went first to the next city, but unfortunately lost, Zheng Yu's world ranking is still a new high

As we all know, women's tennis is played in a best-of-three format. These rules apply to all tournaments, including Grand Slams. This rule means that if a player wins the first set, she will have less pressure than her opponent in the rest of the match. However, in the first two days of the competition, there was such a Chinese player, who suffered a defeat in the end under the favorable circumstances of taking the first city. So, who is the Chinese player? Under what circumstances did she fail? Today, let the humble article take you to see it.

This player is Zheng Yushuang. In January 2025, Zheng won four consecutive victories at the Nonthaburi Challenge and reached the final. Unfortunately, in the compatriot derby, she lost to Yao Xinxin and could only watch her opponent win the championship. Since then, whether it is in the Hope Tournament or the Challenge Tournament, Zheng Yushuang has never reached the semifinals. Despite this, her world ranking has risen from 500 at the beginning of the year to less than 300. This also shows that Zheng Yushuang has actually been improving.

This week, Zheng Weishuang entered the third Challenger Qualifying Tournament in Antalya as the second seed in the qualifying round. In the first round of the qualifying round, facing Italy's S Rocchetti, Zheng Weishuang only allowed her opponent to win six games. After the victory, she is just one step away from the third leg of the Antalya Challenger.

Winning the qualifying round, Zheng Yushuang's opponent was Kazakhstan's Kulambayeva. Although the player is the fifth seed in the qualifying round, because the world ranking is lower than Zheng's, both bookmakers and fans believe that Zheng's chances of advancing are higher.

In the first set, the two fell into a tug-of-war, and the score was deadlocked and entered the tie-break. In the tie-break, Zheng Wei won the game with superior skills. She has already seen the dawn of victory.

In the second set, Zheng Yushuang continued to maintain the feel of the tie-break, and the game was leading all the way. However, just when everyone thought the big picture was settled and Zheng was going to win and advance to the third leg of the Antalya Challenger Tour, Kulambayeva launched a counterattack. She narrowed the gap and eventually even tied the score, and then exceeded the score. At this time, due to injuries, Zheng Yushuang had no choice but to withdraw from the game and gave up the fruits of victory. Despite the loss, Zheng rose to No. 270 in the world rankings. This is the highest world ranking Zheng has achieved since entering professional tennis. I believe that in the future competitions, Zheng Yushuang will have a good record.

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)