Zheng Qinwen has been through to the semifinal at the WTA Finals after absolutely annihilating Jasmine Paolini 6-1 6-1. Since the Chinese and the Italian entered their group-stage finale with a 1-1 record,

Zheng Qinwen put together a dominating 6-1, 6-1 win over Jasmine Paolini on Wednesday to reach the semifinals of the WTA Finals being held in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Preview, head-to-head history, and television listings for the WTA Finals match between Jasmine Paolini and Qinwen Zheng.

Zheng Qinwen cruised to a 6-1, 6-1 win over Jasmine Paolini to reach the semifinals of the WTA Finals on Wednesday. Zheng needed just over an hour to defeat Paolini in the match that decided the final qualifier from the Purple Group at the season-ending tournament for the top-ranked women's players.

Zheng Qinwen made light work of world number 13 Jasmine Paolini, dropping just two games as she sealed her place in the last four of the WTA Finals in Riyadh

ROME, NOV 6 - Italy's Jasmine Paolini was knocked out of the WTA Finals in Riyadh Wednesday losing 6-1 6-1 to Qinwen Zheng in the last match of the purple group's round robin. The Chinese Olympic champ,

China's Zheng Qinwen reached the semi-finals of the WTA Finals in Riyadh after claiming an impressive 6-1 6-1 win over Italian fourth seed Jasmine Paolini on Wednesday. In her WTA Finals debut, the 22-year-old became the youngest player to reach the semi-finals since Petra Kvitova in 2011.