Our reporter Ma Yiou

　　On September 3, local time in New York, the 2022 US Open continued to launch the third round of competition. Except for Zhang Shuai, Chinese players Yuan Yue and Zheng Qinwen failed to go further.

However, they have achieved a new breakthrough in their careers during this trip to the US Open, and also demonstrated the future hope of the Chinese Women's Open.

　　Yuan Yue's opponent in the third round was No. 8 seed Pegula, and the match was arranged at the famous Arthur Ashe Stadium.

In the first set, Yuan Yue was led 2-1 by Pegula for five consecutive games and handed over the first set 2-6.

This is also the first set Yuan Yue has lost since this US Open qualifying match.

Yuan Yue's performance in the second set was remarkable. After the game entered the tiebreaker, it was very thrilling. Yuan Yue first took a 4-1 lead and was overtaken by his opponent to make it 2-5. After resolving a match point, they won the second set 8-6.

Yuan Yue, who has done her best, faced her opponents with significantly stronger strength and experience in the final set, and handed over the game 0-6.

　　When Yuan Yue replayed the game after the game, she mentioned the fast pace of her opponent many times. She admitted that it was difficult for her to keep up with her opponent's speed, so the game was very difficult.

This is where she will improve in the future.

In fact, this game is the first time Yuan Yue has faced a top 10 player in the world. Before that, she even had few opportunities to participate in high-level tournaments on the tour.

This kind of opportunity to compete with strong players at close range is what she has achieved step by step, and what she has gained is also different from participating in ITF events in the past.

　　In addition to experience, Yuan Yue gained confidence.

For example, at the US Open, she won the tiebreaker with all her opponents.

This proves to a certain extent that Yuan Yue can still manage the high-risk and high-reward style of play in the most psychologically challenging tiebreaker.

　　In contrast, Zheng Qinwen's loss to German player Niemeyer in two sets is even more pity.

Although the two have won one match each other before, Niemeyer's victory came from an ITF event in 2020, and Zheng Qinwen's victory was won on the tour at the beginning of this year.

Zheng Qinwen's current world ranking of 39th is also much higher than his opponent at 108th.

　　But it should be pointed out that Niemeyer can reach the quarter-finals at Wimbledon this year, which shows that he has a certain temperament for the competition.

Niemeyer's style of play is distinctive.

Zheng Qinwen, who has just started his career, has to adapt to various types of opponents for a longer period of time, and stably output his abilities in various situations.

In any case, Zheng Qinwen's achievements in the US Open have been very successful.

For the first time this year, he has reached at least the second round of the four major championships, which is enough to compete with many tennis legends.

　　Yuan Yue, Zheng Qinwen and Wang Xiyu, who played the day before, all stopped in the top 32. There are indeed regrets, but the breakthrough they have achieved together is even more gratifying.

Including Wang Xinyu, whose results were not particularly ideal this year, has made obvious progress this year.

These young people are all in the list of athletes preparing for the Paris Olympics announced by the Chinese Tennis Association in July, and they still have a lot of room for improvement.

This time the US Open may be a new opportunity for the new generation of Chinese women's tennis players to rise and mature in an all-round way.

　　Chinese men's tennis player Wu Yibing is the biggest highlight of this year's US Open Chinese players. After winning three consecutive wins in the qualifying round and entering the main match, he pierced the window paper of the first round of the main match of the 7th Grand Slam main match of Chinese mainland men's players. .

In the second round, he advanced after five sets against Bogers, proving that his breakthrough was not accidental. Chinese men's players already have the strength to be based on the tour.

Although he lost to world No. 1 Medvedev in the third round of the US Open, he has already reached the top 32 and gained a lot from his trip to the US Open. At the same time, he also injected confidence and motivation into the Chinese Men's Open.