Three minutes a day to know about tennis in the world. Hello fans and friends, today is Thursday, March 3, 2022. Tune in to the news afternoon report provided by Tennis House.
Recently, the Swiss SLR Wawrinka returned to the training ground to prepare for the upcoming clay season, and he plans to return to the ATP 1000 Monte Carlo Masters in April. However, since Wawrinka's world ranking has slipped to 237th, he needs to be issued a wild card by the tournament organizing committee to enter the main tournament. Otherwise, he has to go play the qualifiers.
Plagued by injuries, Wawrinka has not competed for more than a year since doha 2021 and is always in the process of treatment and recovery. During this time, he underwent two foot surgeries. Wawrinka is excited about his upcoming return to the game, saying he is still passionate about tennis, enjoying training and overcoming challenges, so he has no plans to retire at this time. Not only that, but the Swiss also hope to win another tour singles title before retiring, and have vowed to play until the 2024 Paris Olympics. "Being able to play at the Roland Garros Olympics is definitely a big motivator for me to keep going."
Wawrinka was born on March 28, 1985, which means that in less than a month, he will turn 37. By the time of the 2024 Paris Olympics, he will be a 39-and-a-half-year-old "senior" player. If, by then, his big brother Federer still hasn't retired, and the two have joined forces to represent the Swiss team, then the Paris Olympics will be too much for fans to look forward to!
Let's keep an eye out for other news. Beijing time last night, ATP/WTA1000 Indian Wells Tournament Organizing Committee announced that british star Murray and American Kenning issued a singles wild card, the two can be directly shortlisted for the main tournament, without the need to play the qualifiers. Previously, Japan's Naomi Osaka has won a wild card for the main game. On the Chinese side. Zhang Shuai and Zheng Qinwen were directly shortlisted for the main competition. Wang Xinyu, Zheng Saisai, Wang Xiyu and Wang Qiang will play in the qualifiers.
Let's go back to the field. Beijing time last night and this morning, WTA250 Lyon station began a second round of singles competition. In the already concluded matches, the No. 2 seed, Romanian Costia, defeated qualifier Voigler 6-2 7-5 to advance to the quarterfinals. The No. 7 seed, Belgian Uitvank, defeated Russian girl Graccheva 6-2 6-4 to advance to the quarterfinals. The match between Chinese veteran Zhang Shuai and Dutchman Ruth will take place around 7 p.m. Beijing time tonight.
The second round of the WTA250 Monterrey women's singles showdown began this morning beijing time. Chinese rookie Wang Xinyu, who debuted first, was in poor shape, only got four sets in the whole game, and lost two 2-6 defeats to Brazilian player Maya, missing the quarterfinals. Youngster Zheng Qinwen and defending champion and Canadian rising star Fernandez, Zheng Qinwen lost 1-6 in the first set, and won back 6-4 in the second set. As of press time, the tiebreaker match is still in progress.
China's Wang Qiang will compete for a place in the quarter-finals with Egyptian Sharif around 3 a.m. Beijing time tomorrow, who defeated lucky loser Mendes 6-1 6-7 (2) 6-4 in the first round. In the doubles match, Chinese teenager Wang Xinyu, who stopped the second round in singles, teamed up with Japanese Mika Doi to defeat No. 4 seeds Christian/Malozawa 6-4 to advance to the quarterfinals.
Finally, let's guess and recognize. The picture below shows a player on an airplane. She recently had a runner-up in the book, can you recognize who she is?
In the last issue of guessing, the golfers gave the correct answer based on the judgment of chest hair. That's right, the person in the picture is Federer, the king of Switzerland. (Source: House of Tennis Author: Maverick)