Three minutes a day, knowing about tennis in the world. Hello fans and friends, today is Saturday, February 3, 2024, and welcome to listen to the afternoon newsletter brought to you by "Home of Tennis".
Yesterday afternoon, Beijing time, the first day of the Davis Cup World Group II play-off match between the Chinese team and the Slovenian team ended. With the two victories of Zhang Zhizhen and Zhou Yi, the Chinese team led the opponent 2-0. Among them, Zhang Zhizhen 6-0 6-2 Kriznik, Zhou Yi 7-5 6-7(3) 6-3 Domink.
At noon today, the two teams will play the remaining three matchups, the first is a doubles, by Zhou Yi/Buyun Chaoket VS Lola/Zemga, followed by two singles, Zhang Zhizhen VS Dominck, Zhou Yi VS Koriznik. The Chinese team, which has already scored two points, is just one step away from victory. Keep up the good work, lads!
Let's move on to the other events. Last night, Beijing time, the ATP 250 Montpellier Open started the men's singles quarterfinals. Canadian rising star Aliassime advanced to the semi-finals with a 7-5 6-1 win over homegrown player Maio. In the semi-finals, he will face Kazakhstan's Bublik, who defeated compatriot Shevchenko 4-6 6-3 6-4.
Top seed and rising Danish star Rune defeated American Mom 7-6(6) 6-4 to secure a place in the semi-finals. In the semi-finals, he faced Croatia's Čurić, who eliminated Italy's Koboli 6-3 6-4.
Women's Field: In the quarter-finals of the WTA 500 Linz, top seed Ostapenko of Latvia swept past British qualifier Berrich 6-1 6-2 to advance to the semi-finals. In the semi-finals, she will face former tournament champion Pavlyuchenkova of Russia, who eliminated fourth seed Belgian Mertens 6-3 6-2.
In the other two quarter-finals, second seed and Russian Alexandrova defeated fifth seed and defending champion Potapova 6-2 7-6(8), while third seed Croatian Vekic beat homegrown Briel 6-0 7-6(3).
The singles semi-finals of the WTA 250 Hua Hin station were announced last night Beijing time, and China's Jinhua played well, occupying three of the semi-finals. Second seed and defending champion Zhu Lin defeated Australia's Rodionova 6-3 6-3 to reach the semifinals of her ninth career without dropping a set this week.
The Golden Flower King Yafan made it to the semi-finals of the tournament for the seventh time in her career with a thrilling 1-6 6-3 7-6(4) victory over American Volley Nets in a tie-break. Zhu Lin and Wang Yafan will meet in the semifinals, and in terms of head-to-head records, Wang Yafan is slightly ahead of 4-3.
No.3 seed and Golden Flower Wang Xinyu defeated seventh seed Kazakhstan's Putintseva 6-1 3-6 6-3 to reach the semi-finals of the tournament for the second year in a row. She will next face Russia's Schneider, who swept past Hungarian qualifier Galfi 6-2 6-1 for a place in the final.
In the first semi-final of the doubles of the day, the multinational duo of China's Yuan Yue and Australia's Rodionova were defeated 6-4 2-6 7-10 by top seeds Miki Kato/Sugadi.
Let's take another look at the player dynamics. Last night, Beijing time, the WTA500 Abu Dhabi station officially announced that Chinese player Wang Xiyu received a wild card for the main event. The event will take place next week.
Finally, let's guess and recognize. The picture below is of a player hitting the ball with a forehand during a match. Can you recognize who he is without prompting?
In the last guess, the golfer gave the correct answer. That's right, the person in the picture is the new Australian Open champion and Italian rising star Sinner.
(Source: Tennis Home Author: Maverick)