Zheng cruises into French Open last 16

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Paris Olympic champion Zheng Qinwen of China advanced to the women’s singles Round of 16 at the French Open for the second time on Friday, as top seeds continued to shine at Roland Garros.
The eighth seed spent under 90 minutes to beat 18-year-old Canadian qualifier Victoria Mboko 6-3, 6-4 in their first career meeting, marking her second appearance in the last 16 at Roland Garros after her breakthrough run in 2022.

“I was born in China in a really hot place, which is called Wuhan. So I handled the hot weather quite well,” Zheng said in her post-match interview. “Last year, when I played the Olympic Games, it was hotter than this. So actually I like this condition, but I want to say thanks to all the crowd who suffered here under the sun today with me.”