The second sister of Russia turned into the first sister of Australia, the record of Agassi VS Nadal was broken, and the strait combination swallowed eggs

Three minutes a day, knowing about tennis in the world. Hello fans, today is Saturday, March 29, 2025, and welcome to the afternoon newsletter brought to you by "Home of Tennis".

Let's start with one piece of news. Last night, Beijing time, the Russian star Kasatkina, who is currently ranked 12th in the world, officially announced through her personal social media that she has transferred from Russia to Australia, "I am very happy to tell you that my application for permanent residence has been approved by the Australian government." Australia is a country of love and tolerance, and I feel at home. I love Melbourne and look forward to settling here in the future. I am proud to announce that from now until the end of my career, I will be representing my new homeland, Australia. ”

Kasatkina used to be the first sister in Russia, and it was not long ago that she was overtaken by her compatriot sister Mila Andreeva and retired to the position of second sister. This time, she switched to Australia and suddenly became the first sister of Australia.

Let's get back to the field. This morning, Beijing time, the ATP/WTA1000 Miami Open continued. In the first semi-final of the men's singles, six-time champion Novak Djokovic defeated Bulgarian handsome Dimitrov 6-2 6-3 to win 11 consecutive victories against the latter and advance to the final of the Miami tournament for the eighth time. It was also the 60th Masters final of the Serbian king's career, once again breaking the record held by himself.

In the second semi-final, the 19-year-old Czech teenager Mensik played well in both tie-breaks, and finally narrowly defeated the No. 3 seed and local brother Fritz 7-6(4) 4-6 7-6(4) to reach the final of the Masters for the first time in his career, becoming the first post-05 generation to compete with Djokovic for the final title. Djokovic was born on May 22, 1987 and Menchik was born on September 1, 2005, so the age difference in this final reached 18 years and 102 days, surpassing the record of 16 years and 35 days at the 2005 Montreal Masters (Agassi vs Nadal) and becoming the oldest Masters final.

Mensik is Djokovic's little fan, and judging by his age, this final is undoubtedly a confrontation between two generations. Do you think Djokovic will eventually reach the 100th title, or will Mensik win his first Masters title since '05? Leave your opinion.

Women's Doubles: In the doubles semi-finals, China's Jiang Xinyu/Wu Fangxian were in poor form and were beaten 6-0 7-5 by Russian duo Mila Andreeva/Schneider. In the other match, Buksha/Miyu Kato defeated top seeds Siniakova/Townsend 2-6 7-5 10-2.

The Women's Singles final will be played tomorrow at 3:00 a.m. Beijing time, with world No. 1 Sabalenka taking on homegrown star Pegula. The latter defeated Philippine dark horse Ieira 7-6(3) 5-7 6-3 in the semi-finals yesterday afternoon to reach the final of this tournament for the first time in his career and reach the final of the 1000 tournament for the sixth time. After the match, Pegula was full of praise for the Filipino youngster, "She played very well and is a very good tennis player. She hit the ball with determination, grabbed points quickly, was full of fighting spirit, and beat a lot of top players this week. She's a good person, I don't think she needs me to tell her, we'll see her a lot and she's proven it tonight. ”

Sabalenka and Pegula have met eight times before, with Sabalenka holding a 6-2 advantage. The last time they met was in last year's US Open final, and it was the Belarusian who won. Who will win the cup this time?

Finally, let's guess and recognize. The picture below is of a retired player holding his child. Can you recognize who she is without prompting?

In the last guess, some golfers gave the correct answer. That's right, the person in the picture is none other than the Latvian Ostapenko.

(Source: Tennis Home Author: Maverick)