Sinner returned to the game and spoke in a low-key manner, Zheng Qinwen was destined to meet Saba again, and Wang Zuo won

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Last night, Beijing time, the ATP1000/WTA 1000 Rome Open announced the singles main draw table. Men's side: World No.1 and Italy's Sinner, who has been suspended for three months, made his comeback debut in Rome, while Spanish star Carlos Alcaraz also returned from injury. The top eight seeds are aligned as follows: top half, Sinner Ruud, Fritz De Minaur; In the bottom half, Draper Alcaraz, Musetti Zverev.

World No. 1 Sinner, who has returned to the game, has a bye in the first round and will await the winner in the second round between Argentine Navone and qualifier Chyna. As for his goal in Rome, Sinner kept a low profile and did not dare to say anything, "My expectations for this year's Rome are very low, what is missing at the moment is feedback on my own level, I can have a clearer understanding after the first game, and I need to adapt physically. "My main target will be Paris. I'm not here to beat anybody, but to try to get past the first round and then we'll see what happens. ”

China's Buyun Chaokett has been drawn into the bottom three-quarters of the bracket, where he will face homegrown player Dardry in the first round, and if he wins, he will advance to the second round against the new Indian Wells Masters champion and British No. 1 Draper.

On the women's side: World No.1 Sabalenka and defending champion Swiatek are in the upper and lower halves of the bracket, with most of the other top 20 players also in action. The top eight seeds: Upper half, Sabalenka - Zheng Qinwen, Gauff - Mira Andreeva; In the bottom half, Paolini Pegula, Keith Swiatek.

China's first sister Zheng Qinwen and Sabalenka were drawn to the quarterfinals of the top half of the region again, and this is the third consecutive tournament that the two have been drawn to the same quarter. When asked if this is a kind of fate, Xiao Zheng thinks, "I think it's okay!" But I didn't lose the first round of the last tournament, so the most important thing for me is to play well in each round. The more I play against her, the more I learn, she's the best player in the WTA right now, and she's the number one in the world, so every time I play against her, it's a different experience for me, and she lets me know if there's a gap between us, how much there is, and what I have to do to really beat her. But I actually think that in a tennis tournament, I still prefer to pay more attention to my matches in each round and not think too far ahead. ”

Xiao Zheng had a bye in the first round, and his opponent in the second round will be the winner between Serbian Danilovic and Czech Siniakova. Another Chinese king, Xinyu, will face Czech star Vondrousova in the first round, and if she can make it through, she will face rising American star Navarro.

Let's take a closer look at the results. In the first round of the singles qualifying tournament for the WTA1000 Rome station last night, Beijing time, the two Chinese players played won one and lost one. Among them, Yuan Yue lost to Croatian Rujic 3-6 4-6 and was out of the first game; Wang Xiyu defeated American Pera 6-3 3-6 6-3 to advance to the deciding round. Next, she will face Dutchman Ruth for a spot in the main event.

Finally, let's guess and recognize. The picture below is the back of a player. Can you recognize who he is without prompting?

In the last guess, some golfers gave the correct answer. That's right, the person in the picture is the first sister in the United States, Gauff.

(Source: Tennis Home Author: Maverick)