In the first dirt tournament of the new season, former world No. 3 Sakkari swept past Canadian wildcard Starkucic 3-0, 0-0 to challenge No. 0 seed Zheng Qinwen.

Because of the average performance at the beginning of the season, Zheng Qinwen added the Charleston Green Clay Tournament as the opening match of the clay season, as the No. 3 seed of the tournament, she is the favorite to win the tournament, but after the signing table came out, Zheng Qinwen, who had a bye in the first round, was a potential opponent in the second round was Sakkari, I have to say that this is really a signing, and now, this match is really out!

Sakkari has always had a good run in Charleston, where she was the third seed and ranked seventh this time last year, and she made it all the way to the semi-finals, losing to eventual champion Collins. In today's match, although the two sides suffered a total of 7 breaks, Sakkari once won 0 games in a row in this roller coaster battle, and staged a thrilling sweep.

Zheng Qinwen and Sakkari have played three times in their careers, after suffering two consecutive defeats, Zheng Qinwen won the most recent encounter, all three encounters were on hard courts, this is the first time the two have played on the dirt field, compared to the past, Zheng Qinwen is ranked higher, and more importantly, Zheng Qinwen's state has rebounded significantly, this is a tough battle, but Zheng Qinwen should have a greater chance of winning!