Three minutes a day, knowing about tennis in the world. Hello fans, today is Tuesday, January 21, 2025, and welcome to the afternoon newsletter brought to you by Home of Tennis.

Last night, Beijing time, the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) officially announced that it decided not to appeal the drug ban case of former world No. 1 and Polish star Swiatek. WADA stated that after a thorough review and confirmation by WADA's scientific experts, the specific contaminated melatonin profile proposed by Swiatek and accepted by ITIA was reasonable and that there was no scientific basis to challenge it before the Court of Arbitration for Sport. In addition, the athlete's explanation for the doping contamination was well documented, the ITIA's decision was in line with the World Anti-Doping Code, and there were no reasonable grounds for appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport.

This means that WADA spared Swiatek, and the Polish girl's drug ban came to an end. However, men's singles world No. 1 Sinner's anti-drug scandal is not over yet, and WADA's appeal will be heard in May, with an uncertain outcome.

Let's get back to the field. This morning, Beijing time, the 10th day of the 2025 Australian Open tennis season began. In the first quarter-finals of the Women's Singles, No.3 seed and rising American star Gauff was strongly blocked by No.11 seed and Spanish star Badosa, and finally Gauff lost in two sets in a row 5-7 4-6. Bardosa, on the other hand, ended the American girl's 11-game winning streak across the season, beating the world's top 10 in a Grand Slam for the first time in her career and reaching the semi-finals of a Grand Slam for the first time.

Men's Singles: The first quarter-final match will be played by American star Paul against world No. 2 and German brother Zverev Jr. As of press time, the competition has begun; The much-anticipated matchup between Djokovic and Alcaraz will take place at 5:30 p.m. Beijing time today. Both men were cautious about the matchup, believing it was going to be tough, but both were looking forward to it. Who do you think will have the last laugh?

Let's take a closer look at the results from yesterday afternoon to evening. In a highlight-reel match in the fourth round of the men's singles upper half, top seed and defending champion Sinner overcame his physical discomfort to beat Danish rising star Rune 6-3 3-6 6-3 6-2 in a tumultuous match to make it 11 wins in a row and reach the quarterfinals for the third time. In the quarter-finals, he will face Australia's De Minaur, who defeated American teenager Mickelson 6-0 7-6(5) 6-3 to reach the quarter-finals of a major tournament on home soil for the first time.

Rising American star Shelton received a retirement gift from his opponent after leading French veteran Monfils 7-6(3) 6-7(3) 7-6(2) 1-0(40-0) to reach the quarterfinals of the Australian Open for the second time. He will next face Italy's Sonego, who defeated American teenager Lerner Chin 6-3 6-2 3-6 6-1 to reach the quarter-finals of a Grand Slam for the first time in his career. At this year's Australian Open, Sonego defeated last year's New Force Finals champions Fonseca and Lerner Money, and suddenly turned into the exclusive killer of the new generation.

Women's Singles: Second seed Swiatek swept past Germany's lucky loser Liss 6-0 6-1 to advance for the third consecutive match and reach the quarter-finals of a Grand Slam for the 10th time in her career. She will next face rising American star Navarro for a place in the semi-finals, who defeated Russia's Kasatkina 6-4 5-7 7-5.

The other quarter-final spot was secured by American Case, who reached the quarter-finals of her fourth career by knocking out injured Kazakhstan's Rybakina 6-3 1-6 6-3.

In the Women's Doubles third round, ninth seeds Zhang Shuai/Muradenovic defeated fifth seeds Zhan Haoqing/L-Chichenok 7-6(3) 6-2 to advance to the quarterfinals for the second consecutive Grand Slam. Wang Xinyu/Zheng Saisai were beaten 6-3 3-6 6-7 (8-10) by Laksimova/Tomo to miss out on the cut. Zhang Shuai, who reached the quarterfinals in both the women's doubles and mixed doubles events, became the only Chinese mainland player to win this Australian Open.

Finally, let's guess and recognize. The picture below is of a player frustrated after losing. Can you recognize who he is without prompting?

In the last guess, the golfer gave the correct answer. That's right, the person in the picture is the German qualifier Lis.

(Source: Tennis Home Author: Maverick)