At 33, winning his first hard-court title, both pairs of female players served up the trophies, a Russian rising star lifts the cup, and four advance on the opening day of the US Open?

In just three minutes daily, get all the tennis news worldwide. Hello tennis fans, today is Sunday, August 24, 2025. Welcome to the midday news report brought to you by "Tennis Home."

Early this morning Beijing time, the ATP250 Winston-Salem tournament wrapped up excitingly. In the men's singles final, 33-year-old Hungarian star Fucsovics defeated Dutch third seed Van de Zandschulp 6-3, 7-6(3) to claim his first hard-court title and the third ATP singles title of his career. Meanwhile, Van de Zandschulp reached his third tour final but fell short each time, ending up as runner-up three times in a row.

WTA250 Cleveland: In the singles final, Romanian star Costică delivered an outstanding performance, defeating local player Ann Li 6-2, 6-4. Starting from the qualifiers, she won seven consecutive matches without dropping a set to claim her first tour title in over four years. This marks her third career title and the first WTA hard-court trophy she has lifted in 17 years.

Doubles final: The second seeds, Chinese cross-strait duo Jiang Xinyu and Zhan Haoqing, were defeated by top seeds Danilina and Krunić 7-6(3), 6-4, narrowly missing out on the championship.

WTA500 Monterrey: In the earlier doubles final, third seeds, the China-Russia pair Guo Hanyu and Panova, struggled and were swept 6-2, 6-0 by the fourth seeds, the newly formed duo Buksha and Melichar, missing out on the title.

In the singles final, third seed and Russian rising star Schneider battled compatriot second seed Aleksandrova in a three-set match, eventually winning 6-3, 4-6, 6-4 to secure her second WTA500 singles title.

Tonight Beijing time, the 2025 US Open singles first round matches will commence. This year, China has 8 players in the singles main draw: 6 women and 2 men. According to the latest draw, the Chinese players face a mix of tough and less challenging opponents. Tough rivals include Bencic for Zhang Shuai, Navarro for Wang Yafan, Samsonova for Yuan Yue, Ostapenko for Wang Xiyu, and Potapova for Zhu Lin — all difficult matchups. In contrast, the men’s first-round opponents for Bu Yunchaokete and Shang Juncheng are relatively unknown, seemingly giving them a better chance to advance.

On the first day of matches, four Chinese players will compete. Starting from 2:30 AM tomorrow, Wang Xiyu, Wang Yafan, Zhu Lin, and Zhang Shuai will take the court one after another against their respective opponents. It is said that no match in a Grand Slam is easy, and victories come from hard work. Wishing all the Chinese female players a strong start!

Finally, let’s have a guess and recognition. The picture below shows a player during a match. Without any hints, can you identify who she is?

In the last guessing game, some fans gave the correct answer. Yes, the person in the picture is the Italian player Berrettini.

(Source: Tennis Home Author: The Independent)