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 has finally done it as the world No. 8 registered her maiden win over Aryna Sabalenka 6-4 6-3 to progress into the Rome Open semifinal. Entering the Rome quarterfinal, the Chinese had been 0-6 against the Belarusian. Also, she had won only one set in those six meetings.