China battles USA in West London.
Top seed Zheng Qinwen battles American sensation Amanda Anisimova in the 2025 HSBC Championships semifinal at Queen’s Club, London on Saturday. Receiving scrutiny and critique for her grass court ability of late, Zheng is out to prove a point. But Anisimova’s flawless baseline prowess means that fans will be treated to a classic slugfest on Andy Murray Arena.
In 2024, Zheng Qinwen captured the Paris Olympics gold medal by beating Donna Vekic in the final. She is a masterful talent – relying on her scintillating serve and forehand. Ranked No. 5 in the world, Zheng overcame Briton Emma Raducanu in straight sets on Friday. Interestingly, this is the first time the 22-year-old is securing consecutive wins on this surface since Wimbledon 2022. Her jaw-dropping Round of 16 encounter against McCartney Kessler was touted as the match of the tournament.
In order to reach the summit clash, Zheng will have to overhaul Amanda Anisimova. The 23-year-old is a former Grand Slam semifinalist and dropped merely one set all week. She is one of the few players who can tame the Chinese No. 1’s strong baseline storm – both their matches last year lasted over 2 hours. She already has a WTA-1000 to her name this year (Doha), and Saturday presents an opportunity for her to earn back-to-back Top-10 successes for just the third time in her career.
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The head-to-head between Zheng Qinwen and Amanda Anisimova is 2-0 to the Chinese starlet. She defeated her American counterpart twice in 2024. However, both encounters were on hard courts, which means that Saturday will present a new challenge for them.
| Event | Round | Winner | Score |
| 2024 Beijing | Round of 16 | Zheng Qinwen | 3-6 6-1 6-2 |
| 2024 US Open | Round of 128 | Zheng Qinwen | 4-6 6-4 6-2 |
| Zheng Qinwen | Category | Amanda Anisimova |
| 0 | Grand Slams | 0 |
| 5 | WTA Singles Titles | 3 |
| 0 | WTA Doubles Titles | 0 |
| 0 | WTA-1000 Titles | 1 |
| Gold (Paris 2024) | Olympics Best Performance | – |
| No. 5 | Current World Ranking | No. 15 |
The top seed has received great support in London this week. We believe this could be a big factor over the weekend, as Zheng overturned a huge double break disadvantage against Raducanu with the help of the Chinese crowd at Queen’s Club. Expect another thrilling encounter with plenty of winners on the fast paced Andy Murray Arena.
Prediction: Zheng Qinwen in three sets.
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Amanda Anisimova is the slight favourite in terms of pre-match betting odds. There is also a strong incline towards the match extending over 21.5 games.
Zheng Qinwen Win: +100
Amanda Anisimova Win: -120
(According to BetMGM)
