One of the major events of the clay season takes place in Rome. In the second round of men's singles, Chinese teenager Shang Juncheng finally lost two sets in a row after winning one set first, and was swept away 0-6 in the deciding set! Nadal, the 10-time champion, also lost his former dominance, suffering a rout on clay, losing two sets in a row, 1-6, 3-6, to seventh seed Hurkacz. In women's singles, it has come to the third round of competition, with Zheng Qinwen, the first sister of China's golden flower, reversing Noskova 2-1 and facing former world No. 1 Naomi Osaka in the next round.
Born in 2005, the young player Shang Juncheng is the hope of the future of Chinese men's tennis, this season's Australian Open, Shang Juncheng entered the top 32 for the first time, creating the best in the history of individual Grand Slams, in addition to the Masters, Shang Juncheng also ushered in breakthroughs one after another, and was once considered one of the most potential new stars by ATP officials. In this Rome Masters, Shang Juncheng started from the qualifying round, but in the final round of the qualifying round, Shang Juncheng lost! Fortunately, due to the withdrawal of the seeded players, Shang Juncheng was awarded a place in the main draw and also enjoyed a first-round bye. In the second round, facing the local wild card player Napolitano, Shang Juncheng failed to continue his good luck, although he took the lead in winning the first set through a tie-break, but then lost two sets in a row and was reversed, the second set was 1-6, and the deciding set was swept 0-6! After the game, Shang Juncheng apologized to the fans for his attitude towards the game! Shang Juncheng in the last two games did not fully invest, and he should indeed reflect on it.
In the second round of men's singles, the 10-time champion Nadal was defeated out, facing the world's top ten Hurkacz in the year, the aging veteran Nadal was indeed uncompetitive, and was swept 1-6, 3-6, ending the last game in this event, which also cast a shadow on Nadal's French Open prospects. But that doesn't mean I can't compete in the most important event of my life. Since his comeback, Nadal has reached the second round of the ATP 500 in Barcelona at this season's clay tournament, won three matches in Madrid, ATP1000 to reach the round of 16 and reached the second round ATP1000 of the Rome Masters at this tournament.
In the women's singles field, Zheng Qinwen, the world's No. 7 Chinese Jinhua sister, broke into the round of 16, and in the third round of the game, Zheng Qinwen staged a reversal, adjusting his state after losing a set 3-6, 6-1 and 6-2 in two sets, and reversed Noskova, the No. 29 seed, 2-1, and broke into the round of 16 of the WTA1000 Rome station for two consecutive years. Last season, Zheng Qinwen finally reached the quarterfinals in Rome, losing to Kudermetova in the quarterfinals. This season, it is worth looking forward to whether Zheng Qinwen can once again refresh the best record in the history of the Chinese women's tennis in this clay event! In the next round, Zheng Qinwen's opponent is Japan's former world No. 1 Naomi Osaka, although he is at a disadvantage in terms of combat record, but Zheng Qinwen is currently at the peak of his career, and Naomi Osaka has long passed his prime, and Zheng Qinwen has a great hope of winning.