Three minutes a day to know about tennis in the world. Hello fans, today is Thursday, June 24, 2021, welcome to listen to the news noon report provided by Tennis House.
We continue to follow the Wimbledon qualifiers. Last night, Beijing time, the Wimbledon men's and women's singles qualifiers continued. The three Chinese Golden Flowers who played in the first round of the competition on the same day achieved two wins and one loss. Xiaohua Xiyu defeated russian girl Melnikova 6-3 in two and successfully advanced to the second round; the other Xiaohua Wang Xinyu narrowly defeated the American Anderson 7-5, 7-6 (3) and successfully passed the first round. Xun Fangying was swept by Polish star U-Radwanska 6-1, 6-0 and missed the promotion.
In the second round of the cross-over with the first round, China's Golden Flower King Yafan continued his good form, beating Croatian Fetter 7-6 (3)/6-3 to reach the decider round, just one win away from qualifying for the Wimbledon women's singles tournament. In the decider round, Wang Yafan's opponent was the Ukrainian Tsulenko.
Zhang Zhizhen, a Chinese player who played in the second round of the men's singles qualifiers, also sang a triumphant song, and he defeated Chilean player Tabilo 7-6 (5)/7-6 (5) and successfully advanced to the decider round. In the decider round, Zhang Zhizhen will face argentina 117th in the world, Cerendoro, who is very strong, and the Chinese teenager must play beyond the level to have a chance if he wants to grab a regular spot. Good luck to Zhang Zhizhen!
Here's the latest in other events. Beijing time last night, at the ATP250 Mallorca grass race ended the second round of competition, and the top eight seats belonged to each other. Spain's Busta eliminated Czech Viselli 6-4, 6-4; Agut, dropped the Italian Travaglia in two straight sets; and American cannon Querai received a retirement gift from French rising star Amber and won without a fight. Another quarter-final spot was won by Australian Thompson, who beat Slovak Klein 2-0.
ATP250 Eastbourne Beijing time also ended the men's singles quarterfinals last night. The top seed of the day, France's cool little Black Monfils, was in a sluggish state and was eliminated by Pussell, who was only ranked 283rd in the world, 2-1, and did not qualify for the quarter-finals. Australian hare Deminal, Italian Sonego, Kazakh Bublik, Belarusian Ivaska, South Korean rising star Kwon Chunyu and Canadian Pospihir all won the promotion. Quarter-finals: Psell vs Seppi, Sonego vs. Bublick, Ivaszka vs. Kwon Chun-Yu, Pospihir vs Deminault.
Let's look at the women's arena. Beijing time last night, WTA250 Bad Homburg station ended the second round of women's singles competition, the quarterfinals were all produced. The No. 2 seed, Belarusian Azarenka and Frenchman Konai fought in three sets, taking 3 hours and 04 minutes, and the two sides saved each other's match points, and the battle was fierce. In the end, Azarenka narrowly won 6-4, 3-6, 7-6 (7) and struggled to qualify.
The No. 4 seed, Germany's Kerber, won easily, and she swept the Russian girl Bolskova 6-0, 6-2 to reach the quarterfinals. Czech star Kvitova defeated American teenager Ann Lee 2-1 and also won the quarterfinals. Quarter-finals: Korbel vs Anisimova, Kvitova vs. Puerto Rosska, Tomo vs Azarenka, Sigmund vs. Signyakova.
WTA500 Eastbourne Station Beijing time also ended the quarterfinals last night. Top seed Sabalenka, a Belarusian star, will take the American Risk 2-0 and will compete with Italian Giorgi for a place in the final four, who beat lucky loser Rogers 2-1. The No. 3 seed, Canadian rising star Andreescu, failed to continue the winning momentum and was eliminated by Estonian star Kontawirt in two sets and missed the quarterfinals.
In a Swiss derby, Grubic dropped his compatriot Bencic in two straight sets to secure a place in the quarterfinals. Kazakh Lebakina eliminated the No. 2 seed, Ukrainian cabbage Svitolina, 2-0 to avenge last year's defeat in the Strasbourg final.
American rising star Gauff was reversed by Latvian lucky loser Sevastova in the first set and missed the quarterfinals. Another Latvian, Ostapenko, also took the lead, reversing Tunisian sister Jabbar, who won her first career title last week, in three sets.
In the final quarter-final battle, French Open champion and Polish rising star Svatek lacked a weak back and was reversed by Russia's Kasakina in a 4-6, 6-0, 6-1 delivery, and missed the quarterfinals. Quarter-finals: Sabalenka vs Giorgi, Kontawit vs Grubić, Ostapenko vs Kasatkina, Sevastova vs. Lebakina.
Let's follow Tim's message. Last night, Beijing time, the Austrian updated the latest situation of the right wrist injury on his social platform. He told fans that he had undergone an MRI examination at a local hospital in Mallorca, Spain, but the results were unclear. Therefore, he will travel to Barcelona and consult with medical experts there in order to make a clear diagnosis as soon as possible. Hopefully, Thiem is not badly injured and can catch up with the upcoming Wimbledon.
Finally, let's guess and recognize. The picture below shows a player serving the ball. Known for his diligence in tennis, he has been retired for more than two years. Can you recognize him?
In the last issue, several golfers gave the correct answer. Yes, the person in the picture is Tsonga, known as "French Ali". (Source: House of Tennis Author: Maverick)