The WTA Miami Crown Tournament continued to compete in the first round of the women's singles regular competition, and China's jinhua was mixed: Zhang Shuai, Wang Qiang, and Mi Jian all won 2-1, which seemed to confirm the true existence of the "Law of Meal Rose"; Wang Xinyu and Yuan Yue, two young players, followed zheng Qinwen's footsteps, lost 0-2, and stopped in the first round.
Wang Qiang 4-6, 7-5, 6-2 Kruger, second round opponent: Gauff
Wang Qiang's opponent is Kruger, an American senior sister who is only ranked 448th in the world but has a very powerful ball, and this time she has won a wild card in the main game, which can be seen as a potential star. Therefore, although Wang Qiang is ranked superior, it is not easy to pass the pass.
In the first set, after 1-1, Wang Qiang scored 7 times in the opponent's second serve, wasted 2 break points, was difficult to save the serve by the opponent, and missed the lead. After the 6th set was tragically broken, Wang Qiang forced out two consecutive break points in the opponent's serve, but wasted one by one, and the score came to 2-5.
After taking the indispensable serve in a straight drop, Wang Qiang saved two consecutive sets in the opponent's serve to win the set, achieving a terrifying break and chasing the score to 4-5. Unfortunately, in her second non-guaranteed serve, Beauty Rose was broken and broke 4-6 first.
In the second set, the two sides started with each other breaking, 1-1, and then consecutive mutual insurance to 5-5. In the crucial 11th set, Wang Qiang seized the opportunity to break successfully, and then saved a break point to save the serve, and equalized the big score 7-5.
In the decider, Wang Qiang broke 2 and 2 guarantees to take a 4-0 lead. In the fifth set, Kruger saved four break points to hold on to the trend, then broke by four straight points to chase the score to 2-4. Fortunately, Wang Qiang stabilized her position, played a small climax of 8-1, broke the belt protection, and won 6-2.
Throughout the game, Wang Qiang issued 6 Aces and 1 double error, and the scoring rate was as high as 76%, which was the key to her winning the game. In addition, she gained a total of 18 break points, converting 6 of them.
In the next round, Wang Qiang will challenge Gao Fu. In the first round of the Australian Open, Wang Qiang defeated Gao Fu in a cold way, and his career finally returned.
Zhang Shuai 6-4, 4-6, 2-1 Towson, next round opponent: Costia.
33-year-old veteran Zhang Shuai is not easy to win! Trailing 4-1 in the first set, many fans thought she would be swept by the 19-year-old WTA Hope Star, but unexpectedly began a difficult counterattack.
In the sixth set, after wasting two break points, he seized the third opportunity to break; in the seventh set, he saved 3 break points and saved the service; in the eighth set, after four tiebreaks, the score came to 4-4. In the next two sets, Zhang Shuai broke the belt and achieved a 6-4 reversal with a wave of 5-0.
In the second set, Towson, who applied for a medical suspension, broke successfully as soon as he came up, 1-0. In the ensuing game, both sides saved their respective serves, and Towson took advantage of the opening break to win the set 6-4 to tie the score.
In the decisive set, Zhang Shuai was broken again, but then broke with a guarantee, 2-1 surpassed. At this point, Towson's body could no longer hold on to the game and chose to withdraw from the game. Zhang Shuai finally advanced to the second round of the Crown and Super Five tournaments after two years.
In the next round, Zhang Shuai's opponent is the 24th seed Costia. The two have met twice in the past, Zhang Shuai has lost the battle, I don't know if this time can get revenge successfully.
The two little flower kings Xinyu and Yuan Yue were eliminated, Wang Xinyu lost 6 (6) -7, 4-6 to Sasnovic, who was ranked 60th in the world, and Yuan Yue lost 4-6, 1-6 to Davis, who also advanced from the qualifiers. In this way, of the 5 golden flowers participating in the Miami main tournament, only Wang Qiang and Zhang Shuai advanced to the second round.
——Pay attention to the small fish and feel the temperature of sports!