Good news for Chinese tennis! Wang Xinyu upset the world No. 5 2-1, set three records, and won 1.32 million yuan in prize money. In the second round of the 2024 Wimbledon women's singles, Chinese star Wang Xinyu faced the world No. 5 American player Pegula. The two sides fought for three sets. In the end, Wang Xinyu won 2-1 and reached the top 32 of Wimbledon for the first time in her career, setting a new record.
This Wimbledon is Wang Xinyu's 13th Grand Slam tournament in her career. She was eliminated in the first round six times before and made it to the top 32 four times. Her best result was the top 16 at the US Open last year, and she won the women's doubles championship with Hsieh Su-wei at the French Open last year, and successfully unlocked the achievement of reaching the top 64 in all four Grand Slam tournaments. In the first round against Tomova, Wang Xinyu showed a very good state, blasting 6-0 in the final set, and reached the second round of Wimbledon for two consecutive years. In this game, Wang Xinyu faced a strong opponent Pegula. Before the game, Wang Xinyu said that all she could do was to go all out and enjoy the game. It can be seen that Wang Xinyu's mentality is very good, which to a large extent allowed Wang Xinyu to play at her best. In the first set, both sides held serve in the first six games and tied at 3-3. In the seventh game, Pegula suddenly lost her connection and Wang Xinyu seized the opportunity and got three break points. Although Pegula resolved two of them, Wang Xinyu still broke the serve and led 4-3. Since then, Wang Xinyu has maintained her leading advantage and won the first set 6-4.
In the second set, Pegula's condition improved. She won two games in a row by holding serve and breaking serve at the beginning. In the 3rd game, Wang Xinyu recovered in time and broke back. Then she successfully held serve in the 4th game, and the score was tied at 2-2. In the 6th game, Wang Xinyu made a mistake. Pegula seized the opportunity to get 2 break points. Although Wang Xinyu resolved one, Pegula still broke serve and led 4-2. In the 7th game, Wang Xinyu caught up and quickly broke back. Then she successfully held serve in the 8th game, and the score was tied 4-4. In the 11th game, Wang Xinyu broke again and led 6-5. In the 12th game, Wang Xinyu's serve won the game, but unfortunately Wang Xinyu did not seize the opportunity. Pegula broke back and the game entered the tiebreak. Pegula won the set 9-7. In the deciding set, Wang Xinyu was not affected by the previous set. Instead, she went all out, breaking and holding serve, winning five games in a row and taking the lead. The match lost suspense. In the end, Wang Xinyu won another set 6-1, and won the game unexpectedly with a total score of 2-1.
With this victory, Wang Xinyu directly created three records. The first one is that this is the first time that Wang Xinyu has entered the top 32 of Wimbledon in her career. The second one is that this is the first time that Wang Xinyu has defeated a player ranked in the top 10 in the world. The third one is that this is the first time that Wang Xinyu has defeated a player ranked in the top 5 in the world. In addition, Wang Xinyu also received 130 points, which is one step closer to her personal highest ranking. She also received a bonus of 143,000 pounds, which is approximately equal to 1.32 million yuan.
