Clara Tauson Finds Form In Bad Homburg Zheng Qinwen

Tauson outlasts Qinwen

After struggling physically and without a win for months in 2026, Clara Tauson looks reborn. She beat defending Olympic champion Zheng Qinwen in three sets to reach the Bad Homburg quarter-finals.

Clara Tauson finds form in Bad Homburg with win over Zheng Qinwen...

After a rough patch that saw her go winless for over three and a half months, Clara Tauson has found her rhythm at Bad Homburg. The Dane backed up her first win by beating reigning Olympic gold medalist Zheng Qinwen 5-7, 6-4, 6-2 to reach the WTA 500 quarter-finals.

Clara Tauson looks like she’s rediscovered her form following a long stretch of difficult, winless results.

At the WTA 500 in Bad Homburg, Tauson made it back-to-back wins following her tough run. She knocked out defending Olympic champion Zheng Qinwen 5-7, 6-4, 6-2 to keep her run going.

The match stretched nearly two and a half hours in almost 35°C heat. But Tauson looked sharper and more mobile. Despite physical issues that have troubled her in 2026, she appeared fresher than Zheng for most of the contest.

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As a result, Tauson built on flashes of her best tennis. She backed up her straight-sets win over French Open semi-finalist Diana Shnaider in round one on Monday.

Next up in the quarter-finals, Tauson will meet either Czech fourth seed Karolina Muchova or Romanian qualifier Irina-Camelia Begu.

Zheng Qinwen received a wildcard for Bad Homburg. She’s slid from world No. 4 to No. 153 over the last year while dealing with injury.

Zheng showed the quality that took her to the Australian Open final in the opening set. It was a tight, long set with few break chances, but the Chinese player was clinical when it mattered and edged it 7-5.

Tauson kept her composure despite physical struggles this year, cooling down with an ice pack on her head during changeovers. When she broke for 1-0 in the second after Zheng served up four double faults in one game, momentum swung her way and she took control of the set.

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Powered by a booming first serve, the 23-year-old Dane never faced pressure on her own serve. She also kept unforced errors to a minimum while Zheng gave away more free points.

The third set followed the same script. Tauson grabbed an early break for 1-0 and held firm, not facing a single break point on her serve.

Zheng struggled for consistency, and Tauson pounced again to break for 5-2. She then closed it out on serve to seal her spot in the quarter-finals.