On October 11, the 1/4 finals of the WTA1000 Wuhan Tennis Open were held. China's Golden Flower Wang Xinyu competed against Russia's Alexandrova. In this match, the two sides fought in three sets, and Wang Xinyu defeated her opponent 4-6/7-5/7-6(6) to enter the semifinals of the WTA1000 tournament for the first time in her career. In the next semi-final match, Wang Xinyu is expected to stage a Golden Flower derby with Zheng Qinwen.
World Ranking:
Wang Xinyu is ranked 51st in the world and Alexandrova is ranked 33rd in the world.
Engagement Log:
The pair have faced each other twice in Indian Wells and Cleveland in the 2023 season, winning one game each.
Contest Recap:
In the first set, the two sides launched a break battle, the first seven games failed to hold any of the serves, and in the eighth game, Wang Xinyu missed three break point opportunities and fell behind her opponent 3-5. In the 10th game, Alexandrova held serve to win the set, and Wang Xinyu lost the first set 4-6.
In the second set, Wang Xinyu seized the opportunity in the 12th game of the end of the set, completed a key break in the opponent's service game, and dragged the game into the deciding set 7-5.
In the deciding set, Wang Xinyu was broken in the third game and fell behind 1-2. In the 10th game, Wang Xinyu broke the opponent's serve to win the game and chased the game to a 5-5 draw. After that, both sides guaranteed one game each, and the deciding set went into a tie-break. In the tie-break game, Wang Xinyu scored 5 points in a row and once led 5-0, but then she lost 6 points in a row to send the match point, and at the critical moment, Wang Xinyu resolved the match point and scored 3 points in a row, winning the tie-break 8-6.
Next round opponents:
Wang Xinyu, who made it to the semi-finals, will face the winner between No. 3 seed Paulini and No. 5 seed Zheng Qinwen in the semi-finals.