China's Paris Olympic gold medalist Zheng Qinwen advanced to the final of the WTA Finals in her tournament debut, after defeating the Czech Republic's Barbora Krejcikova in the semifinals here on Friday.
Zheng broke Krejcikova's first service game, leveraging this break to win the first set 6-3. In the second set, Zheng took an early lead with two breaks, going up 3-0, but Krejcikova fought back with two breaks to level the score at 3-3. The two players then held serve up to 5-5. Zheng regained momentum in the eleventh game with a crucial break and clinched the set 7-5.
With this victory, the 22-year-old Zheng became the youngest player to make the final in her WTA Finals debut since Petra Kvitova in 2011. She matched another Chinese player, former French Open champion Li Na's best result in 2013.
"It was tricky because at 3-0 I think I dropped my focus... and she played more free," Zheng said. "In that moment, I'm not panicked, I just said to bring back my focus and start at 0-0 like nothing happened." "It was really a hard match for me, but it showed that I was mentally strong in that moment," she added.
"It feels so special because it's my first WTA Finals. And right now I am just in the final. That's really unbelievable," Zheng said after the match.
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