The little hare blocked the child brother, Zheng Qinwen entered the top 8 in the quarterfinals, and Gauff was difficult to stop the racket

Three minutes a day, knowing about tennis in the world. Hello fans, today is Tuesday, March 25, 2025, and welcome to the afternoon newsletter brought to you by Home of Tennis.

Last night and this morning, Beijing time, the ATP1000 Miami Masters continued. In the final singles third-round match of the night, Australian Hare De Minaur battled it out in three sets with 18-year-old Brazilian Fonseca, who has been in the limelight lately, to complete a comeback 5-7 7-5 6-3 and advance to the round of 16. Next, the little hare will face Italy's Berrettini for a place in the last eight, who beat Belgian Boggs 6-4 in two games.

Top seed Zverev of Germany defeated Australia's Thompson 7-5 6-4 to reach the round of 16 of the Miami Masters for the fifth time in his career. France's rising star Fez beat homegrown sensation Tiafoe 7-6(11) 5-7 6-2 to reach at least the last 16 in both matches. Third seed and American No.1 Fritz also advanced to the round of 16 with a 7-5 6-3 win over Canadian Shapovalov. He will next face Australia's qualifier Walton, who eliminated Hong Kong's Wong Chak Lam 7-6(6) 4-6 6-4.

The 19-year-old Czech rising star was in a brilliant 6-4 6-4 win over Russia's Safrin to set up a place in the last eight against compatriot Mahachi, who knocked out homegrown cannon Opelka 7-6(1) 6-3.

Women's Match: In a highlight-back fourth-round singles match that Chinese fans watched, China's Zheng Qinwen played steadily, defeating local player Kruger 6-2 7-6(3) to advance to the quarterfinals back-to-back, setting a new personal best record.

After getting the top 8 seats, Zheng Qinwen's ranking points came to 4127 points, widening the gap with the players behind him and securing the eighth place in the world. Next up, she will challenge world No.1 Sabalenka, who eliminated defending champion Collins 6-4 6-4. Zheng Qinwen and Sabalenka have played each other five times before, and Xiao Zheng has not tasted a win, falling behind 0-5 by a large margin. This time, the opportunity for revenge is here again, Zheng Qinwen come on!

Others: Homegrown star Pegula defeated Ukrainian Kostyuk 6-2 6-3 to reach the quarterfinals for the fourth year in a row. Next up is her face Briton Raducanu, who swept past homegrown sensation Anisimova 6-1 6-3 to reach the last eight of a 1000 tournament for the first time in her career.

No.3 seed Gauff made 12 double faults and was so angry that she was knocked out 6-4 6-4 by Poland's second sister Linette. The winner will face Italy's Tinker Paulini, who defeated former world number one Naomi Osaka of Japan 3-6 6-4 6-4.

In the final matchup of the night, world No. 2 Swiatek competed with Ukrainian cabbage Svitolina for the last spot in the last eight. At press time, Swiatek was leading 7-6 4-2 with victory in sight.

In addition, the No. 10 seed and Spanish star Badosa retired due to injury before the game, and her opponent, Filipino teenager Iera, advanced directly to the quarterfinals.

Doubles: In the second round, China's Wang Xinyu/Zheng Saisai defeated local pair Collins/Klotzke 6-3 6-3 to secure a place in the last eight. Next, they will face the Straits pair Jiang Xinyu/Wu Fangxian for a place in the semi-finals. Another Chinese pair, Xu Yifan/Yang Zhaoxuan, lost 1-6 2-6 to Andreeva/Schneider.

Let's take a closer look at the players. Last night, Beijing time, French star Koné, who officially retired during the French Open last year, announced that he would make a comeback at the WTA 250 Rouen station from April 12 to 20. Some fans are puzzled, Koné is 35 years old, is it still competitive to return to the game?

Finally, let's guess and recognize. The picture below shows a player helping an injured opponent pack off the field. Can you recognize who she is without prompting?

In the last guess, the golfer gave the correct answer. That's right, the person in the picture is the Spanish star Alcaraz, who was infested by bees.

(Source: Tennis Home Author: Maverick)