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Zheng Qinwen has earned a spot in her first championship match at any Grand Slam tournament and will face Aryna Sabalenka for the Australian Open title on Saturday. Watch the Australian Open LIVE on TSN, TSN.ca and TSN App.
Zheng Qinwen earned a spot in her first championship match at any Grand Slam tournament by winning a semifinal at Melbourne Park that came 10 years to the day after another Chinese woman, Li Na, claimed the trophy there.
Zheng Qinwen earned a spot in her first championship match at any Grand Slam tournament — she'll face Aryna Sabalenka for the Australian Open title on Saturday — by winning a semifinal at Melbourne Park that came 10 years to the day after another Chinese woman, Li Na, claimed the trophy there. Li, who also won the French Open, is a member of the International Tennis Hall of Fame and remains the only player from her country to earn a major singles title. The two spoke in person for the first time during this Australian Open, and Zheng credits Li with offering some key advice.