?

Zheng and Fernandez are on the Day 4 Schedule at Dongfeng Voyah Wuhan Open 2024 on October 10, 2024. Lets breakdown the career, past stats and recent form of these players and predict who will get the victory.

Who Will Win In This Head-To-Head?

In the upcoming match between Qinwen Zheng and Leylah Fernandez, Fernandez currently leads the head-to-head record with 2 wins.

Qinwen Zheng is making her debut main draw appearance at the Wuhan tournament. In 2019, as a 16-year-old wildcard ranked No. 697, she participated in the qualifying rounds but lost in the first round to Svetlana Kuznetsova, a Grand Slam champion. Recently, Zheng has been performing well, winning 19 of her last 21 matches against players outside the Top 20 since Wimbledon. She reached the semifinals at the Beijing tournament last week, which was her best result in a WTA 1000 event. Prior to that, she had lost all four matches in the quarterfinals of WTA 1000 events. Zheng has won one of her four career titles on hard courts at the 2023 Zhengzhou tournament. She currently leads the Tour in aces with 345 and first serve points won at 75.7%.

On the other hand, Leylah Fernandez is also making her debut appearance at the Wuhan tournament. She has achieved notable results this year by advancing to the quarterfinals at Doha, Cincinnati, and Guadalajara in 2023, tying her best career results in WTA 1000 events. Fernandez has an impressive record against players from China, holding a career record of 9-0 and a 3-0 record this year. She has faced Top 10 players eight times this year, winning two matches, including a victory against today’s opponent at Doha. Fernandez is the first Canadian player to reach this stage at Wuhan since Eugenie Bouchard’s runner-up run in 2014. She currently holds the No. 28 ranking.

In terms of past performance at the Wuhan tournament, Qinwen Zheng’s debut appearance was in 2019, where she lost in the first round of qualifying. Her best performance at a WTA 1000 event was reaching the semifinals at Beijing last week. She has a career record of 3-2 against players from Canada, with a 0-1 record in 2024 against today’s opponent. One of her four career titles was won on hard courts at the 2023 Zhengzhou tournament. The best result by a Chinese player at the Wuhan tournament was Qiang Wang‘s semifinal run in 2018. Zheng is currently ranked No. 7, compared to her No. 24 ranking at this time last year.

As for Leylah Fernandez’s history at the Wuhan tournament, this is her debut appearance as well. She has defeated Diana Shnaider and Kamilla Rakhimova in the previous rounds, marking her first back-to-back wins since her quarterfinal run in Cincinnati. Fernandez has a strong record against Top 10 players, with seven wins in her career, including one against No. 4 Elena Rybakina during her Cincinnati run. She also has a 9-0 career record against players from China and a 3-0 record this year. Fernandez has a 25-31 career record against seeded players, with a 6-8 record in 2024. Her three WTA titles were all won on hard courts, including the 2023 Hong Kong tournament. She is currently ranked No. 28, compared to her No. 60 ranking at this time last year.

My Conclusion / Prediction:

My pick is that Zheng will win.
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