Data map: Wang Xiyu.
Photo by China News Agency reporter Zhang Chang
Chinanews.com, February 22. According to WTA official news, the Chinese women's tennis team, which is fighting overseas, has had mixed feelings in the past 24 hours.
Wang Xiyu won consecutive women's singles and doubles in the first round of WTA250 Merida station, while Zheng Qinwen withdrew from WTA1000 Dubai station due to physical reasons.
In the first round of the WTA250 Merida station that ended on the 21st, Beijing time, Wang Xiyu fought hard for 3 hours and 22 minutes. In the final set, he broke his opponent's serve twice to win the game and saved two match points. In the end, he won 7:5, 4:6, 7 : With a score of 6(1), he defeated the American player Risk for the first time in his career, and also won the first victory of the new season.
Then she partnered with Chinese player Zhu Lin in the first round of women's doubles on the 22nd Beijing time, defeating top seeds Barnett/Nichols 6:1, 4:6 and 10:6, and advanced to the quarterfinals.
In the other two games, Chinese player Wang Xinyu reversed qualifier Avaniexiang 1:6, 6:2, and 6:3 to advance to the second round and will face No. 7 seed Cociareto.
Women's doubles No. 4 seeds Han Xinyun/Malozava lost to McNally/Parry 4:6, 6:3 and 5:10 and were eliminated in the first round.
In another match, in the second round of WTA1000 Dubai women's singles, Chinese player Zheng Qinwen withdrew due to abdominal pain. His opponent Samsonova won without a fight and advanced to the top 16.
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