Three minutes a day, knowing about tennis in the world. Hello fans and friends, today is Tuesday, December 26, 2023, and welcome to listen to the afternoon newsletter brought to you by "Home of Tennis".
Yesterday, Beijing time, the Chinese team that participated in the 2024 United Cup Tennis Team Tournament for the first time completed the full assembly in Perth, Australia, including captain Wu Di, team members Zheng Qinwen, Zhang Zhizhen, You Xiaodi, Buyun Chaoket, Sun Fajing, and sparring partners He Yecong and Dang Yiming.
The coach of the first sister, Pere Riba, also arrived in Perth and will assist Zheng Qinwen during the event. China will face the Czech Republic, their first opponent in the group stage, four days later on December 30. The first matchup is a singles match with a brother Zhang Zhizhen taking on the Czech Republic's rising star Lehecka at 10:00 a.m., the second is a women's singles matchup between Zheng Qinwen and the new Wimbledon champion and Czech star Vondrousova at 12:00, and the last mixed doubles match is around 14:00 with players to be determined.
On December 31, the Chinese team will face the Serbian team led by world No. 1 Novak Djokovic. The specific schedule and matchups are: 17:00 Zhang Zhizhen VS Djokovic, 19:00 Zheng Qinwen VS Danilovic, 21:00 Mixed Doubles TBD.
We'll keep an eye out for other news. Last night, Beijing time, world No. 1 Djokovic, Spanish god of war Nadal, Russian star Dmitry Medvedev and other big stars recorded videos to congratulate fans and friends on the holiday. Djokovic's message is to wish everyone a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year, and Nadal wishes everyone good health and all the best in 2024!
Let's take a closer look at the players. Yesterday, Beijing time, Japanese star Naomi Osaka, who made a comeback after giving birth, arrived in Brisbane and began to prepare for the first tournament after his comeback.
After confirming her return to competition in the 2024 season, Naomi Osaka has said that she wants to win titles in all four Grand Slam tournaments, achieve Grand Slam feats, and even hope to achieve something at next year's Paris Olympics and win a medal or even a gold medal. Some fans ridiculed that Naomi Osaka's wishes were wonderful, but the truth was cruel. Coming back and winning a Grand Slam title after childbirth is not an easy thing to do, and there are only a handful of women's tennis. Even if she is as strong as Serena Williams, she will not be able to lift the Grand Slam trophy again after giving birth. Do you think Naomi Osaka can do it?
Finally, let's guess and recognize. The picture below shows a player playing with his baby playing with a racket. She's about to make a comeback, can you recognize who she is?
In the last guess, some golfers gave the correct answer. That's right, the person in the picture is China's second sister Wang Xinyu.
(Source: Tennis Home Author: Maverick)