Sabalenka ushered in a great opportunity after the Rome tennis tournament was sealed, and she made an appointment with Zheng Qinwen in the quarterfinals

On the 12th local time, Sabalenka, the queen of the world ball, finally retreated from Ukrainian opponent Marta Kostyuk (Marta Kostyuk) 6:1, 7:6 (10:8) after a fierce battle of 7 ties. So far, the top seed of Belarus has advanced to the top 8 of the women's singles at the 2025 Rome Tennis Championships, and has also continued the 9-game winning streak on clay since Madrid, and the next opponent is China's first sister Zheng Qinwen.

World Ball Queen Sabalenka

The men's and women's co-op WTA 1,000-point clay tournament is being held in the Italian capital. Facing Kostyuk, who has been in good form recently, Sabalenka overcame a 3-5 deficit in the second set on Centre Court, and finally broke 7 dramatically, spending 2 hours and 5 minutes to complete the fourth consecutive victory in her career, which is also Sabalenka's 34th win of the season since the Madrid quarter-finals in early May. Poland's second seed Swiatek was knocked out of the round of 32 after the three-time Roma seal, which also gave Sabalenka a great opportunity to win the 2025 French Open tennis tournament that starts at the end of the month for the first time after this seal.

Sabalenka, who celebrates her 27th birthday on May 5, will face eighth seed Zheng Qinwen for a ticket to the quarterfinals, and the pair have won all six of their previous matches, including last year's Australian Open championship and the last eight in Miami in March this year.