Original title:The fierce battle of the WTA Broadband and Open Open is in full swing (title introduction)
Wang Xiyu breaks into the top 8 of women’s singles and Zhang Shuai breaks into the top 4 of women’s doubles (theme)
Guangzhou Daily (All Media Reporter Sun Jiahui) Defending champion Wang Xiyu fought hard for 2 hours and 18 minutes to defeat teenager Wei Sijia 2-1 and advance to the top 8 of the women’s singles at the WTA250 Guangzhou International Women’s Tennis Open. On October 23, the Guangzhou International Women’s Tennis Open was held in the second round of the women’s singles competition at the Nansha International Tennis Center. In a “Chinese Derby”, the defending champion Wang Xiyu overcame the difficulty of falling behind 3-5 in the final set. The fourth match point was successfully realized, and Wei Sijia finally reversed 3-6, 6-0 and 7-5, and advanced to the top 8 in a thrilling manner. Next, Wang Xiyu will compete with Bronzetti for a ticket to the semifinals.
The young player Shi Han, who had won the first WTA main draw of his career in the last round, lost to No. 7 seed Bossas Manero 3-6, 4-6, and regrettably stopped in the second round of women’s singles.
In other matches in the second round of women’s singles, Italian player Bronzetti defeated Romanian Christian 7-6 (5), 6-4, and will face Chinese player Wang Xiyu in the next round. Serbian player Danilovic defeated No. 5 seed Parry 6-1, 6-0 and also reached the top 8.
In the women’s doubles quarter-finals, Zhang Shuai/Siniakova easily defeated Fengshuo/Yang Zhaoxuan 6-1, 6-2, taking the lead in advancing to the women’s doubles semi-finals and will compete with Bondar/Zimmerman in the finals seats.
Another Chinese “Golden Flower” Tang Qianhui partnered with British player Appleton to defeat Grubic/Bronzetti 6-4 and successfully advanced to the top 8 of women’s doubles. Today, they will compete with No. 3 seeds Aikli/Ninomiya Makoto for the top four spots.
Today, Zhang Shuai will also play in the second round of women’s singles. Her opponent is American player Pera. This will be the first official match between the two sides in their careers. No. 3 seed Yuan Yue, a famous player from Guangdong, will also appear today. Her opponent is Thai qualifier Sawang Kai. This is also the first time the two sides have met.
