French Open Shock: Zheng Routed 6-0 by Qualifier Chwalinska

Qinwen Zheng falls in French Open first round after injury-hit season

Olympic champion Qinwen Zheng fell in straight sets to qualifier Maja Chwalinska on her return to the venue of her 2024 Paris Games triumph.

Zheng, struggling since elbow surgery last summer, lost 6-4, 6-0 to qualifier Maja Chwalinska in her earliest French Open exit yet...

Olympic champion Qinwen Zheng returned to the site of her biggest career win and was beaten 6-4, 6-0 by Polish qualifier Maja Chwalinska in the French Open first round on Monday.

Zheng has struggled to match the form that won her gold at the Paris Olympics two years ago. A chronic right elbow injury slowed her progress and led to surgery last summer.

The 23-year-old reached the Roland Garros quarterfinals last year. She took a medical timeout for a foot issue during the second set before suffering her first opening-round exit at the French Open.

World No. 114 Maja Chwalinska advanced through three qualifying rounds, including two 6-0 sets, and showed no mercy against Zheng. She closed out the match to set up a second-round meeting with either Tatjana Maria or 23rd seed Elise Mertens.