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Joanna is speaking purely from a selfish perspective here.
She WANTS Zhang to lose and Shevchenko to lose. Eliminates 2 opponent's who beat her before.
Weili winning works more in her favor than Rose winning does.
she and Zhang had a classic that many people deemed the best fight of 2020. It was also a close fight. The money would be in the rematch.
Conversely, Rose beat her twice. Dominantly once. Decisively the second (though a far more competitive affair). How many fighters get a third crack at a champ that beat them twice before?