Last night and this morning, the 5th match day of Wimbledon 2024, was another day of stop-and-go. The weather in London, just like the performance of the Chinese players - it was rainy, and the fans' hope that Zhu Lin could "take revenge" for Zheng Qinwen was ultimately just wishful thinking, and in the face of Sun Lulu, the "strongest qualifying player" in this tournament, Zhu Lin tried her best, but she still lost 6-7.
Who is the strongest "Chinese Light"?
Suddenly, Sun Lulu, the "first sister of New Zealand" whose mother is from Nanchang, has become the "light of Chinese" in the eyes of many people. When it comes to Chinese ancestry, the more famous one is the British girl Raducanu! As a wild card, she defeated ninth seed Sakkari 6-2, 6-3 to reach the last 16 of Wimbledon for the first time in three years. It was also her second TOP10 win of the season, and the recovery momentum is obvious.
Coincidentally, in the 1/8 finals, Raducanu will compete with Sun Lulu for a ticket to the top 8, which is also the first time in the history of a Grand Slam that there are two Chinese players in the derby. Sure enough, the Wimbledon Organizing Committee understands screenwriting, and the women's singles 3/4 area is "Chinatown", which is a pity for Zheng Qinwen and Zhu Lin.
With No. 2 seed Gauff defeating homegrown qualifier Qatar 6-4, 6-0, he reached the last 16 of Wimbledon for the first time in three years. Sun Lulu became the only surviving qualifier in the draw and became the biggest dark horse of this tournament.
Wang Xinyu hit the first Wimbledon round of 16
Of course, to put it bluntly, the so-called "light of Chinese descent is just someone else's liveliness", and the "Chinese Legion" is on the singles track, and we also have the "lone seedling" Wang Xinyu.
At 18:00 this evening, Wang Damei, the "last hope of the village", will be put on the battlefield, and her opponent is Dart, the British girl who defeated Bai Zhuoxuan in the first round.
In the 2022 WTA 250 Melbourne decider, Dart came back from a set down to win 1-6, 7-6(5), 6-4. After 2 years, Wang Xinyu is afraid that he will not easily hand over the victory, not to mention, we just kicked the world No. 5 Pegula out of the game in the last round. If he can continue the performance of using his brain in that game, Wang Xinyu will have no problem breaking through the TOP30 this year.
Pre-match odds: 1.44-2.75 bullish!
Zheng Qinwen returns to Palermo to defend his title and redeem himself?
Today's break news must be for Zheng Qinwen, although he is out of the first round, he is still a legend of Zheng Qinwen everywhere in Wimbledon.
The official website of the WTA 250 in Palermo today posted a picture with the caption: A special player is about to arrive! Look at this picture, don't be too obvious, it's Zheng Qinwen! Last year, Zheng Qinwen teamed up with Fisette to win her first career tour title here. This time to return to defend the title, the organizing committee should have made a bloody invitation, and "Taomi" should be regarded as a warm-up for the Olympic Games on clay!
Of course, it can also be understood that this is Zheng Qinwen's self-redemption! If he can successfully defend his title, Zheng Qinwen will retain 250 championship points, which is definitely a huge score for Zheng Qinwen, who is in danger of a position in the top 10. The score will start the week of July 15th.
In yesterday's Wimbledon match, there were also two matches directly related to Zheng Qinwen!
- [9] Sakkari 2-6, 3-6 Raducanu
- [14] Kasatkina 6(6)-7, 6-4, 4-6 Badosa
In women's singles, Sakkari and Kasatkina, who were ranked 8th and 10th in the women's singles, were both out, which also temporarily buffered the pressure on Zheng Qinwen's TOP10. However, judging from the current point difference, there are still as many as 5 or so players who have the possibility of surpassing "Taomi".
Women's Singles Live Rankings:
- Swiatek
- Gauff
- Sabalenka
- Rybakina
- Pegula | 4665 points (out)
- Paulini | 4458 points
- Zheng Qinwen | 4055 points (out)
- Sakkari| 3925 points
- Collins | 3592 points
- Kasatkina | 3283 points
- Ostapenko | 3118 points
- Samsonova | 2950 points
- Case | 2878 points
- Abdul-Jabbar | 2631 points
Sinner + Alcaraz The "whirlwind of youth" continues to blow
In the men's singles, Sinner defeated Kecmanovic in straight games 6-1, 6-4, 6-2 to win his 41st game of the season and surpass Ruud to lead the season win list.
Defending champion Alcaraz defeated grass court ace Tiafoe 5-7, 6-2, 4-6, 7-6(2), 6-2 in five sets to advance to the last 16 of the men's singles with 10 consecutive Grand Slam wins.
At the same time, Arca has also improved his five-set record to a staggering 12-1 and has won nine in a row. The only five-set loss so far was against Berrettini in the third round of the 2022 Australian Open. At that time, he lost in the tie-break after a 6-6 tie in the deciding set.
In addition, [10] Dimitrov and [12] Paul successfully advanced to the round of 16; Vekic defeated No.28 seed Yastremska 7-6(4), 6-7(3), 6-1 to reach the last 16 of Wimbledon for the first time in six years.
Due to rain, the following matches have been postponed to today:
[5] Medvedev 6-1, 6-3, 4-6, 1-1 Struv
[16] Ember 7-6(9), 6-3, 6-7(5), 6-6 Brandon Nakashima
Fognini 6-7(6), 6-3, 7-5, 4-5 Bautista Agut
Shapovalov 2-3 Shelton [14]
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