On April 18, Beijing time, in the second round of the women's singles at the WTA Rouen station, Chinese Jinhua Yuan Yue, as the No. 4 seed, narrowly defeated Gracheva 2-1 in three sets, including 7-6 (6) in the deciding set to tie-break, and set a record for the first time in her career WTA clay quarterfinals, and will challenge former US Open champion Stevens in the next round to impact the semifinals.
First, Yuan Yue reached the WTA clay quarterfinals for the first time in her career, setting a record.
Second, Yuan Yue reached the quarterfinals of the women's singles tournament for the fourth time this season.
Yuan Yue, seeded No. 4 in the Women's Singles, swept Sherif 2-0 in the first round, 6-3 in the first set and 7-6(7) in the first seven games, for her first WTA clay victory.
Entering the second round of the women's singles, Yuan Yue ushered in a duel with Gracheva, Yuan Yue won the first set 6-4, and the second set was pulled back 4-6. When it came to the deciding set, Yuan Yue and Gracheva battled to a 6-6 draw, and narrowly won 8-6 through the tie-break, thus winning the deciding set 7-6 (6), and finally advanced to the quarterfinals with a total score of 2-1.
Yuan Yue reached the quarterfinals of WTA clay for the first time in her career and will challenge former US Open champion Stevens of the United States in the quarterfinals.