197 minutes in three sets! The 43-year-old returned from injury to win his first victory, reaching the 800-win milestone of his career

In the early morning of June 20, Beijing time, the first round of WTA250 Birmingham was contested. Seven-time Grand Slam champion Williams, who just celebrated her 43rd birthday, plays against world No. 48 Giorgi. In this match, the two sides fought fiercely in three sets, and Dawei won a thrilling 2-1 victory to win his first game after returning from injury.

In the first set, Dawei broke serve twice in the first and third games to start the game 3-0. Giorgi broke back in the fourth game, and in the 10th game she broke Dawei's serve to win the set and tie the game to 5. In the seventh game, Dawei was even better, winning the first set 7-5 to tie seven.

In the second set, Giorgi started with a back-to-back tie to gain a 2-0 advantage. In the 5th game, Giorgi broke again and then Dawei broke back to make it 2-4. In the 8th game, Giorgi managed to secure his serve to win the set and drag the match into the decider 6-4.

In the tiebreaker, Dawei broke his opponent's serve in the second game, and Giorgi broke the serve in the 9th game. The two sides broke one serve in each of the first 12 innings, and the game was dragged into tie-breaks. Grab the seventh set and win the tiebreaker 8-6.

In a match that lasted 3 hours and 17 minutes, Williams defeated Giorgi 7-6 (5), 4-6, 7-6 (6) and successfully advanced to the next round. It was Dawei's first grass-court victory since Wimbledon 2021, her first victory against a TOP50 player in nearly four years, and the milestone moment of Dawei's 800th singles victory in her Tour career.