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WTA Berlin Station is unpopular again. Does Zheng Qinwen regret withdrawing from the competition? Wang Xinyu may really beat Gao Fu

9:13am, 19 June 2025【Basketball】

In the second round of the Berlin station, former champion Jabbar, who played as the lucky loser, defeated No. 4 seed Paulini 6-1 6-3, ending his three-game losing streak against the latter and also won the first TOP5 victory in two years. It was also the first time since February that it had won two consecutive victories. There are many withdrawals from the Berlin Station this year. Yesterday's lucky loser Kruger lost to Lebakinna, and today's lucky loser Jabbar is still moving forward.

Jabbar broke and took the lead 2-0 after breaking and keeping. Although Paulini struggled to hold the serve in the third game, this was the only game Paulini won in this set. Since then, Jabbar broke the serve twice in four consecutive games and won the first set 6-1. Paulini's form rebounded in the second set, but he was once again broken in the fourth set. After that, Jabbar completed all his serves and won another set 6-3, sweeping Paulini 2-0 to advance.

Originally, Jabbar lost to Chinese player Wang Xinyu in the last round of the qualifying round and missed the main competition, but because of the withdrawal of other players, Jabbar qualified for the main competition again. In the first round, Jabbar defeated qualifying player Dolehead 6-1, 7-6 (5), and this round ended his three-game losing streak against Paulini. No matter who the opponent in the next round is, the strength is not as strong as Paulini, so Jabbar is still worth looking forward to.

Berlin is indeed a blessed land for Jabbar. The second WTA500-level championship in Jabbar's career was the Berlin Station. At that time, she defeated Bensic 2-1 to win the championship. Moreover, Jabbar is also a master of grass events. The champions of the first two WTA500 events in her career were grass events, so she was able to beat Jabbar in the qualifying round. It seems that Wang Xinyu is in good condition. Let's see if she can get upset when playing Gao Fu!

It is a pity for Zheng Qinwen. Zheng Qinwen withdrew before the start of the game, and his points remained at 4,803 points, which was only 3 points less than Paulini. If Zheng Qinwen does not withdraw from the game, Yulebakinna will fight, as long as he wins a game, Zheng Qinwen will lock in the identity of Wimbledon's top four seed, because Andreva and Keith behind her are also in the first round. With Paulini being eliminated, a victory in a game can bring the draw advantage of the No. 4 seed of the Grand Slam. In fact, you can still fight.

If it is fifth to eighth, it doesn't matter what rankings are. However, the gap between fourth and fifth is still very large. If you want to avoid Sabalenka in the quarterfinals, fourth is 100% matter, and fifth depends on the draw results. So look at the unpopularity in the first two rounds of this game, Zheng Qinwen should regret it! Why are competitors so poorly? They have brought the opportunity in the top four to the present. If they had known their performance, they would have fought.

In fact, Zheng Qinwen's physical injury should be fine, mainly because he was too tired, so he chose to withdraw from the competition temporarily. Of course, this is also hindsight. No one knows that these opponents of Zheng Qinwen are so unsuccessful. If I knew that this was the case, I guess Zheng Qinwen would have to decide whether to withdraw after the game against Lebakina.

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