Melbourne, Jan 10, 2025 (AFP) - Olympic champ Zheng says 'getting closer' to top-ranked Sabalenka

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2025-01-10

Olympic champion Zheng Qinwen said at the Australian Open Friday that she is getting "closer and closer" to Aryna Sabalenka, having been well beaten in last year's final by the big-hitting Belarusian. The 22-year-old Chinese lost her first major final 6-3, 6-2. She was also defeated by Sabalenka at the US Open and in front of her home crowd in the final at Wuhan in October. But fifth seed Zheng said she is doing everything she can to close the ga......

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