Qinwen Zheng vs Donna Vekic Preview & Prediction | Paris 2024 Olympics | Women’s Tennis | Final
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On the back of a stunning win over tournament favourite Iga Swiatek, Qinwen Zheng at just 21 years of age now has the opportunity to become an Olympic gold medalist for China, with Croatia’s Donna Vekic, her opponent.
START DATE/TIME: Saturday 3rd August, 2024, UK – not before 11:00am / France – not before 12:00pm / US ET – not before 6:00am / US PT – not before 3:00am
VENUE: Roland-Garros, Paris
SURFACE: Outdoor clay
HOW TO WATCH ON TV: UK – BBC is the main broadcaster while some event will be televised on Eurosport / US – NBC is the main broadcaster while some events will be shown on NBCSN, CNBC, USA Network and Telemundo
HOW TO WATCH ONLINE: UK – BBC iPlayer, the BBC Sport website & Eurosport Player / US – Events can be streamed on the relevant streaming platforms of NBCSN, CNBC, USA Network and Telemundo
QINWEN ZHENG VS DONNA VEKIC PREDICTION
This has all the makings of a special Olympic final when considering the form of both these two players and the respective scalps already taken by the pair. Quinwen Zheng ended world number one Iga Swiatek’s 25-match winning streak at Roland-Garros to reach the final, while Donna Vekic boasts victories over Grand Slam winners Bianca Andreescu and Coco Gauff, as well as a semi-final triumph over Anna Karolina Schmiedlova.
The ‘never-say-die’ attitude of Vekic will make her extremely difficult to dominate and Zheng is unlikely to quickly take control of this contest, even if she matches the levels of performance she showed against Swiatek. Two of Zheng’s last three encounters have seen the first set decided via a tie-break, which underlines that point. Either way, very little is expected to separate these two players in such a high-pressure environment and backing this gold medal match to go the distance appears the sensible move.
QINWEN ZHENG VS DONNA VEKIC TIP: THREE SETS TO BE PLAYED
