The Chinese Legion US Open is off to a good start! The 30-year-old Jinhua entered the second round of 5 Grand Slams in a row, and her opponent retired and cried

In the first round of the US Open women's singles that ended in the early morning of August 27, Beijing time, the 30-year-old Chinese star Wang Yafan received the retirement gift of Sakkari, the No. 9 seed of the tournament, after winning the first set 6-2, and entered the second round of the US Open women's singles for two consecutive years, making a good start for the Chinese army. Wang Yafan also became the first player to advance to the second round of this US Open.

Previously, Wang Yafan and Sakkari had played 3 times, with 1 win and 2 losses. In this fourth encounter, Wang Yafan played very actively. In the first set, Wang Yafan entered the state quickly, and completed the break as soon as he came up to take a 2-0 lead. In the 5th game, Wang Yafan broke successfully again and extended the advantage to 4-1. In the 8th game, Wang Yafan won the set on her own serve, although she was once 0-40 behind, she scored 5 points in a row to successfully reverse, and after completing the hold, she won the first set with a score of 6-2.

After the loss in the first set, Sakkari announced his retirement due to injury, and the Greece star even left the court crying. Sakkari also became the first top 10 player to exit the US Open.

After receiving the retirement ceremony in an upset, Wang Yafan has passed the first round of five consecutive Grand Slams since her comeback last year, and she has also become the first person in the Chinese Army to advance. With this victory, Wang Yafan will receive 70 points and $140,000 in prize money, and will move up two places to No. 78 in the world rankings. In the next round, Wang Yafan will face the winner between Wang Xiyu and France Parry.