Wang Xinyu's refusal to shake hands with the referee has sparked heated discussions about the collapse of her "gentle" persona, with netizens speculating that she was pushed to her limits.

After Wang Xinyu's match against Czech player Havlíčková, it unexpectedly triggered a debate about whether China's second sister's "gentle" image has crumbled!

Many people admire Wang Xinyu not only for her beauty and good tennis skills but also for her well-known amiable temperament in the tennis world, where she rarely gets into disputes on the court.

However, after the match against Havlíčková, Wang Xinyu, after shaking hands with the Czech girl who she had just defeated, left the referee hanging, not approaching him for the customary post-match handshake, which surprised many.

Upon witnessing this astonishing scene, fans and netizens expressed their regret, questioning whether the beloved "gentle" persona Wang Xinyu had cultivated over the years had truly collapsed.

As this incident sparked heated discussions in the media, netizens, dubbed "Sherlock Holmes," quickly unraveled the truth and cleared Wang Xinyu's name.

The match against Havlíčková was extremely stressful for Wang Xinyu!

After losing the first set, she fought hard in the second to level the score, temporarily rescuing herself from the brink of elimination.

However, in the crucial deciding set, when Wang Xinyu held a 5-3 lead, it was evident how helpless she felt when Havlíčková managed to push the match into a tiebreak.

Especially when she was down 2-5 in the tiebreak, just one step away from elimination, it put unimaginable pressure on Wang Xinyu.

Fortunately, at the moment she needed to prove herself the most, Wang Xinyu succeeded. She made a thrilling comeback in the tiebreak, securing a spot in the quarterfinals of the Prague 250 tournament.

While Wang Xinyu took everyone on a thrilling roller coaster ride, the focus post-match was: why did she refuse to shake hands with the referee? Such a thing had never happened before!

The reason is simple: the referee clearly showed favoritism towards the Czech girl Havlíčková!

In the crucial deciding set, the referee ignored Wang Xinyu's calls for an obvious out ball, insisting that the ball was in, which infuriated the usually compliant Wang Xinyu, prompting her to argue for fair officiating, wanting to ensure that even if she lost, it would be without any complaints.

However, Wang Xinyu's insistence did not yield the result she had hoped for; the referee maintained the original call, which completely enraged China's second sister.

“I don’t want to talk to you; I just want to tell you that you made a wrong decision. I won’t leave a few bad calls for myself; I will ensure the match ends, but I will report the injustice I faced to the tournament director afterward. That’s it. Thank you!” From Wang Xinyu's expression of dissatisfaction towards the referee, it is clear that unfair officiating is not a new occurrence but has happened many times. This likely contributed to her deep-seated anger, leading her to refuse the handshake post-match, igniting the hot topic of whether her "gentle" persona has collapsed.

In fact, the intense disputes between players and referees over whether the ball was in or out during the match can also be attributed to another reason: the Prague 250 tournament does not have a Hawk-Eye system! Therefore, when controversial calls arise, it all relies on the referee's judgment, which inadvertently set the stage for the conflict between China's second sister and the referee.

Although the unpleasantness during the match certainly makes one sympathize with Wang Xinyu's unjust treatment, the final outcome was positive; China's second sister did not collapse under the referee's unfairness but instead emerged victorious through her resilience and determination.

Previously, many people said that Wang Xinyu was too quiet on the court, as gentle as a beautiful lily, lacking assertiveness. However, after the incident in Prague where she refused to shake hands with the referee, many have changed their views on her, stating that if Wang Xinyu could show a bit more edge like this, perhaps she could produce a unique style of tennis different from before and achieve more surprises in her life!(Source: Tennis Home, Author: Moon River's Starry Sky)