On June 16, Beijing time, the 2024 WTA 500 Berlin event continued to compete in the qualifying rounds. China's Golden Flower Wang Xinyu will hit the decisive round, and China's first sister Zheng Qinwen will meet Naomi Osaka again in the first round.
As the first 500-level grass court match of the new season, the WTA 500 Berlin station naturally attracted the top players in women's tennis. Sadly, however, world No.1 Swiatek has decided to withdraw from next week's Berlin event. "I am physically and mentally exhausted after nine weeks of intense competition, and unfortunately I need to withdraw from the Berlin tournament in order to rest and recover," she said in a statement. Swiatek won 19 straight victories on clay, winning the Madrid, Roma and French Opens, as well as winning three consecutive titles at Roland Garros. As things stand, her next stop will be Wimbledon, which kicks off on July 1, after Swiatek reached the quarterfinals last year.
However, despite the withdrawal of the top seed, Berlin still has a strong line-up this year, with the other nine world top 10 players all on the list. Gauff, Sabalenka, Rybakina and Pegula are seeded in the top four. China's first sister Zheng Qinwen, as the No. 6 seed in the tournament, directly entered the main event. Former world No. 1 Naomi Osaka and Kerber also received wild cards in the main event.
According to the draw, there will be a number of key battles in the first round. I don't know whether it is to sigh fate or real luck, Zheng Qinwen # Zheng Qinwen encountered Naomi Osaka who participated in the wild card in the first round. It was also the second time the pair met since this year's Rome 1000, when Zheng won 6-2, 6-4. Whether Zheng Qinwen will win consecutive victories or Naomi Osaka will pull back a city in this matchup, let's wait and see.
In addition, in the first round of the tournament, the No. 7 seed Sakkari suffered his own bitter opponent veteran Azarenka, and the two sides lost 0-3. Former world No. 1 Kerber will face Noskova for the first time. The other top eight seeds all face qualifiers in the first round.
In addition to China's first sister Zheng Qinwen, Jinhua Wang Xinyu also signed up for this event, but she had to start from the first round of the qualifying round. As the No. 4 seed in the qualifying round, Wang Xinyu defeated local player Gus who was ranked more than 500 in the first round 6-1, 6-3. Harvest 13 points and 5739 euros.
Today, Wang Xinyu will attack the decisive round against Belarus's Sasnovich, ranked 98th in the world. It is worth mentioning that Sasnovic can be described as Wang Xinyu's bitter master, the two sides have played three times in their careers, and Wang Xinyu lost 0-2. In the last meeting at the 2022 French Open, Wang Xinyu lost to her opponent 4-6, 1-6. I hope that if we encounter again, Wang Xinyu can achieve revenge and successfully advance. The game time is 18:15 tonight.