The Paper's reporter Hu Jie
Nadal celebrates the victory.
After suffering a fractured rib, Nadal was on the field again. At his feet, he loved red earth.
In the early morning of May 5, 21st Grand Slam champion Nadal made his comeback debut, he overcame the rain in the second round of the ATP 1000 Madrid Masters, defeated Serbian rookie Kecmanovic with a score of 6-1, 7-6 (4), and successfully locked in a place in the round of 16.
Nadal's goal is to continue defending the French Open.
Nadal returned to advance to the round of 16 of the Madrid Masters
In this game, Nadal, who played at home, started quickly into the form, and his side-spin bat made it difficult for Kecsmanovic to adapt. The Spanish king did not face a single break point in the first set, and after the two sides fought until 1 draw, Nadal broke consecutively and fell straight to the last 5 sets to win.
The game was interrupted by rain at the start of the second set, but resumed filming soon after the roof closed. Nadal's rhythm was not disrupted, and Kecmanovic also improved his form to drag the game into a tug-of-war.
In the end, Nadal won the final seven to lock in a place in the round of 16.
The 35-year-old Nadal has a total record of 21 wins and 1 loss so far this season, with the only defeat being the Indian Wells Masters final defeat to American Fritz.
Nadal won a record 21st Grand Slam title at the Australian Open earlier this year, and the last time he won the Madrid Masters was in 2017 – if he could reach the top again this week, Nadal would tie Djokovic's record of 37 Masters titles.
In the next third round, Nadal will play Belgian goffin.
In other closing matches, Germany's Zverev Jr. defeated former US Open champion Cilic 4-6, 6-4, 6-4, and Tsitsipas defeated French player Pui 6-3, 6-4.
Zhu Ting is currently recuperating in Spain.
Zhu Ting was invited by the Italian league team
On May 5, according to Italian media, although Zhu Ting is currently in the recovery period after right wrist surgery, foreign clubs have issued invitations to her.
Serie A powerhouse Scandic women's volleyball team has clearly invited Zhu Ting to join the team next season and made an offer.
Zhu Ting has been recuperating for nine months since the Tokyo Olympics and underwent wrist surgery last month. Zhu Ting, who is still recovering, has not been selected for the new Chinese women's volleyball team, and whether she can participate in the Asian Games and world championships in the second half of the year is still unknown.
In the three seasons from 2016 to 2019, Zhu Ting joined the Women's Volleyball Team of Waqif Bank of the Turkish Super League, helping the team to win many championships in European women's volleyball competitions.
In the two seasons from 2019 to 2021, Zhu Ting returned to the volleyball super competition in preparation for the Tokyo Olympic Games, and Zhu Ting had previously expressed her willingness to return to the Wakif Bank women's volleyball team and continue to stay in the Ocean.
At present, Zhu Ting, who has completed the right wrist surgery, is undergoing postoperative rehabilitation in Spain, and it is not known when she will be able to resume training and return to the field, but this will not reduce the attention of the European women's volleyball giants to her.
Scandic, who has extended an invitation to Zhu, finished fourth in the regular season this season and will also play in next season's Europa League.
Ben Simmons hasn't played a single game this season.
Ben Simmons back surgery requires 3-4 months of recuperation
On May 5, Beijing time, the NBA Nets officially announced that Ben Simmons will undergo back surgery on Thursday local time.
After consultations with several medical experts, Ben Simmons decided to undergo a minimally invasive discectomy thursday local time to treat back injuries.
The procedure was performed to alleviate the pain caused by Ben Simmons' herniated disc, and Nugget Nova Porter Jr. had performed it twice.
This season, affected by a lumbar disc injury, Simmons has not been able to play, and has been hanging a free card since he was traded to the Nets.
Simmons, who will take 3-4 months to fully recover from back surgery, is expected to return to the Nets before next season's training camp.
Coach Liu Tie.
Liu Tie may no longer serve as the coach of Tongxi
On May 4, Beijing time, according to Song Xiang, a basketball reporter from Beijing Youth Daily, Liu Tie will no longer serve as the head coach of the Tongxi team, and the Tongxi team began to look for a new head coach candidate.
In the first stage of the 2021-2022 CBA regular season, Tongxi achieved a record of 1 win and 12 losses, ranking 19th in the standings, and the Tongxi team announced a change of coach during the league break, and Liu Tie took over as the head coach of Besilovic.
Liu Tie previously served as the head coach of the Tianjin men's basketball team, leading the Tianjin team to achieve a record of 11 wins and 43 losses, and left after the end of the season.
After the change of coach, the results of the Tongxi team did not improve, and under the coaching of Liu Tie, the team suffered 27 consecutive defeats, setting a CBA regular season record...
In the end, Tongxi ended the season with a bottom-ranking record of 2 wins and 36 losses.
Jeremy Lin posted a photo of his childhood.
Jeremy Lin shared his memories: begging his parents to buy baskets at home
On May 4, Beijing time, the annual "May Fourth Youth Day" arrived, And Jeremy Lin posted a photo of himself playing in the living room as a child and shared a small story.
"I remember for a long time when I was a kid, my brother and I kept pleading with my parents to buy us a mini basket. Finally, at our constant request, my mom finally bought us one and put it in the living room. ”
"We cleaned up as many things as we could so we could play basketball in the living room. This photo was taken by our grandparents when they came to visit our house. I remember playing here for hours a day. Jeremy Lin introduced.
In the 2021-2022 season, Jeremy Lin played in the CBA League twice, playing in 25 games for Beijing Shougang, averaging 22.5 minutes per game, contributing 13.7 points, 3.6 rebounds, 4.4 assists and 1.4 steals.
Unfortunately, compared to the last time he played for Beijing, he failed to go further with the team this time - Beijing was defeated by Jilin in the playoffs and stopped in the round of 12.
Kim Held.
Kim Eun-joo, a 15-year-old girl, was selected for the Women's Asian Games team in South Korea
Recently, South Korea is in the final stage of the Go Selection Tournament for the 2022 Hangzhou Asian Games. In the men's group, Won Sung-hyun, Kim Ji-seok, Kang Dong-yun, Shin Min-hyun, Lee Ji-hyun and Park Jian-ho competed, and the first two qualified for the asian games; the first two in the women's group Park Ji-juan, Oh Jeong-eun, Cao Seung-ya and Kim Eun held a four-person round, and the first place will get the last place to represent the Korean women's team at the Asian Games.
Previously, South Korea's talented girl Kim Eun won five consecutive victories with the second dan Lick Wu Zheng'e five dan, and won the last ticket to the Asian Games in the early round. She will compete with Cui Jing, Wu Youzhen and Jin Caiying in the Asian Games Go Women's Team.
Born in 2007, Kim was famous for participating in a South Korean show themed "Discovering Genius" at the age of 8. In 2018, she won the Samsung Cup "Star of Hope" selection competition and the 43rd "Xialin Cup" women's amateur national hand competition championship.
Also as a post-05 hope star, China's "little witch" Wu Yiming, born in 2006, has won the Sino-Japanese Women's Go Rising Star Competition and is currently the youngest three-dan female chess player in China.
In the domestic selection competition, Wu Yiming lost the right to qualify with a difference of two small points, and could not see two Talented Girls from China and South Korea competing at the Asian Games.
Thomas Cup, New Zealand withdrew from the tournament due to the new crown team
The 2022 Badminton Toyu Cup Team Competition will be held from May 8 to 15 in Bangkok, Thailand. According to the news of the International Badminton Federation on the 4th, the New Zealand team, which was originally in Group D, announced its withdrawal from the competition for this Thomas Cup due to the positive test of many team members for the new crown.
At the same time, no other Oceania member association could make up for it.
According to the world rankings, Hong Kong and Spain are ranked high, but they also forgoed the competition. The U.S. team qualifies and confirms that they will be in Group D alongside Japan, Malaysia and England.
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