Three minutes a day, knowing about tennis in the world. Hello fans and friends, today is Saturday, January 11, 2025, and welcome to listen to the afternoon newsletter brought to you by "Home of Tennis".

Yesterday, Beijing time, at the pre-match press conference of the Australian Open, British-Chinese rising star Raducanu told a small story about his cautious treatment of all drugs, "I was bitten by a small bug that I don't know what it was, probably because of allergies, so the wound was inflamed and swollen badly. Someone said they wanted to give me some medication, but I refused...... I thought, I have to hold on and not take any chances. [The doping incident] has clearly become a concern on our minds. We are all in the same boat. I think we can only manage what is controllable as best as possible. If something happens that is beyond our control, then we will need to struggle to try to prove ourselves. ”

Raducanu was undoubtedly the right thing to do, because when the drug contained a banned ingredient, it was in trouble. Like Men's Singles World No. 1 Sinner, he has not been able to fully recover from the banned drug scandal because the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) hearing on Sinner's appeal has been decided to take place on April 16-17 this year. If Sinner is found to be at fault, he could face a 1-2 year ban. As a result, all the other players are now on their toes to avoid getting into trouble due to carelessness.

Let's get back to the court: Yesterday Beijing time, the ATP 250 Adelaide Open ended the men's singles semi-finals, and the final list was announced. Second seed and rising American star Korda defeated Serbia's Kecmanovic 6-3 7-6(4) to reach the final against Canada's Aliassime, who beat top seed Tommy Paul 7-6(3) 3-6 6-4.

ATP 250 Auckland: The men's singles final concluded this morning Beijing time, and the 39-year-old French veteran Monfils was in hot form, beating Belgian Boggs 6-3 6-4 to win his 13th career singles title, making Monfils the oldest tour champion since Ken Roswell in 1977. Congratulations!

Women's Field: Yesterday, Beijing time, the WTA 500 Adelaide station ended the singles semifinals, and the two American players Pegula and Keys defeated their respective opponents to meet in the final. Pegula eliminated Kazakh Putintseva 7-6(4) 6-3; Keys was 5-7 7-5 3-0 when he received a retirement gift from Russian Samsonova. The final will start at around 1:30 p.m. Beijing time today.

WTA 250 Hobart: Two-time champion and No.2 seed Mertens defeated local rising star Jont 6-2 6-3 to meet American Kessler in the final, who defeated Russia's Avaniesyan 4-6 6-3 6-4. The final is already underway and Mertens is tied at 4-6 6-3 at press time.

Doubles semi-finals: China's Jiang Xinyu/Wu Fangxian saved two match points to beat top seeds Mikhalikova/Nichols 6-4 5-7 13-11 to make it seven straight wins and reach back-to-back finals. Next, they will compete with Niculescu/Stora for the final title.

Let's focus on the Australian Open. At 8 a.m. Beijing time tomorrow, the 2025 Australian Open season will kick off. On the first day of the game, China's first sister Zheng Qinwen played the opening match in the center court, Wang Xinyu, Yuan Yue,

Four Chinese players, including Buyun Chaoket and Shang Juncheng, will also play. Good luck to the Chinese players!

Finally, let's guess and recognize. The picture below is of a player in Auckland. Can you recognize who she is without prompting?

In the last guess, some golfers gave the correct answer. That's right, the person in the picture is China's rising star Shang Juncheng.

(Source: Tennis Home Author: Maverick)