Master Lu eliminated the US Open champion, Wang Meiren won, and Ziwei confirmed as Fritz’s assistant; Agassi visited Tsinghua High School.

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Last night Beijing time, the three ATP250 indoor hard court tournaments continued. At Almaty: In the singles second round, Frenchman Moutet beat Kazakhstan’s Shevchenko 7-5, 6-3 to advance to the last eight. Fifth seed Brandon Nakashima was eliminated by Hungary’s Marozsan 7-6(5), 6-1. Other quarterfinalists include Duckworth and Kobori.

At the Brussels event singles second round: Czech star Lehecka, Frenchman Bonzi, wildcard Collignon, and Spanish veteran Fucsovics all defeated their opponents to secure quarterfinal spots.

Stockholm event: In a key singles second-round match, second seed and Norway’s top player Ruud narrowly defeated former US Open champion, Croatian star Cilic 7-6(2), 6-4 to reach the quarterfinals. Canadian Shapovalov advanced by beating local wildcard L. Borg 6-2, 5-7, 6-1. American Korda also secured a quarterfinal place after a tight 6-4, 4-6, 7-5 win over Poland’s Majchrzak.

Let’s turn to the women’s court. Yesterday afternoon Beijing time, the WTA500 Ningbo Open continued. In singles, Chinese wildcard Zhu Lin came from behind to defeat top seed and Russian rising star Mira Andreeva 4-6, 6-3, 6-2, avenging her loss at the China Open. Next, she will face another Russian, seventh seed Schneider, who reversed Czech star Muchova 2-6, 6-1, 6-2.

Other matches: Sixth seed Bencic battled for 3 hours 33 minutes to overcome qualifier Starodubtseva 5-7, 6-4, 7-5 and advance. Australian Tomljanovic defeated fellow qualifier Turkish player Senmez 7-6(6), 6-3 to reach the quarterfinals.

In doubles: In the first round, China’s powerhouse pair Wang Xinyu/Zheng Saisai defeated Appleton/Havrlag 6-4, 6-3 to advance to the quarters. They will next face top seeds Hsieh Su-wei/Siniakova, who swept the Strait duo Jiang Xinyu/Zhan Haoqing 6-3, 6-1. Meanwhile, Guo Hanyu/Panova lost 4-6, 4-6 to Mihalikova/Nichols and missed out on the next round.

WTA250 Osaka: In the singles second round, top seed Naomi Osaka defeated defending champion Rybakina 7-6(6), 3-6, 6-2 to secure a quarterfinal spot. In the quarters, she will face Romanian Cristian, who came back from 0-6 to beat eighth seed Manero 6-4, 6-2. Kostyia and Danilovic also won to advance.

Now let’s focus on the Six Kings Grand Slam exhibition in Saudi Arabia. Last night Beijing time, after two quarterfinal matches, world No. 2 Sinner crushed Greece’s top player Tsitsipas 6-2, 6-3 to reach the semifinals against Djokovic; US top player Fritz extended his winning streak to seven by beating Germany’s Zverev 6-3, 6-4, setting up a semifinal clash with Alcaraz. Ziwei’s seventh straight loss confirmed his role as Fritz’s main assistant.

Moving on to recent updates: Yesterday Beijing time, American tennis legend Agassi visited Tsinghua High School to engage in tennis and pickleball activities, leading students to experience the joy of sports. Leaders from the National Tennis Sports Management Center accompanied him throughout and joined in playing pickleball, also presenting Agassi with a beautifully designed Chinese season logo souvenir.

Finally, a guessing game. The image below shows a player covering his face and collapsing in celebration after a victory. Without hints, can you identify who he is?

Last time’s guess was correctly answered by a tennis fan from Guangdong nicknamed “Sharenfan’s Chimpanzee Enemy Honey.” Yes, the person in the picture is Chinese player Han Xinyun.

(Source: Tennis Home Author: Independent Thinker)