You Xiaodi, who has been in a slump so far this season, finally found his form in Wuning. In the duel with Russia's Ibu, You Xiaodi spent 91 minutes and swept his opponent in straight sets to reach the semifinals for the first time in the season.
Wuning W50 Women's Singles 1/4 finals started a battle, with Chinese Jinhua You Xiaodi facing Russian teenager Ibrahimova. You Xiaodi is currently ranked 224 in the world, with a previous high of 166, and has participated in Grand Slam qualifiers many times, but has failed to break through to the main draw. At this season's Australian Open, she reached the first round of qualifying. In the previous 2 weeks of Shenzhen W50, her best result was only in the 2nd round. The highest-level singles title she has won so far in her career has been Jinan W60. The opponent is also in average form this season, having previously reached the quarterfinals of the Makon W50, and not long ago in Shenzhen, she stopped in the first round for 2 consecutive weeks.
In the first set, You Xiaodi entered the state quickly, and broke the lead 2-0 in the opening game. After being broken in the third game, she quickly broke back with four straight points in the fourth game to win the first set 6-1. In the second set, You Xiaodi's state was unabated, and he broke serve in consecutive games in the 3rd, 5th and 7th games, and finally won another set 6-2, swept the opponent 2-0, and advanced to the semifinals. In the next round, she will challenge her former sister Wang Qiang.
The match took 91 minutes, You Xiaodi had 2 aces, a first-serve scoring rate of 71%, and 6 of the 8 break points. With this victory, she collected 20 points and immediately ranked 220th. Considering that she finished 234th at Wimbledon last year, she can secure a place in Wimbledon qualifying as long as she maintains her current ranking without the pressure of retaining points.