Make two history! Xu Yifan entered the Wimbledon mixed doubles final 2-1 + matched Sun Tiantian to win the first Grand Slam title
On July 12, Beijing time, in the 2023 Wimbledon mixed doubles semifinals, Xu Yifan/Frigan defeated the multinational pair Sujiadi/Middlekup 6-1/3-6/6-3, reaching the mixed doubles final to create a number of history, and she also ushered in the opportunity to win her first career Grand Slam title.
First, Xu Yifan advanced to the Grand Slam mixed doubles final for the first time in his career.
Second, Xu Yifan became the second Chinese mainland player to reach the Grand Slam mixed doubles final after Sun Tiantian of the 2008 Australian Open.
Chinese tennis star Xu Yifan, 34, and Belgian male player Frigan are paired in mixed doubles, where they eliminated 2019 Wimbledon mixed doubles champions Zhan Yongran/Dodig 2-0 on aggregate in the previous round.
In the mixed doubles semifinals, Xu Yifan/Friggen faced the multinational pair Sujiadi/Middlekup, and in the first set, Xu Yifan's combination won 6-1. However, in the second set, his opponent set off a counterattack and broke Xu Yifan's serve in succession to win back 6-3. In the tiebreaker, Xu Yifan was not affected by the loss in the second set and won 6-3, thus eliminating his opponent 2-1 to reach the mixed doubles final. After reaching this year's Wimbledon mixed doubles final, Xu Yifan and his partner received £64,000. This is the third time Xu Yifan has reached a Grand Slam final in his career and the first time he has reached a Grand Slam mixed doubles final!
Xu Yifan/Frigan fought in three sets to advance to the Wimbledon mixed doubles final with a total score of 2-1, and Xu Yifan advanced to the Grand Slam doubles final for the third time in her career, after advancing to the women's doubles final on the previous two occasions, but unfortunately did not win the title.
Now Xu Yifan has the opportunity to attack the Grand Slam mixed doubles title, and it will also be her first Grand Slam title in her career.
(Text/Drunken Lying Float)