China's Jinhua finally started in Madrid, and Wang Xinyu staged a super comeback, saving 10 match points from a 5-7, 2-5 deficit to beat Bulgaria's Tomova 5-7, 7-5, 6-4 to reach the second round. After winning this game, Wang Xinyu collected 35 points and immediately moved to No. 40 in the rankings, facing No. 21 seed Garcia in the second round.
When Zhu Lin, Yuan Yue and Zhang Shuai were all defeated and Wang Yafan retired, Wang Xinyu became the only player with a chance to break through from the first round of singles. Against Tomova, Wang Xinyu showed good competitive form at the beginning of the first set, and quickly led 5-3, but then lost eight games in a row to lose the first set 5-7.
At the beginning of the second set, Wang Xinyu's state was still at a low point, and she soon fell behind 0-4, and when everyone thought she was going to swallow the egg, she stubbornly chased it to 2-5. Then he saved 10 match points and won five games in a row to win 7-5, and in the deciding set, Wang Xinyu maintained a good start and led 4-0, after which the opponent let go and chased it to 4-5. In the last game, Wang Xinyu saved two break points and ruthlessly reversed Tomova to defend the victory.
The match lasted 2 hours and 50 minutes, and it was a real marathon battle, and every set was very tense to watch. As far as on-court performance is concerned, both Wang Xinyu and Tomova have reflected their instability. According to statistics, Wang Xinyu sent a total of 5 aces, with a first-serve scoring rate of 67% and a first-serve scoring rate of 56%. The reason why he can win is that he has a better grasp of the key points than his opponent, and his ability to cash in on break points is better than that of his opponent.
Against wildcard Andorra Kasintseva, ranked 348 in the world, Zhu Lin failed to make a breakthrough on clay, losing 3-6, 4-6 and suffering an eight-game losing streak on clay. It was Kasintseva's third career WTA victory, her first WTA win of the 2024 season, and her first career 1000 victory. After defeating Zhu Lin, Kasintseva rushed to the box to celebrate with tears and hugs with her family, and was very emotional.
Zhu Lin has participated in a total of 8 clay tournaments, with a result of 0 wins and 8 losses. The specific results are: Madrid lost 4-6/3-6 to Cassintseva at No. 348 in '24, Davies 3-6/3-6 at the French Open in '23, Marino at No. 79 in Madrid 6-7/4-6 in '23, France lost to Kudermetova in 3 sets in '22, Lausanne lost 0-6/1-6 to Birell in '22, France lost to France in '21 and France in '19, and Strasbourg lost to Sabalenka in '19.
Yuan Yue failed to continue her good form on hard courts, losing 2-6, 4-6 to Putintseva in the first round. Yuan Yue lost five games in a row with a 3-0 lead in the second set, and Putintseva will face Zheng Qinwen in the next round, while Zhang Shuai lost to Rodgers 3-6, 2-6 to end the losing streak, and the current 20-game losing streak in singles on tour is the longest losing streak in WTA history. In addition, Wang Yafan retired before the game, and the signing was replaced by Bai Zhuoxuan.