China cinemas tap into Zheng tennis fever gripping country ahead of women’s final
Olympic champion Zheng Qinwen becomes the first home player to compete in a China Open singles final since 1996.
Quick Look
- Olympic champion Zheng Qinwen reaches the China Open singles final, becoming the first home player to compete for the title since 1996.
- Cinemas across China will broadcast her match against Mirra Andreeva.
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Why It Matters
Zheng Qinwen is an Olympic champion who reached the China Open singles final, a stage no home player has reached since 1996.
Cinemas across China will throw open their doors for a special showing on Sunday, but it isn’t the latest blockbuster fans are flocking to see – it’s tennis star Zheng Qinwen.
The Olympic champion has finally broken her country’s China Open curse, and will be the first home player to compete in a singles final, men’s or women’s, since Chen Li lost to Chinese Taipei’s Wang Shi-ting in 1996.
With the National Tennis Centre in Beijing selling out, cinemas across the mainland have opted to show the match against fourth seed and French Open champion Mirra Andreeva on their giant screens.
The pair will battle it out on the Diamond Court, two years after Zheng beat her Russian rival in the quarter-finals at the same venue. Whoever comes out on top, the tournament will get a first-time women’s singles champion.
What to Watch
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
Zheng Qinwen and Mirra Andreeva will play the singles final on the Diamond Court.
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Open Questions
- Who will win the final match between Zheng Qinwen and Mirra Andreeva?
