On the evening of July 6, Beijing time, the third round of the 2024 Wimbledon Tennis Open continued. In a Golden Flower match that attracted the attention of Chinese fans, Wang Xinyu lived up to expectations and defeated British player Dart in three sets, 2-6, 7-5, 6-3, to reach the round of 16 of Wimbledon for the first time, creating a career best Wimbledon.
Wang Xinyu's previous best result at Wimbledon was reaching the second round. At Wimbledon, Wang Xinyu was a sight to behold, beating Tomova 7-6(4), 3-6, 6-0 in the first round, and beating fifth seed Pegula 6-4, 6-7(7)/6-1 in the second round to reach the third round of Wimbledon for the first time in her career.
In this round, he faced British player Dart, who was only ranked 100th in the world, but defeated his compatriot British sister Usain Bolt 2-1 in the second round, which also showed good competitive form. The two sides have previously met once in Melbourne 2022, and Wang Xinyu lost 1-2. This match will not be an easy game for either side when they meet again.
In the first set, when Wang Xinyu fell behind Dart 1-3, 40-40, the game was suspended due to rain, Wang Xinyu still wanted to tear the angle, create an advantage and wait for the opportunity to go to the net, but Dart's defense was good, Wang Xinyu made more mistakes and looked a little tired. After the game resumed, Wang Xinyu's form continued to be sluggish, losing the first set with a score of 2-6. Wang Xinyu scored a total of 5 points in her own service game, and she didn't save one of her service games.
In the second set, Wang Xinyu adjusted her state in time and reversed 7-5 to pull back a set when her opponent took the lead in breaking serve.
In the deciding set, it was even more thrilling, as Dart broke serve again and took a 3-0 lead. But Wang Xinyu was very tenacious, breaking back in the fifth game and chasing the score to 3-3. In the 7th game, Wang Xinyu seized the opportunity to break serve again and took a 5-3 lead. In the 9th game, Dart had to protect the service game, and Wang Xinyu got two match points and successfully cashed in and won 6-3.
Congratulations, Wang Xinyu has been promoted! Wang Xinyu showed too tenacity, playing three sets in three consecutive rounds, showing a strong desire to advance. Wang Xinyu reached the round of 16 of Wimbledon for the first time in her career, and it was also the second week of a Grand Slam after last year's US Open! Earn 240 points and rank 35th instantly.
It was a really tough match, Dart had a lot of home advantage, but it must be admitted that the British girl gave Wang Xinyu a chance to get back into the rhythm of the game when she was leading in the last two sets. However, the key to the final victory is, of course, Xin Yu's super tenacious play.
Next, Wang Xinyu will face the winner between Jabbar and Svitolina. How about getting into the quarterfinals, come on Wang Xinyu!