Xiaoziwe loses again to the French player; Coach Mei, though exhausted, still praises Shanghai; Zhang Shuai exits while Jiang advances.

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Yesterday afternoon and evening Beijing time, the ATP1000 Shanghai Masters carried on with the singles third round. Chinese young player Shang Juncheng battled in three sets against Portugal’s Borges but ultimately lost 6-7(5), 6-4, 3-6, missing out on the round of 16. After the match, Shang expressed satisfaction with his performance despite the outcome not being what everyone hoped for.

The winner Borges will face the 7th seed, Australian rising star Deminal, who defeated Poland’s Majchrzak 6-1, 7-5. Meanwhile, 3rd seed German Zverev took the first set 6-4 but then dropped the next two 3-6, 2-6, being upset by Frenchman Lindeknech and missing the last 16. Lindeknech will next play 15th seed Czech Lehecka.

8th seed Italian star Musetti narrowly defeated fellow countryman Darderi 7-5, 7-6(1) to reach the fourth round, where he will meet 12th seed Canadian Auger-Aliassime. American young talent Lenny Chan, runner-up at the Beijing China Open, beat British veteran Norrie 7-6(4), 6-3 to reach the tournament’s last 16 for the first time.

In the fourth round, little Chan will face Russian Medvedev, who eliminated Spain’s Fucsovics 6-3, 7-6(5), extending their head-to-head to 6-1. This marks Medvedev’s third time reaching the last 16 in Shanghai. After the match, drenched and exhausted, Medvedev sat down looking utterly drained, yet he still passionately declared that Shanghai is the best city in the world.

In doubles: In a second-round match, wildcard Chinese No.1 Bu Yunchaokete and Taiwanese player Ho Cheng-wei missed a match point and lost 7-6(3), 6-7(4), 8-10 to the 2nd seeds and China Open champions Heliovaara/Paatelainen, narrowly missing the quarterfinals.

Now turning to the women’s court. Yesterday at noon Beijing time, the WTA1000 Wuhan Open kicked off. In the singles first round, Chinese star Zhu Lin narrowly lost 5-7, 6-7(10) to Australian rising star Jonté, failing to reach round two. Last year’s semifinalist Wang Xinyu also lost, defeated by qualifier Japanese player Uchijima Monaka 6-4, 7-6(3), missing the chance to face 3rd seed Gauff.

The only Chinese player to win on debut waswildcard entrant Yuan Yue, who won a tight double tiebreak match against qualifier Branczetti to pass the first round. She will face Italian young powerhouse Paolini again for the second consecutive year at this event, meeting for the second time after the French Open this year.

Other matches: Czech qualifier Siniakova defeated Russian Schneider 6-4, 6-4, marking her fourth win this season against top 20 players; Danish rising star Tauson beat Serbian Danilovic 6-3, 7-5, earning her first career victory at this tournament.

9th seed Alexandrova cruised to a 6-3, 6-2 win over Canadian rising star Mboko, advancing strongly. Mboko, after winning Montreal, has suffered a three-match losing streak in singles. Other winners advancing includeSigmund,Buzkova, Baptiste, Manero, Rudic, and Mertens.

In women’s doubles first round: the China-France pair Zhang Shuai/Muradnovich lost 4-6, 0-6 to Aoyama/Shuko and Buksha, failing to advance. The Chinese cross-strait duo Jiang Xinyu/Zhan Haoqing won 6-3, 6-3 to move forward smoothly.

Now for player updates. Last night Beijing time, Australian player Kasatkina announced via her personal social media that due to injury issues, she has decided to end her 2025 season early.

Meanwhile,American star Anisimova, who won the China Open, released a statement withdrawing from the Wuhan tournament, saying, "I experienced some pain during the Beijing event and need time to recover, so I must withdraw from Wuhan. It’s unfortunate I can’t attend this year, but I will return next year."

Finally, a guessing game. Below is a photo of a player’s foot. Without any hints, can you identify who it is?

Last time’s guess was correct. Yes, the person in the picture is China’s top female player Zheng Qinwen.

(Source: Tennis Home Author: Lone Wolf)