Sinner won two consecutive victories against Master Lu to withdraw from the game, Zheng Qinwen fought Saba again for revenge, and Ah Yu won

Three minutes a day, knowing about tennis in the world. Hello fans and friends, today is Tuesday, May 13, 2025, and welcome to the afternoon newsletter brought to you by "Home of Tennis".

Last night, Beijing time, the third round of the singles first half of the ATP1000 Rome Masters began. Top seed and world No. 1 Sinner played solidly, beating Dutchman Frenkie de Jong 6-4 6-2 to make it to the last 16 with two straight wins. In the next round, he will face 17th seed and Argentine F-Cerundolo, who defeated Austria's Ovner 6-2 6-4.

New Madrid Masters champion and Norway's Ruud received a retirement gift from homegrown star Berrettini when he was leading 7-5 2-0. Next up, he will face Spaniard Munar, who beat American Korda 6-4 6-2. Czech rising star Mensik defeated Hungary's Malosan 6-4 7-6(2) to advance to the round of 16 to face Poland's Hurkacz, who eliminated American Giron 6-3 1-6 6-1.

Seventh seed and Australian Hare De Minaur defeated Black Madridn 6-4 6-4 to battle for a place in the last eight against American Tommy Paul, who beat Czech Mahachi 6-3 6-7(5) 6-4.

Women's Tournament: The WTA 1000 Rome Open continued last night Beijing time. In a high-profile singles fourth-round matchup, eighth seed and China's No. 1 Zheng Qinwen played well to defeat former US Open champion Andreescu of Canada 7-5 6-1 to reach the quarterfinals of the tournament for the third consecutive year and the ninth time in her career that she has reached the quarterfinals of a 1000 tournament. She will next challenge world No. 1 Sabalenka for the seventh time, who defeated Ukrainian Kostyuk 6-1 7-6(8) to make it 15 wins in a row in the 1000 bout.

Zheng Qinwen and Sabalenka have played each other 6 times before, and Xiao Zheng has not tasted a victory. However, this will be the first time the two have met on clay, and Zheng Qinwen, who holds the gold medal on clay, will be hoping to get his revenge. After the game, when looking forward to the 7th meeting with Sabalenka, Xiao Zheng said that it is still necessary to maintain stability, "Sabalenka is a pure attacking player, you need to withstand a few beats when she is attacking, many times she will give you some opportunities, because the attack will be accompanied by mistakes, which is inevitable, no one keeps the ball in the field in the offensive state, which is very difficult, especially on clay, I still want to maintain a certain stability, and at the same time find opportunities to attack." ”

Elsewhere: No.7 seed and rising Russian star Milla Andreeva defeated Denmark's rising star Tauson 5-7 6-3 6-2 to make it to the quarterfinals of the 1000 tournament for the fourth time. She will next up in Madrid against world No.2 Gauff, who eliminated British sister Raducanu 6-1 6-2. Ukrainian cabbage Svitolina, American Stearns, local star Paulini, and Russian star Schneider also defeated their respective opponents and advanced to the top 8.

Let's focus on the Billie Jean King Cup again. Yesterday afternoon, Beijing time, the draw for the final stage of the 2025 Billy Jean King Cup tennis team competition was released, and the Chinese team will face the defending champion Italy in the round of 8. A win would take on the winner between Spain and Ukraine, and the match will be played in Shenzhen from September 16 to 21.

Let's look at another piece of good news. In the first round of the ATP Challenger 100K Oelash last night, returning Chinese player Wu Yixuan defeated fifth seed American Boyer 7-6(4) 4-6 6-2 to claim his first singles victory of the season. Come on!

Finally, let's guess and recognize. The picture below shows a player falling to the ground in celebration after winning. 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 Spanish star Alcaraz.

(Source: Tennis Home Author: Maverick)