In the early morning of April 13, Beijing time, a group competition in the Asian region of the Billy Jane Gold Cup (Confederations Cup) was contested, and the Chinese team met with the New Zealand team. After three games of competition, the Chinese team, which has more strength advantages, swept the opponent 3-0 to usher in the opening.
Yuan Yue 7-5/6-2 Yang Zixuan
Yuan Yue, ranked 143rd in the world, met Yang Zixuan. In the first set, Yuan Yue broke first in the 5th set, and Yang Zixuan broke back in the 6th set. In the 7th and 8th innings, the two sides again broke each other's serves. Yuan Yue completed a key break in the 11th set, and then saved 3 break points in the winning set, winning the first set 7-5.
In the second set, Yuan Yue took the lead in the 3rd set, and in the 4th set, she saved the break point to save the successful service and take a 3-1 lead. In the 7th set, Yuan Yue broke Yang Zixuan's serve again, and then Yuan Yue successfully saved the serve and won the second set 6-2.
Wang Qiang 6-4/6-0 Holligan
In the first set, Wang Qiang missed 4 break point opportunities in the 6th set, and Wang Qiang took the lead in the 8th set to complete the break, and came to the service to win the set 5-3. Holligan withstood the pressure in the 9th inning to complete the break and chase the set to 4-5. Wang Qiang then broke again in the 10th set to win the first set 6-4. In the second set, Wang Qiang broke three consecutive serves against his opponent, and after six consecutive sets, he defeated Holligan, who was ranked 462nd in the world, 6-0.
Xu Yipan / Yang Zhaoxuan 6-3/ 6-1 Ivanov / Lutlifi
In the first set, Xu Yipan/Yang Zhaoxuan took the lead in the 3rd set, and the 6th set was lost by two serves, and the set came to 3-3. In the 7th set, Xu Yipan/Yang Zhaoxuan saved 4 break points to save serve, and then the two broke successfully in the 8th set to take a 5-3 lead. In the 9th set, Xu Yipan / Yang Zhaoxuan successfully saved their serves and won the first set 6-3.
In the second set, Xu Yipan/Yang Zhaoxuan broke first in the third set, and then the two saved serve to take a 3-1 lead. In the 5th set, Xu Yipan/ Yang Zhaoxuan broke again and won the big score 5-1 after the 6th set. In the 7th set, Xu Yipan/ Yang Zhaoxuan broke four consecutive points to win the second set 6-1 easily.
In the other matches of the first matchday, Japan defeated India 3-0 and South Korea beat Indonesia 2-1. The Chinese team, with the advantage of a small number of games lost, temporarily pushed the Japanese team to the first place.