After losing to Aryna Sabalenka, Qinwen Zheng seemed to be getting ready for the next point, unaware that the game was over.

In the Round Robin at the Akron WTA Finals Guadalajara on Saturday, Aryna Sabalenka (ranked No. 1) meets Qinwen Zheng (No. 7).Sabalenka’s last competition was a win, 6-2, 6-2, over Ashlyn

Aryna Sabalenka and Qinwen Zheng scored wins in the second day of round robin play at the 2024 WTA Finals in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

It has been less than a month since Qinwen Zheng beat Jasmine Paolini in the quarterfinals of the Wuhan Open, but a few weeks feels like years in the tennis world - especially towards the end of a grueling season.

Elena Rybakina acknowledges Aryna Sabalenka has been lights out over the last few months but also warns the Belarusian that she is planning to "make it difficult" for her and potentially spoil her world No. 1 hopes.

World No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka won the opening match of the 2024 WTA Finals group stage over Olympic champion Qinwen Zheng.

Aryna Sabalenka will end the year as world No. 1 for the first time, 12 months on from surrendering the honor in the final stages of the season.

No. 1 seed Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus had little trouble getting past China's Qinwen Zheng in a group-stage match at the WTA Finals on Saturday, prevailing 6-3, 6-4 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Aryna Sabalenka reached the semifinals of the WTA Finals with a 6-3, 7-5 win over Jasmine Paolini on Monday for a second straight victory in the group stage.