Beijing time, December 13, 2021 Beijing time this morning 2021 WTA125K series France Angers Open ended the competition, in the final final will be the no. 2 seed of China's Zhang Shuai defeated the lucky loser Russian player Diachenko won the runner-up. At the award ceremony, Zhang Shuai's tearful speech scene was very moving. The 2021 China Tennis Tour Finals ended in Macau, and Wu Yixu, the 2017 US Open Junior Men's Singles Men's Doubles Champion, successfully defended the tournament. Let's take a look at the news about Chinese tennis players.
After a week of contention, the 2021 WTA125K Series, the French Open, ushered in the final day of contention. The singles final was played between China's No. 2 seed Zhang Shuai and russia's Diatchenko, the lucky loser. In the semi-final played the day before, Zhang Shuai swept two straight sets and swept the young player Yuan Yue to qualify for the final. Zhang Shuai and Diazchenko have met 3 times before, Zhang Shuai has a 2-1 lead, the most recent encounter occurred at this year's Birmingham Lawn Tennis Tournament when Zhang Shuai fell two straight sets to win, that game Zhang Shuai finally reached the final and lost to Conta and won the runner-up. All parties in today's game are also optimistic that Zhang Shuai can win the game.
The game began at 10:00 p.m. Beijing time on the 12th, and Zhang Shuai was in no state after the game began, and he only resisted for less than 20 minutes before losing the first set at 0-6. After entering the second set, Zhang Shuai's state improved, and the two sides also fell into a fight, but in the crucial ninth set Zhang Shuai issued a double error at the break point and encountered a break, although he saved the match point many times in the opponent's serve win and did not achieve a return break, so Diatchenko won the second set 6-4 and won the tournament. The title is the third WTA 125K title of Diachenko's career, the first two of which were won in Taipei in 2014 and 2019.
As the losing party Zhang Shuai tearfully shed the award ceremony, Zhang Shuai said: "I have not returned home for almost a year, and your love and support for me make me feel like a home game in my hometown." Thanks to the sponsors and the tournament and organizers, as well as all the caddies and staff for letting this tournament take place in Angers, France, it was a successful event and hope to see you next year. "As we all know, due to the global epidemic of new crown pneumonia, Zhang Shuai, as the most outstanding tennis player in China's active tennis player, has been playing overseas, and this year she has gained a lot in doubles events, and her singles results are relatively bleak. Unable to return to China for training, she has been racing non-stop in order to maintain her form, and in the past, the interval that should have belonged to the event should have been in the domestic winter training, she still kept competing, and this week she will play as the number one seed in the 125K competition in Limoges, France, and next week she will go to Seoul, South Korea. As a veteran who is about to turn 33, such persistence is very difficult, and we have no way to do more than express our support for her, but can only sincerely wish the Chinese athletes who are fighting overseas all the best.
The 2021 China Tennis Tour Professional Finals ended in Macau on the 12th, and in the most closely watched men's singles final, Wu Yifu, the 2017 US Open Junior Men's Singles and Men's Doubles Champion, defeated Tezhigrad in two straight sets to achieve the defense of the tournament. In the competition for other events, Wang Yafan defeated Fengshuo to win the women's singles title, Wu Yixun/ Gao Xin won the men's doubles title, and Yang Zhaoxuan/ Jiang Xinxuan won the women's doubles championship. This local event in China has also ended, and I hope that Chinese athletes can go out to participate in international events more rather than wasting their youth at home.
The veterans are still insisting, and the new people are also working hard, hoping that China's tennis can be better, and hoping that their efforts will be rewarded.