Three minutes a day to know about tennis in the world. Hello fans and friends, today is Wednesday, June 16, 2021, welcome to listen to the news noon report provided by Tennis House.
Beijing time last night, the ATP500 Harley Grass Race continued to compete in the first round. In a focus battle, the top seed, russian Medvedev, was in a slump, losing 6-7 (6)/3-6 to German toughster Struf, suffering a round of travel.
Canadian rising star Ariasim, who failed to win his career title for the eighth time in Stuttgart last week, defeated Polish rising star Hulkach 6-3, 7-5 to advance to the second round and challenge Swiss king Federer. Aliassim's idol is Fei Tianwang, and both have birthdays on August 8, a full 19-year-old difference. This first showdown between the giants and the rising stars is quite interesting, and fans should not miss it.
The defeated Hulkach, since the ATP 1000 Miami Masters reached the top, the competitive state has taken a sharp turn, winning only one of the seven games and making five consecutive races and one round of the tournament. I can't imagine that this Polish rising star will have sequelae after taking a Masters championship!
The No. 3 seed, German Zverev Jr., played steadily, defeating compatriot Kopfer 6-4, 3-6, 6-3 to win the first victory on the grass. In the second round, he will face French rising star Amber, who double-snatched seven to reverse the American cannon Queraille with a 4-6 first set.
In a Russian derby, Rublev dropped Kachanov in two sets and successfully advanced to the second round. Japan's Kei Nishikori also won the opening goal with a 2-1 victory over Lithuanian Birankis. France's cool hemmenfils continued to slump, losing 0-2 to South African rising star Harris and exiting the first round again. Others who advanced were Slovakiar Lacco, German veteran Korszreber, Georgian Bashirashvili and Frenchman Lindknec.
Let's look at the Queen's Cup. Beijing time last night, the ATP500 Queen's Cup grass competition continued to compete in the first round. In a match that focused on fans, Murray, who returned from injury, played well in his debut, and in just 65 minutes, he defeated French celebrity Parret 6-3, 6-2 to advance to the second round.
For this hard-won victory, Murray felt so much that he once shed tears in a post-match interview. In the second round, Murray will face a strong opponent, he is the number one seed of the tournament and Italian rising star Berrettini. The latter unexpectedly suffered a bitter battle in another matchup, and finally defeated his compatriot Travaglia in a double-seven and struggled to advance to the second round.
The No. 2 seed, Canadian rising star Shapovalov, also suffered a bitter battle, and finally defeated qualifying player Vukic 7-6 (6)/7-6 (6) to advance to a thrilling promotion. No. 4 seed, Australian Hare De Minar, reversed Serbian Jerry 2-1. Also promoted were Kazakh Bublik, Briton Evans, American Tijav, Italian handsome Fognini and Croatian Cilic.
Let's look at the women's arena. Beijing time last night, WTA250 Birmingham station continued to compete for the first round. The two Chinese players who played that day won one and lost one. No. 6 seed Zhang Shuai played well, beating Russian qualifier Diachenko 6-2, 7-5 to advance to the final. In the next round, her opponent is the Englishman Watson.
Wang Yafan, who broke through from the qualifiers, lost 5-7, 3-6 to Canadian rising star Fernandez and missed the second round. The top seed, Belgian famous Mertens was stubbornly blocked by Australian Tom Janovic, the two fought three to grab seven, and finally Mertens lost 4-7 in the decider seven, and the debut was cold.
At WTA500 Berlin, No. 7 seed and Belarusian Azarenka beat German Petkovic 6-4, 7-6 (2) in his debut to advance to the second round against homegrown Kerber, who won 2-0 against Japan qualifier Mika Doi.
Russian rising star Kudmetova played three sets with Czech star Mukhova to win 2-1 to advance. In the second round, she will face compatriot Samsonova, who dropped in two straight sets on another Czech, Vándrosova. Other winners were Croatian Martic, American Pegula, Kazakh Lebakina and Spain's Muguruzza.
Finally, let's guess and recognize. The picture below shows a player frustrated after losing at the US Open, when his opponent was Djokovic. Can you recognize who he is?
Guess in the last issue, the vast majority of golfers gave the correct answer. Yes, the back of the picture is henman, a British gentleman who has been retired for many years. (Source: House of Tennis Author: Maverick)