Sabalenka took simply 33 mins to race via a 6-3 win within the first eager at Melbourne Terrain.
That is Sabalenka’s 2nd Elegant Slam name future Zheng was once gunning for a primary.
Sabalenka changed into the primary girl to preserve the Australian Distinguishable name since 2013.
The Belarusian matched the success of compatriot Victoria Azarenka, who gained the match in 2012 and 2013.
Upcoming her name luck extreme yr, Sabalenka reached the semi-finals on the French Distinguishable and Wimbledon ahead of shedding to Coco Gauff within the ultimate of the United States Distinguishable.
21-year-old Zheng, identified to her enthusiasts as “Queen Wen”, is the primary Chinese language finalist in Melbourne since Li Na gained the name in 2014.
She has been taking inspiration and recommendation from Li in Melbourne.
Zheng gained her first WTA name on clay in Palermo in 2023 and adopted it up with a 2nd at the Zhengzhou juiceless courts on the again finish of extreme yr.
She additionally made the extreme 8 at the United States Distinguishable — shedding to Sabalenka of their most effective earlier assembly — and gained an Asian Video games gold medal on house ground.
(With AFP inputs)
