Ashleigh Barty’s Best Friend Opens About Qinwen Zheng’s Meteoric Rise and Its Impact on the WTA Tour

Published 01/27/2024, 4:16 AM EST

The entire tennis realm is taken aback by Qinwen Zheng’s mesmerizing performances at the Grand Slam tournament in Melbourne. After brushing aside some of the formidable competitors on the women’s circuit, the Chinese tennis sensation has now reached the title match of the Australian Open. Zheng’s phenomenal campaign has now prompted Ashleigh Barty’s best friend, Casey Dellacqua, to issue some bold assertions about the young WTA player.

After overcoming Dayana Yastremska in the semis, the 21-year-old will lock horns with the defending champion and second-seeded Aryna Sabalenka. Ahead of the championship game, the Australian tennis veteran Dellacqua recently opened up about how Qinwen Zheng’s meteoric rise has been ‘pretty massive’ for the major tournament.

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Ashleigh Barty’s best friend hails Qinwen Zheng ahead of the Australian Open finals

Back in 2022, the young Chinese tennis sensation’s breakthrough on the women’s tour earned her the Newcomer of the Year award. While lauding her remarkable accolade, the Australian former tennis player Casey Dellacqua recently asserted that Qinwen Zheng’s recent success has been ‘pretty massive’ for the Grand Slam event taking place in Melbourne.

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As reported by Nine, the 38-year-old tennis veteran said, “Getting to know a new face on the tour, she was obviously the Newcomer of the Year (in 2022) but I think for the general public and Australia, particularly for the Asia-Pacific region to get someone like her through the tournament has been pretty massive for the tournament.”

Dellacqua went on to open up about how billions of fans will be watching her compete for the Australian Open title against the defending champion. The Aussie stated, “And I know there’s going to be billions and billions of eyes on that final tonight.”

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Ashleigh Barty’s Best Friend Opens About Qinwen Zheng’s Meteoric Rise and Its Impact on the WTA Tour

Ashleigh Barty’s best friend hails Qinwen Zheng ahead of the Australian Open finals

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