Revitalized Zheng ready to resume upswing

Rising star shakes off setbacks, hails WTA's China return as additional boost

With her body healthy again and home tournaments resuming, China's top women's ace Zheng Qinwen is preparing for her latest shot at world No 1 Iga Swiatek with renewed confidence and vigor.

After overcoming some niggling injuries and benefiting from a recent switch back to her old racket, Zheng is finally recovering her aggressiveness and consistency on the court.

On Tuesday, Zheng powered to a straight-sets win over Alycia Parks in the first round of a WTA 500 tournament in Stuttgart, Germany to set up a third clash against Swiatek in less than a year. Zheng lost both those previous encounters to Swiatek and hopes it's a case of third time lucky.