Since entering the 2024 season, Chinese Jinhua has achieved good results in both tour and Grand Slam events. In January, Wang Xiyu was the first to reach the semifinals at the WTA 250 Auckland Open. Since then, Zheng Qinwen has been singing all the way to the Australian Open, reaching the first Grand Slam final of his career. It is worth mentioning that this is the first time in ten years that Chinese Jinhua has reached the final of a Grand Slam again. Despite the good results, no more than two Chinese Jinhua have reached the semi-finals of the same tour this year. Not only that, but even in 2023, there has never been such a situation, which has to be said to be a pity.
However, since it is a pity, there will always be someone who will stand up and make up for it. On February 2, in the quarterfinals of the WTA 250 Hua Hin Open, three Chinese golden flowers attacked the semifinals. So, who are these three Chinese golden flowers, and how are they performing? Today, let me take you to see it.
The first to appear is the post-00s Golden Flower Wang Xinyu, and her opponent is Kazakhstan's Putintseva. Although Putintseva has reached the quarterfinals of a Grand Slam, Wang Xinyu has beaten her opponent twice, so she has a certain psychological advantage. Sure enough, at the beginning of the first set, Wang Xinyu scored consecutive points and took a big lead. In this game, Wang Xinyu sent out a fritter and went down first.
However, in the second set, Wang Xinyu made frequent mistakes, and Putintseva seized the opportunity to start fighting back. She won the set and dragged the match into a deciding set while retaining her hopes of qualifying. In the deciding set, Putintseva broke Wang Xinyu's serve as soon as she came up. Fortunately, Wang Xinyu immediately equalized the score with color. In the end, Wang Xinyu won this game and entered the semifinals of the tour for the first time in the 2024 season.
In the ensuing match, Zhu Lin showed no mercy in the face of Australia's Rodionova, who had already eliminated two Chinese golden flowers, swept her opponent in two sets, and reached the semifinals of the tour, taking a solid step towards defending her title. Last on the field was Wang Yafan, and her opponent was American Volynets. In the first set, Volynets sent a duck egg to take the lead and win the first chance to advance.
However, Wang Yafan did not give up. In the second set, she adjusted her form in time to pull one back and keep her hopes of advancing alive. In the deciding set, Wang Yafan was dragged into a tie-break by his opponent when the score was leading. Fortunately, in the tie-break, Wang Yafan still had the last laugh. This is not only the first time that Wang Yafan has reached the semi-finals of the Tour since her comeback in 2023, but also her second time in five years.
In this way, Wang Yafan, Zhu Lin, and Wang Xinyu all reached the semifinals of the WTA 250 Hua Hin Open. This is the first time in the past two years that three Chinese golden flowers have reached the semi-finals of the same event at the same time. Unfortunately, Wang Yafan and Zhu Lin will be in the same room in the semi-finals, but it also marks that at least one Chinese golden flower will reach the final of Hua Hin.
After the victory, the three Chinese golden flowers have risen in the rankings to a certain extent. So, will Wang Xinyu be able to defeat her opponent in the semi-finals and reach the first tour final of her career? (Source: Tennis Home Author: Yixin Jushi)