Three minutes a day to know about tennis in the world. Hello fans and friends, today is Monday, August 8, 2022, welcome to listen to the news noonday news provided by Tennis House.
This morning Beijing time, good news came from Italy and the United States. Chinese player Zhang Zhizhen, who participated in the ATP Cordenons Challenge, was tenacious in the final, he rose to catch up with the first set 2-6, 7-6 (5) 6-3 two consecutive sets to reverse the Italian Vavasoli, this year's three-time challenge final final final, which is also Zhang Zhizhen's third career challenge title. After winning the championship, his world ranking will rise to 161st this week, taking the seat of China's first brother.
Another piece of good news comes from the Lexington Challenge in the United States. In the final, 17-year-old Chinese teenager Shang Juncheng, under the gaze of coach-designate and Chilean "lone wolf" Rios, defeated No. 2 seed Gomez 6-4 in two games, and lifted the championship trophy in the final of his career challenge. The 17-year-old and 6-month-old merchant thus became the youngest ATP Challenge champion since Alcaraz in 2020. After 80 points, the world rankings soared 103 places this week to 241st. Congratulations to the small business students!
Let's go back to the tour again. This morning, Beijing time, the ATP500 Washington D.C. singles finals came to an end. Australian Kyrgios, who played after Wimbledon, was stable, beating Yoshihito Nishioka, a 170cm-tall Japanese player, 6-4 6-3, to maintain a full victory in four encounters with him, and once again reached the top in Washington after 2019. It was the fourth coconut career 500 title.
In the men's doubles final that followed, Kyrgios was back on the bandwagon to team up with his friend Sok to win the title with a 7-5, 6-4 victory over No. 4 seeds Dodig/Kragisek. Kyrgios also became the double champion of the tournament.
In addition, a message needs to be rebroadcast. This is the world's no. 1 Medvedev defeated the defending champion and England's Gonol Nori 7-5 6-0 in the atp 250 Los Cabos singles final, and finally won the championship after five consecutive defeats in the final.
Let's look at the women's arena. This morning Beijing time, the WTA500 San Jose Station came to an end. In the women's singles final, Russia's Kasakina won the championship by defeating The American Rodgers 6-7 6-1 6-2. In the women's doubles final, the Chinese duo xu yipan / Yang Zhaoxuan swept through Shuko Aoyama / Zhan Haoqing 7-5 6-0 to win the championship after the WTA 1000 Indian Wells station at the beginning of the year. And the day Xu Yipan held the cup coincided with her own birthday. Congratulations to their sisters!
In the women's singles final of the WTA250 Washington stage, Russian Samsonova defeated Estonian veteran Kanepi 4-6 6-3 6-3, following last year's Berlin leg. It was also her second career WTA Tour singles title.
Let's look at another piece of news about Zverev Jr. Last night, Beijing time, world second, which is recuperating from injuries, announced on personal social media that it has established the Alexander-Zverev Foundation, which is committed to helping children diagnosed with diabetes and providing drug treatment for diabetics in developing countries. Xiao Ziwei also revealed that he himself is also a diabetic. "As a type 1 diabetic, I want to encourage children with diabetes to never give up on their dreams, no matter what others say about you. The only limit is the limit you set yourself. The German said that few people knew that he had diabetes before, and he did not want the outside world to know. But now he has let go of his psychological baggage, faced reality, and contributed to society by setting up a foundation. Kudos to Little Ziwei!
Finally, let's guess and recognize. The image below shows a player shaking his fist after winning a game. She took her husband's family name after marriage, can you recognize who she is?
Guess last time, the golfer gave the correct answer. That's right, the person in the picture is Croatian veteran Martic.
(Source: House of Tennis Author: Maverick)
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