China News Service, Beijing, March 18 (Reporter Xing Rui) On the 18th, Beijing time, the WTA (Women's International Tennis Association) updated the world rankings.
"China Golden Flower" Yuan Yue's ranking rose 12 places to 37th in the world.
In the quarter-finals of the WTA1000 Indian Wells that ended last week, Yuan Yue lost to the No. 3 seed Gauff 4:6, 3:6 and missed the semi-finals.
Although he lost the game, 25-year-old Yuan Yue still created his best result in the WTA1000 event, and at the same time, his personal world ranking reached a new high.
Image source: Screenshot of WTA website
Starting from the Indian Wells match, Yuan Yue's tennis career is reaching new heights.
"No matter what stage you are at, it is more important to keep a normal mind." When talking about the future, Yuan Yue did not have too many rhetoric.
Having experienced setbacks, she has long understood that ups and downs are the normal state of life.
Yuan Yue started playing tennis at the age of 10 and only became a professional player in 2017. Whether it is the attention in the early stage or the results in the early professional arena, she lags behind many "golden flowers" of the same age.
Yuan Yue once said bluntly that he has never been the most outstanding player among his peers. "It wasn't then, and it's not now."
It was not until 2022, when Yuan Yue, who was not optimistic, entered the US Open main draw through the qualifying rounds and entered the top 32 of a Grand Slam for the first time that this smiling Yangzhou girl began to attract the attention of fans.
Image source: WTA International Women’s Tennis Association official Weibo
However, this good state did not last long.
After experiencing a "round trip" at the Australian Open in 2023, Yuan Yue will continue to compete in low-level ITF events.
Coupled with a knee injury, she once again fell into a trough.
On his birthday last year, Yuan Yue was reversed by Bandel in the first round of Ningbo Station.
She cried and said: "Please remember me as I am now, and wait until one day to see how I overcome difficulties step by step, and then fight back."
The mediocre performance corresponds to the lack of favor from sponsors, and this problem has always troubled Yuan Yue.
During the 2022 US Open, Yuan Yue stepped onto the court wearing the jersey presented by Wang Qiang.
Last year at Wimbledon, she asked for help on social media because she lacked suitable lawn shoes.
In January this year, Yuan Yue, who has been a professional player for 7 years, received his first sponsorship in his life.
Yuan Yue also lamented: "Finally I don't have to envy others."
From the outside, Yuan Yue's hard work along the way is really distressing, but she said that compared with some foreign players who can't even pay for their travel expenses, she is already very lucky.
Image source: Yuan Yue’s personal social media
With an optimistic and positive attitude, Yuan Yue, who went through ups and downs in the second half of last year, gradually regained a familiar state and recently ushered in an explosion.
At the just-concluded Austin Tennis Open, she went all the way and defeated another "Chinese Golden Flower" Wang Xiyu in the final, winning her first career WTA Tour championship.
Immediately following the Indian Wells station, Yuan Yue defeated the No. 8 seed Zheng Qinwen, winning his first career victory over a Top 10 player.
In the third and fourth rounds, she defeated Dolehead and Kasatkina respectively, and entered the quarterfinals with nine consecutive victories.
"It turns out that those setbacks will really make me a stronger person. It turns out that I am really braver than I thought." Yuan Yue's social media has this sentence.
In the future, Yuan Yue may face greater challenges, but while maintaining a normal mind, she already understands, "Everyone has their own way to go. You can go slowly, and what is supposed to come will come." (End)