The Paper's reporter Pu Yaolei
Zhang Shuai was out of the first round of the French Open.
The French Open is currently in full swing, but the limelight has been snatched up by Wimbledon's ban.
Previously, Wimbledon announced that Itbarnic players from Russia and Belarus were banned, and then the three major institutions of ATP, WTA and ITF gave countermeasures, canceling the ranking points of Wimbledon, making this famous event an "exhibition game".
Asked what he thought of the storm, Russia's Medvedev, who was at the center of the incident, said that the cancellation of Wimbledon points was a "more logical" decision than Wimbledon's suspension.
In addition, in the women's singles event, Zhang Shuai and Wang Qiang, two Chinese players, played, but unfortunately stopped in the first round.
Wang Qiang also had no choice but to bid farewell to the French Open.
Zhang Shuai Wang Qiang played in the french net and was eliminated in the first round
On May 24, the French Open women's singles tournament continued, and in the first round of the competition, two Chinese Jinhua Zhang Shuai and Wang Qiang appeared.
Unfortunately, neither player managed to make it through the first round and lost to their respective opponents on a round trip.
Zhang Shuai's opponent is the 28th seed Giorgi. In the first set, Zhang Shuai went down 6-3 first, but in the next two sets, Zhang Shuai failed to show enough form, and was easily won by his opponent twice 6-2, and finally suffered a reversal, stopping the first round 1-2.
This is the 33-year-old Zhang Shuai's 12th french open women's singles match, but this time he failed to replicate his best record in this competition (round of 16). After the first round out, Zhang Shuai also suffered his own 3 consecutive defeats in singles.
In the other match, China's Jinhua Wang Qiang's match ended more quickly, facing the 11th seed Pegula, Wang Qiang lost two consecutive sets 2-6, 4-6, and also failed to advance to the next round.
In the second set, Wang Qiang, who played in the French Open women's singles for the seventh time in her career, showed her tenacity, saving as many as 9 match points and breaking the opponent's serve twice to win the game, but unfortunately failed to drag the game into the decider.
As a result, the five Chinese Jinhua who played in the French Open women's singles finally only 19-year-old Zheng Qinwen advanced to the second round.
In the second round, Zheng Qinwen will face two-time Grand Slam winner Halep.
Medvedev won the first round.
Medvedev responded to Wimbledon's points cancellation
In the first round of the French Open on May 24, Russia's Medvedev beat Bagnis 3-0, and he was also asked about Wimbledon after the game.
After the ban of Russian and Belarusian players, Wimbledon was jointly announced by the three major tennis agencies to cancel the points, to which Medvedev said the decision of the three major tennis bodies was more "logical".
"The decision on ATP is not a good comment. But I read the ATP's answers and learned why they made that decision, and they explained why they wanted to cancel Wimbledon's ranking points instead of simply giving the decision, which I thought was logical, at least what they said. ”
"This is something I didn't find in Wimbledon's explanation. I'm not saying which decision was correct, but at least so far, I find ATP more logical when it comes to explaining their decision. ”
Medvedev said he would have been happy to play at Wimbledon and enjoyed playing on grass: "I would be very happy to play [if] wimbledon, and I would play grass after the French Open." ”
After Wimbledon was stripped of points, Djokovic, who won last year's Wimbledon and is now no. 1 in the world, will lose a lot of points, giving Medvedev the opportunity to become the world number one again.
"If [Wimbledon] didn't have points, I would be number one in the world, which was fine for me, and if (Wimbledon) had points, I wouldn't be able to be number one in the world, I would be sad, that's the way it is. Some decisions are something I can't change. Medvedev said.
Chelsea's new boss Burleigh.
Premier League: Official approval of the Burleigh Consortium to acquire Chelsea
In the early morning of May 25, Premier League officials said that the acquisition of Chelsea clubs had been approved.
The Premier League said the board had taken the Premier League's owner and director tests against all potential club board members and had conducted the necessary due diligence.
The consortium members of the acquiring club are subsidiaries of Clear Lake Capital Group, Todd Burley, Hans Jorge Weiss and Mark Walter.
The transaction will still have to wait for the UK government to issue the necessary permits before the transaction can be successfully completed. Chelsea Football Club will now work with the relevant government authorities to obtain the permits needed to complete the acquisition.
Benzema is the biggest favourite at the Ballon d'Or.
The Golden Globes announced that this year the awards will be presented on October 17
On May 24, Beijing time, "French Football" announced the award time of the 2022 Golden Ball Awards.
This year's Ballon d'Or will be awarded on 17 October, with references to player performance from August 2021 to July 2022.
Messi won his seventh Golden Globe award last year, and this year's Golden Globe selection has undergone major reforms. The first is to select the season rather than the calendar year as a reference time. Secondly, the award will also raise the standard of judges, and only representatives of the top 100 FIFA countries and regions are eligible to vote.
In addition, the jury of candidates will be expanded, with Golden Globe Ambassador Drogba and the judges with the most accurate votes in the previous year joining the jury.
It is reported that the Golden Ball Award is very important - the selection will first consider the individual performance of the player, rather than the performance of the player throughout his career.
French striker Benzema, who won La Liga at Real Madrid and played a key role in reaching the Champions League final, is a favourite to win this year's Ballon d'Or. He also had the opportunity to represent Real Madrid in the Champions League this weekend.
Regarding the competition for the Ballon d'Or, Uruguayan striker Suarez recently said that Benzema deserves this year's Ballon d'Or: "The Ballon d'Or always belongs to Messi, because Messi is the best player in the world, but this season Messi has not shown the best level. ”
RNG finished first and advanced to the semi-finals of the Mid-Season Championship
On May 24, the 2022 League of Legends Mid-Season Championship ended the competition stage, and the RNG team representing the Chinese LPL region ranked first with a record of 8 wins and 2 losses, advancing to the final four.
The other three teams that advanced to the semifinals were T1 in LCK in South Korea, G2 in The European LEG division and EG in the LCS division in North America. Depending on the format, RNG can pick the opponents and timing of the semi-finals.
RNG qualified for the match as Group B first in the group stage. The match was played by six teams in a double round robin, with RNG losing to G2 in the first game and then winning eight consecutive games, and although the final battle was lost to T1, it still ranked first.
T1 finished second with a record of 7 wins and 3 losses, followed by G2 and EG with 5 wins and 5 losses.
According to the schedule, the semi-finals will be played on 27 and 28 May, using a best-of-five format. The final will be held on the 29th.
Tongxi won the 2022 CBA Draft
According to Xinhua News Agency, the 2022 CBA Draft Lotto draw was held in Beijing on the 24th. In the end, Nanjing Tongxi won the first pick of the "Champion Sign", Jiangsu Kendia won the second pick, and Xinjiang Guanghui won the third pick.
According to the final ranking of the 2021-2022 CBA League, the 8 clubs that did not enter the playoffs entered the lottery zone, and the probability of each club in the lotto zone drawing the lottery is in order:
Nanjing Tongxi 22%, Ningbo Fubon 19%, Jiangsu Kendia 17%, Fujian Xunxing 14%, Sichuan Jinqiang 11%, Qingdao Guoxin Haitian 8%, Xinjiang Guanghui 6%, Beijing Holdings 3%.
In 2020, for the first time, the CBA League used the lottery draw to determine the initial picks of the top three picks in the draft. This year is the third and first time that an online lottery has been conducted.
In 2020, Shanghai Jiushi Club won the "Champion Sign" and selected Ou Junxuan at that year's draft meeting; in 2021, Fujian Xunxing Club selected Wang Yixiong with the "Champion Sign".
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