World No. 5 women's singles tennis player Zheng Qinwen of China defeated Elina Svitolina of Ukraine 6-2, 6-2 in a charity exhibition match at Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne, Australia, ahead of the Australian Open on Wednesday.
The match showcased Zheng's signature powerful baseline game against Svitolina's rich experience. The 22-year-old Chinese star outperformed her 30-year-old opponent with superior agility and energy on the court. Over the past two months, Zheng has worked hard to improve her skills, adding more precision and consistency to her game.
In another exhibition match, men's singles world No. 3 Carlos Alcaraz of Spain was defeated by local star Alex de Minaur, who won in three sets with scores of 7-5, 4-6, 10-5.
Four-time Grand Slam winner Alcaraz initially led 4-1 in the opening set, but De Minaur bounced back, breaking Alcaraz twice to take the first set. Although Alcaraz clinched the second set to tie the match 1-1, De Minaur ultimately won the super tiebreak, securing the victory.
\"I love the competition, I love these kind of matches against this kind of players,\" Alcaraz said. \"I was really good at home chilling for a month. Coming back here and suffering on court, playing against Alex is great but at the same time playing against Alex is great, but we wanted to take more days before praising him but it was a great warm-up I guess.\"
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Zheng Qinwen defeats Elina Svitolina in charity exhibition match
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