Zheng Qinwen of China hits a return during her semifinal against Alex Eala of the Philippines at the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province on Sept. 28, 2023. (Xinhua/Meng Chenguang)
HANGZHOU, Sept. 28 (Xinhua) -- Chinese tennis star Zheng Qinwen powered into the women's singles final with a 6-1, 6-7 (5), 6-3 victory over Alexandra Eala of the Philippines, and will contend for the title with her compatriot Zhu Lin at the Hangzhou Asian Games on Thursday.
"I adjusted my strategies timely in the third set to clinch the win. Eala, only 18, is a talented player with a promising future," said the top-seeded Zheng.
Zhu rallied past Haruka Kaji of Japan 4-6, 6-0, 6-1 in the other semifinal later on Thursday.
Zhu Lin of China hits a return during her semifinal against Haruka Kaji of Japan. (Xinhua/Meng Chenguang)
On her final against the US Open quarterfinalist, Zhu said, "It has been a long time since our last duel. The match will be excellent. The good news is that we have already secured the gold and silver for China."
Men's top seed Zhang Zhizhen of China eased past Khumoyun Sultanov of Uzbekistan to enter the final, where he will take on No. 2 seed Yosuke Watanuki of Japan.
"It will be our first encounter," Zhang said. "I will be prepared and try my best to win the title."
In the men's doubles, Jung Jason and Hsu Yu-hsiou of Chinese Taipei will match up against Indian pair Saketh Myneni and Ramkumar Ramanathan in the final, while two pairs from Chinese Taipei, Chan Hao-ching/Chan Yung-jan and Lee Ya-hsuan/Liang En-shuo, will meet in the women's doubles final. ■