White dominates black! The fiery player wins her first WTA 1000 title, with Auger-Aliassime serving a bagel, while Abing and Huang advance together.

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This morning Beijing time, the exciting WTA 1000 Doha event wrapped up. In the singles final, 14th seed Czech star Muchova defeated 10th seed Canadian young talent Mboko 6-4, 7-5, reaching the 1000-level final for the third time and finally achieving her dream. This marks the 29-year-old fiery player’s second career singles title and her first tour victory in seven years. Congratulations to her!

In doubles final: third seeds Hsieh Su-wei and Ostapenko gave a bagel in the first set. Leading 5-2 and holding a match point in the second set, they were stunned by fourth seeds Danilina and Krunic in a remarkable comeback, eventually losing 6-0, 6-7(3), 8-10, missing out on the championship. Danilina and Krunic claimed their first WTA 1000 title as a team.

Let’s shift focus to the men’s court. Last night Beijing time, the ATP 500 Rotterdam tournament completed its singles semifinals. Top seed Deminal and second seed Auger-Aliassime both won their matches to set up the final. Deminal defeated French star Humbert 6-4, 6-3, making his third consecutive final at this event; Auger-Aliassime dominated Kazakhstan’s Bublik 6-1, 6-2.

At the ATP 500 Dallas Open semifinals, top seed Fritz narrowly defeated Croatian veteran Cilic in two tiebreaks, advancing to his 20th career tour final. He will face second seed and compatriot Shelton in the final, who pulled off a thrilling comeback against defending champion Shapovalov 4-6, 6-4, 7-6(4), reaching the final here for the first time.

ATP 250 Argentina Open: Home favorite and top seed F. Cerundolo, along with second seed Italian Darderi, both won their matches against Echeverri and Baez respectively, setting up the final showdown.

Looking ahead to next week’s events: Last night Beijing time, the main draw lists for three upcoming ATP tournaments were released. ATP 500 Qatar Doha features top 10 players Alcaraz, Sinner, and Bublik leading the field. Rublev begins his title defense, with other stars like Menchik, Khachanov, and Tsitsipas also competing. Two Chinese players will participate: Shang Juncheng faces Russian star Medvedev in the first round; Zhang Zhizhen meets a qualifier.

ATP 500 Rio de Janeiro: The top four seeds are F. Cerundolo, Darderi, Fonseca, and Baez. Players like Berrettini, Echeverri, and Tabillo will compete for a second consecutive week.

ATP 250 Delray Beach: Fritz and Ruud are the top two seeds. Notable players such as Kecmanovic, Tommy Paul, Lener-Chien, and Cilic will also participate. Additionally, in the singles qualifying first round, Chinese player Wu Yibing defeated 7th seed Smith 7-5, 6-1 to reach the final qualifying round. Hong Kong’s Wong Chak Lam also performed excellently, beating Japan’s Nishioka Yoshihito 6-2, 6-2, advancing alongside Wu Yibing to the last qualifying stage.

Finally, let’s guess and recognize. In the photo below, a player is requesting a medical timeout. Without any hints, can you identify who she is?

In the last guessing segment, some fans gave the correct answer. Indeed, the person in the picture is men’s world No.1 Alcaraz.

(Source: Tennis Home Author: The Maverick)