In the quarterfinals of the WTA1000 Miami station, Jinhua's sister Zheng Qinwen was defeated by three-time Grand Slam champion Sabalenka of Belarus in straight sets. Despite this, she still became the farthest Chinese golden flower in the singles arena. Not only that, but it was also the first time it reached the quarterfinals in Miami. However, Zheng Qinwen is not the only one fighting this week, and there are also Chinese Jinhua in the Hope Tournament and Challenge Tournament. So, how are they performing? Today, let the humble article take you to see it.
This week, Shan Yu appeared in the Sharm El Sheikh Hope Qualifier. Some time ago, Zhu Chenting won four consecutive victories here and became the first post-07 Jinhua to reach the final of the Hope Tournament. Perhaps encouraged by his compatriots, in the case of a bye in the first round of the qualifiers, in the second round of the qualifiers, Shan Yu scored one after another as soon as he came up, and in the case of a large lead, the opponent of Sweden's M Atia chose to withdraw due to injury. In the decisive round of the qualifying round, facing the second seed and Romanian player M Gae, who is far higher than him in the world ranking, after losing one set first, Shan Yu turned the tide and defeated his opponent in two sets in a row and entered the main draw. Despite being swept out of the tournament by Russia's E Mamedova in the first round, Shan Yu still deserves our respect.
Like Shan Yu, there is also a Chinese golden flower who appeared in the qualifying round of the Hope Tournament, and she is Han Jiangxue. The former Hope Champion has recently slipped in the world rankings, so he has to start with the Hope Qualifiers. She also received a bye in the first round of qualifying for the Antalya Hope Tournament this week. It is worth mentioning that Xu Shilin, who once won the junior world No. 1 and also won the Challenger Championship, fought three sets with Germany's E Mamedova in the first round of the qualifying round, and finally lost to his opponent and was out of the tournament. Han Jiangxue, on the other hand, defeated Bulgaria's M Rasim and Italy's G Bestetti in the qualifying round to reach the main event. In the first round of the main event, Han Jiangxue lost one set in the first round against the German player F Stieg, who also broke through from the qualifying round, but she did not lose heart, and won two sets in a row to defeat her opponent and advance with difficulty. Unfortunately, the seventh seed and Romanian player Dinu were defeated in the second round and could not continue his progress. Despite this, she was the furthest Chinese flower to go in the hope tournament this week.
This week, the Hope Race and the Challenge are held in Antalya at the same time. Zheng Yushuang took the lead in the first round of the qualifying tournament and was reversed by Russian player Prozorova in two sets in a row. And Wei Sijia, who was already not far from the TOP100, chose to retire after falling behind in the first round of the main competition.
Fortunately, Gao Xinyu sent a fritter and a duck egg in the first round, easily defeating the Swiss player Neve, which gave fans a glimmer of hope. In the second round, facing Slovenian player Eliavec, he was overturned by his opponent when he got the match point in the first set. In the second set, when the score was behind, Gao Xinyu tried to catch up and drag the game into the drag seven, but unfortunately, in the case of the tie-break score, she was unable to maintain the lead, and the opponent caught up with the score, and unfortunately lost to the opponent. At this point, whether it is in the Hope Tournament or the Challenge Tournament, there is no Chinese Golden Flower figure.
A lot of times, the world of tennis is really just a teahouse. In this teahouse, there are many, many tea customers who have been here for a long time, and some of them have become quite famous. However, there are always fledgling tea drinkers who come here and look forward to tasting the sweet tea with their own efforts. And the author is just a small scholar in the corner of this teahouse who tells the stories of these tea customers in obscurity. I hope my article can bring some fresh information to all fans. Whether it's compliments or criticisms, maybe it's just to be able to get me far. That's it for today, and it continues tomorrow.(Source: Tennis Home Author: Yixin Jushi)