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Chasing the light | this US Open may be a new starting point for Chinese tennis

author:Xinhua

No Federer, no Djukovic

Even Serena Williams hinted

It's your own "last dance."

This US Open, which was supposed to be lackluster

Because of the breakthrough performance of the Chinese players

The heat is extraordinary

More fans sighed

This may be a new starting point for Chinese tennis

The third round of women's singles was held on the 2nd local time

Zhang Shuai defeated Canada's Marino to advance to the round of 16

With this victory

Zhang Shuai unlocked a new achievement to break into the round of 16 of the four Grand Slam singles

She also qualified in the women's doubles and mixed doubles

What pleased the veteran the most was

China's youngsters have set records one after another

Makes her feel "no longer alone"

Chasing the light | this US Open may be a new starting point for Chinese tennis

It's more than "no longer alone"

This year's US Open, China's youngsters can be called "collective outbreak"

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The most concerned Chinese young player at this us open will be Wu Yiyu

He passed the qualifying round

He became the first person to break into the main tournament of the US Open in the Open era

Chinese mainland male player

This was followed by a two-in-a-row break in the first two rounds of the main tournament

Will Chinese mainland men's tennis at a Grand Slam tournament

The best result was refreshed to the top 32

Chasing the light | this US Open may be a new starting point for Chinese tennis

After a regrettable third-round defeat to defending champion Dmitry Medvedev

Wu Yiyu said

"I saw through the game

The gap between myself and the world's number one is not so big."

Whether it's the course of the game or the confidence

All of them made him gain higher expectations

Medvedev also commented

He has the potential to become one of the top 20, or even top 10 players in the world

"He's one of the best players I've ever seen to catch a serve"

Chasing the light | this US Open may be a new starting point for Chinese tennis

Wu Yiyu's good friend Zhang Zhizhen also advanced from the qualifiers

Following zhang xuan and Wu Di in 2014 to compete in the Australian Open

Grand Slam main tournament

Again, two Chinese mainland men's singles players appeared at the same time

Chasing the light | this US Open may be a new starting point for Chinese tennis

Zhang Zhizhen qualified for Wimbledon last year

This year, he broke into the main tournament of the US Open

In the first round he missed seven match points

Reversed by Van Lighthoven

The result of the game is a pity

But also proves

Just unload the baggage and accumulate experience

He has the potential to fight multiple rounds in a Grand Slam tournament

Chasing the light | this US Open may be a new starting point for Chinese tennis

After advancing to the round of 16 at the French Open

Mr. Cheng, 19, had high hopes

It is a pity that this year's US Open stopped the third round of women's singles

But as a newcomer

In this year's four Grand Slam debuts

It is also rare to pass the "first round" test

Her self-introduction on social media is

"Growing Tennis Player"

Chasing the light | this US Open may be a new starting point for Chinese tennis

Another Chinese rookie, Wang Xiyu

Also made a breakthrough in the US Open

She won two consecutive games in a reversal

The first round won the U.S. Open of his career

In the second round, he defeated the No. 3 seed Sakari

A career first victory over the world's top ten players

Playing with injuries, the round of 32 is both an honor

It also represents sufficient room for growth

Chasing the light | this US Open may be a new starting point for Chinese tennis

"Little Flower" Yuan Yue regretted stopping the third round

But her first Grand Slam was rewarding

Defeated Romanian star Begu in an unpopular situation

Although it is inferior to the No. 8 seed, the local famous Pegura

But she saved the match point in the second set and won the seventh

It shows the resilience of Chinese players

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Yuan Yue, Zhang Shuai, Zheng Qinwen, Wang Xiyu

The four advanced to the third round of the US Open

It set a record for the Chinese mainland women's singles

Wu Yiyu and Zhang Zhizhen made their debuts

It's the Open era

Chinese mainland a historic breakthrough in men's singles

A total of seven men's singles and women's singles players competed

Except for Zhang Zhizhen and Wang Xinyu, all advanced to the second round

It also created the best result in the history of Chinese mainland tennis

Compared to "short-lived" or "thriving"

Chinese tennis is more needed

Persistent "collective outbursts"

Actively integrate with the outside world and compete benignly internally

Believe in the near future

We are expected to welcome world-class stars

By then, look back at today

Perhaps it is a new starting point for Chinese tennis

Reporter: Xu Shihao

Photo: Liu Jie

Editors: Zhou Xin, Wu Bowen

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