Zheng Qinwen was too shy to wear a skirt, and this little Lori wore it out!

Andreeva wore a Nike-designed skirt at the 2025 French Open, while China's Zheng Qinwen was hesitant to wear it. The Russian rising star wore the new outfit in the third round of the Women's Singles against Putintseva on 31 May and advanced to the next round with a straight set.

Both are currently sponsored by Nike, a well-known sports brand, and during this French Open, they also showed off their own fashion looks. One of the eye-catching dresses was first shown by Zheng Qinwen in a post-match interview with Tennis Channel, which immediately caught the attention of host Prakash Amritraji.

When asked about this new look, Zheng Qinwen said: "This dress was originally prepared for the last game, but I was too shy to wear it!" I still want to look normal and not be too 'stylish' to get into the game! But I have to say, Nike did a really good job! I told them what I liked the color, so they designed this outfit with a long skirt for me. ”

However, the very next day, Andreeva appeared on the Susan Lenglen Stadium wearing this blood-red pleated dress. What makes this dress special is its drawstring construction, which can be easily taken off on the field, revealing the inner layer of the match suit.

Andreeva has now advanced to the last 16 of the Women's Singles and will face world number 17 Kasatkina on Monday. Andreeva showed strong form with a 6-3 6-1 win over Kazakhstan's Putintseva in the third round of the French Open, without dropping a set and progressing to the next round.

Speaking on the pitch after the game, she shared how she felt about gradually relaxing and controlling the pace of the game: "I was a little nervous before the game, but overall I felt like I could do whatever I wanted on the pitch throughout the game. You know, I feel free. I'm happy that with every game I play, I feel better and better. I think that's a good thing. ”

She also mentioned that she also had a "lucky charm" blessing for this competition, where a little girl placed a small memento on her bench before she went on the field, which she was deeply touched and thought it brought her good luck. "When I walked into the venue, there was a little girl with me who put it on my bench, and I think it was a kind of lucky charm." She said with a smile.

Eighth seed Zheng Qinwen reached the quarterfinals of the French Open Women's Singles for the first time with a 7-6(5) 1-6 6-3 victory over 19th seed Samsonova in a thrilling battle that lasted two hours and 47 minutes.

Since winning gold at the Paris Olympics last summer, Zheng has won 10 straight games at Roland Garros. She also became only the second Chinese player in the Open era to reach the quarterfinals of the French Open, the last being Li Na, who won the title in 2011.

"I'm really happy." "Frankly, it's hard to put into words how emotional I am because I've been working hard every year, and this is finally my first time in the quarterfinals of the French Open. ”

The 22-year-old Chinese star will face world No. 1 Sabalenka in the quarter-finals, who defeated 16th seed Anisimova on the same day. Zheng had previously lost all six meetings with Sabalenka, including the final of the 2024 Australian Open. However, in Rome last month, Zheng Qinwen finally defeated the Belarusian for the first time on clay, successfully ending his losing streak and knocking the world No. 1 out of the tournament.

In the fourth-round deciding set, Zheng Qinwen served particularly well, with five of her 10 aces coming in the third set, and only one double fault (out of a total of eight double faults). "I think Samsonova plays very fast and hits her forehand one of the fastest players on the tour." Zheng Qinwen said of her opponent, "Especially today, she played very well, almost did not lose any serve, and the success rate of her serve was very high. ”

"It's often like this between us, sometimes I win and sometimes I lose. Today's game was a struggle, that's all. ”

In the last three years, only Swiatek (11) and Sabalenka (10) have reached more WTA clay quarter-finals than Zheng (eight).(Source: Tennis Home Author: Spark)