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Zheng advances into China Open third round as Kalinskaya withdraws

Beijing, Oct 3 (UNI) China's Zheng Qinwen advanced to the third round of the China Open on Saturday after Russia's Anna Kalinskaya retired while trailing 3-0 in the deciding set.
Playing in front of a packed Diamond Court, Zheng earned the first break in the eighth game of the opening set, but Kalinskaya immediately broke back. Neither player could gain another advantage before Kalinskaya took the tiebreak to win the set 7-6 (4).

With daylight fading and conditions becoming colder and windier, Olympic champion Zheng found her rhythm in the second set, using her powerful serve to take it 6-4 and force a decider.
Zheng broke early in the third set and moved 1-0 ahead before the 27-year-old Kalinskaya called
for a medical timeout. The Russian continued briefly before retiring with Zheng leading 3-0, according to Xinhua.

"Kalinskaya returns very fast and flat, and her backhand is quite strong. So, the first set was not easy for me as I missed some break points and got a little bit emotional," Zheng said.
"In the third set, I adjusted myself to take a three-game lead. I believe I can win, though seeing her withdraw from the match is not the result that I expected."
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