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Chinese tennis star Qinwen Zheng surprised the tennis fraternity with her amazing performance. Recently, she reached the Australian Open’s semifinals. Now, fans are predicting an amazing fact about this tennis star. Zheng defeated Russian tennis player Anna Kalinskaya to reach the tournament’s top ten list. Following her victory, Qinwen received a great compliment from her fans.

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From the beginning, this Chinese tennis star’s performance has been amazing. She also bagged the record of another tennis legend from China, Li Na. Now following this great performance, Zheng Qinwen received a lot of hope from her fans about her professional tennis journey.

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China’s Zheng Qinwen bagged the most number of aces in the Australian Open showing a promising future in tennis

Recently a Qinwen fan dropped an amazing analysis of the tennis star’s performance in the Grand Slam tournament so far on their X (formerly Twitter) profile. They wrote- “my theory on how qinwen is leading in aces is that her opponents are so surprised she made that first serve in they forget to return the ball.” 

Now Zheng Qinwen has earned 44 aces in the women’s singles, which is almost double the number of Ukraine’s star Dayana Yastremska’s score. Following this, fans predict that Qinwen is improving to bring China’s name prominently into professional tennis.

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The two other contenders on the list are Aryna Sabalenka and Coco Gauff. Sabalenka earned 20 perfect aces, whereas US Open champion Coco Gauff’s score is 11.

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Zheng Qinwen’s perfect aces express that she is becoming indomitable and unbeatable on the court. Her number of aces explains that she hardly gives her opponent to hit back on her serves. If she continues to perform with such skill, she will soon become a renowned name in tennis.

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Zheng Qinwen touched her icon’s record as she entered the Australian Open’s top ten

After entering into the semifinals, Zheng Qinwen became the second Chinese tennis star to reach the top ten of the Australian Open tournament after Li Na. Li Na also bagged the trophy of the Grand Slam in 2014. Now after ten years, Qinwen showed similar hope among her fans.

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Speaking of Li Na’s contribution to her journey, Qinwen once said- “Yeah, she’s the first one in Asia who win French Open, the first Grand Slam. It’s like she gave me a little dream feeling the heart that while the Asia people also can do something really good in tennis. Because the first one is always special. And especially in that moment I was really young. So, yeah, she gave me the dream to put that I can do something big in tennis,”

After scoring the maximum number of aces in women’s singles Zheng Qinwen became a true showstopper in the Australian Open tournament. Now fans hope that she also keeps moving forward with such energy to win the championship.

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Upasana Banerjee is a Tennis Writer at EssentiallySports. Armed with a degree in Comparative Literature, she excels at weaving narratives and brining unique perspective to a graceful sport like Tennis. Whether it is dissecting player strategies or reflecting on timeless themes, Upasana's deep-rooted passion for the sport allows her to share insights and expert takes on any topic she covers. When away from the ES Desk, this true explorer can be found making plans for her next adventure trip.

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