On April 25, Beijing time, the first round of the women's singles of the 2024 WTA Madrid station was over! China's Jinhua had a total record of 2 wins and 4 losses, with only Wang Xiyu and Wang Xinyu winning and advancing, and Yuan Yue, Zhu Lin, Bai Zhuoxuan and Zhang Shuai all stopped in the first round. Among them, Zhang Shuai lost to Rodgers and suffered 20 consecutive defeats across the season!
Yesterday's battle report:
1. Chinese Jinhua 1-4, Wang Xinyu let one chase two reversals to advance!
Wang Xinyu saved 10 match points to win the reversal under the premise of falling behind 5-7, 2-5! This match is also her clay debut this season! In the second round, Wang Xinyu will face the No. 21 seed Garcia!
Zhu Lin lost 4-6, 3-6 to wildcard player Kasintseva and missed her first win on clay this season! Zhang Shuai lost 0-2 to Rodgers, suffering 20 consecutive defeats across the season, and still failed to get out of the haze of losing. Yuan Yue lost 2-6, 4-6 to Putintseva and missed out on the second round of the Chinese derby with Zheng Qinwen. Bai Zhuoxuan, who advanced to the main match with a lucky loser, lost 0-2 to Dolehide and missed the promotion!
2. A number of famous players are out in the first round! Naomi Osaka will be promoted to Samsonova!
Former world No. 2 Badosa, former Australian Open champion Wozniacki, former US Open champion Raducanu and Anisimova all lost in the first round! Naomi Osaka defeated Minern 6-4, 6-1 to usher in her first clay win of the season! In the second round, she will face No. 15 seed Samsonova!
Today's Highlights Schedule:
No earlier than 01:00 tomorrow, Wang Xiyu vs Swiatek
Wang Xiyu is ranked No. 52 in the world with a season record of 12-9 and 1-0 on clay (beating Bogdan in the first round)!Swiatek is ranked No. 1 in the world with a season record of 26-4 and 2-1 on clay. Last week's Stuttgart stop in the semi-finals (lost to Swiatek)! This is the first time Wang Xiyu has challenged Swiatek in his career!
Expected at 20:00, Gauff vs Ruth
Gauff is ranked No. 3 in the world with a season record of 19-6 and 1-1 on clay, and reached the quarterfinals in Stuttgart last week. Ruth, ranked 47th in the world, has a season record of 10-12 and 3-3 on clay, and reached the last eight in Rouen. This is also the first time that Gauff and Ruth have met for the first time in their careers!
17:00, Vekic vs Sakkari
Vekic is ranked 38th in the world and has a 10-8 season record and 1 win on clay, after beating Sigmund in the first round to advance. Sakkari is ranked No. 6 in the world and has a season record of 15-7 and 3-1 on clay. The two have played each other 9 times, with Sakkari winning 3-6 last season in Linz and Vekic winning in Berlin!