Beijing time on March 6 news, the 2022 season of Lyon station semi-finals, Zhang Shuai 6-2, 7-5 defeat Garcia, to reach the final. In this battle, Zhang Shuai set 3 major records. China's Jinhua is in a form of bravery, and she will hit her first WTA singles title in 5 years. In the final, Zhang Shuai's opponent was Black Maya Strebska, which is a great opportunity for China's Jinhua to win the championship!
Zhang Shuai is 33 years old, as a veteran, Zhang Shuai has been working hard, although the Chinese women's tennis world has zheng Qinwen, Wang Xinyu and other new stars, but Zhang Shuai has been sticking to it. In doubles, Zhang Shuai's results are better.
Now in the singles match, Zhang Shuai showed bravery, in the first set, Zhang Shuai broke 2 times, 6-2 first next city! In the second set, Zhang Shuai withstood the pressure, won 7-5, won 2-0 with a big score, and advanced to the final! In the whole game, Zhang Shuai took the advantage and won deservedly, congratulations to China Jinhua!
After last year's Nottingham stop, Zhang Shuai reached the WTA singles final, which was also the fifth Tour final of her career. In 2013 and 2017, Zhang Shuai won the championship in Guangzhou. In 2020 and 2021, Zhang Shuai reached the final twice, losing to Hobart and Nottingham respectively.
In this battle, Zhang Shuai set 3 major records! First, Zhang Shuai returned to the top 50 in the world ranking and came to 48th; second, this is the first time in Zhang Shuai's career that he has reached the final for 3 consecutive years; third, this is zhang Shuai's 5th time to reach the WTA final, setting a new personal record!
In addition, Zhang Shuai had a good chance of winning the title, and in another semi-final, Yastrebska, who played with a wild card, defeated the No. 2 seed Costia 7-6 (5), 4-6, 6-4 to reach the final.
After reaching the final, Zhang Shuai was in a good mood. "I enjoyed the game, even though most of the crowd came to cheer Garcia on, I didn't lose a single set in the race and I felt like I was in good shape!" Zhang Shuai said.
Zhang Shuai's opponent is the big dark horse, and for China Jinhua, this is a great opportunity to win the championship! The 33-year-old veteran, still working the field, hopes that she will win the singles championship of the WTA event again after a gap of 5 years.