2024 French Open: Chinese players Zhang Zhizhen, Wang Yafan and Wang Xiyu advance
May 27, 2024 07:44 Source: China News Big font small font
China News Agency Paris, May 26 (Reporter Li Yang) On May 26, the first day of the 2024 French Open tennis tournament, a number of Chinese players appeared. Zhang Zhizhen, Wang Yafan and Wang Xiyu defeated their respective opponents and advanced to the next round.
Chinese men's singles player Zhang Zhizhen, who reached the third round of the 2023 French Open, is in good form and reached the last eight at the recent Rome Masters. Zhang Zhizhen is currently ranked 42nd in the world, and the opponent on the day is Vukizi from Australia, ranked 89th in the world, and the two have not played before.
In the match between Zhang Zhizhen and Wukiqi, Wukiqi once maintained the lead in the score, and then the two scores rose alternately. Zhang Zhizhen broke at the crucial moment to win the first set 6:4. In the second set, Vukizi first achieved a break, and then saved, and recovered a set with a score of 6:4.
Zhang broke in both the third and fourth sets, winning 6:3 and 7:5, respectively, and winning the match by an aggregate score of 3:1. Zhang will next face Italy's Sonego.
Chinese women's singles player Wang Yafan's opponent on the same day is Russian player Dimovyeva. The two had no previous experience. Wang took an early lead in the match of the day, leading 3-1 at one point, and maintained the lead until the end of the set, winning the first set by breaking serve 6:3. In the second set, Wang Yafan won 6 games in a row and won another set at 6:3 to advance smoothly. This is Wang Yafan in the French Open women's singles first victory.
Two Chinese women's singles players Wang Xiyu and Bai Zhuoxuan competed on the same day. Wang Xiyu won six games in a row from 1:5 down to win the first set 7:5. In the second set, Wang Xiyu dragged her opponent into a tiebreak while trailing 3:5, but failed to win the tiebreak and lost 6:7 (4). In the third set, Wang Xiyu took a 5-1 lead. Although Bai Zhuoxuan tried to catch up with the score, Wang Xiyu still won 6:3 and advanced with an aggregate score of 2:1.
The final event of the day at the French Open was a clash between two veteran players, Andy Murray and Stan Wawrinka. The two have played each other many times, and Murray has the edge. As of press time, Wawrinka temporarily lead. The match is expected to last late into the night. (over)
