Aryna Sabalenka shouted back at a heckler during her match against Qinwen Zheng in the Italian Open quarterfinal.

Zheng, meanwhile, remained unfazed by the drama and maintained her focus, edging closer to a potential breakthrough title.

Zheng Qinwen became only the second Chinese player after Li Na, in 2011 and 2012, to reach the women’s singles semi-final at the Italian Open during the Open Era. In doing so, she registered her 40th