Zhu had only reached two semifinals on the main tour prior to this week, at Kuala Lumpur 2016 and Nanchang 2018.
Bianca Andreescu and Anastasia Zakharova will take on each other in the round of 16 of the 2023 WTA Thailand Open on February 2.
Lesia Tsurenko and Anna Kalinskaya will take on each other in the round of 16 of the 2023 WTA Thailand Open on February 1.
Linda Fruhvirtova and Tamara Zidansek will take on each other in the round of 16 of the 2023 WTA Thailand Open on February 1.
Xinyu Wang and Mirjam Bjroklund will take on each other in the round of 16 of the 2023 WTA Lyon Open on February 1.
Bianca Andreescu and Harriet Dart will take on each other in the first round of the 2023 WTA Lyon Open on January 31.
Top seed Bianca Andreescu is a wildcard entry into the competition. The field also consists of players like Yulia Putinseva, Xiyu Wang, Anna Kalinskaya and others.
