Three minutes a day, knowing about tennis in the world. Hello fans and friends, today is Thursday, January 23, 2025, and welcome to listen to the afternoon newsletter brought to you by "Home of Tennis".

This morning, Beijing time, the 12th match day of the 2025 Australian Open tennis season began. In the first semi-final of the Men's Doubles tournament just around noon, third seeds and last year's runners-up Boleri/Vavasori defeated Grançon/Fairbeck 2-6 6-3 6-4 to reach the final for the second year in a row, awaiting the winner between Kravitz/Puertz and Paten/Helieuvara. The two semi-finals of the Women's Singles will be played in the afternoon and evening sessions.

Let's take a closer look at the results from yesterday afternoon to evening. In the final quarter-final of the Men's Singles, top seed and defending champion Sinner continued his hot streak and defeated local Hare De Minaur 6-3 6-2 6-1 to advance to the semi-finals in just one hour and 48 minutes.

After this battle, Little Hare has stopped the quarterfinals of a Grand Slam for the fourth time in a row and the fifth time overall, becoming another lost "Card Eight" player after the Russian Rublev. Not only that, but he was also included in the "Ten Consecutive Defeats" club by Sinner with a record of 0-10, what a tragic word!

For such a result, the little hare thinks that the signing is not good. In his post-match interview, he said that if he had been drawn in a different area, the result might have been different. As for Sinner, he was not convinced, "I will continue to improve, I will sit down with the team and study how to stop Sinner on the field." That's something we need to do eventually, because it's a capability that I don't have right now. So now it's going to go back to basics and keep working on it, like I've been doing all my whole career. I don't think I've reached my ceiling, I believe I still have potential. I don't believe my pinnacle is the quarterfinals of a Grand Slam. ”

In the other quarter-final, rising American star Sheldon beat Italy's Sonego 6-4 7-5 4-6 7-6(4) to advance to the semi-finals and will face Sinner for a place in the final.

Women's Singles: Polish star Swiatek, the second seed, beat the eighth seed and rising American Navarro 6-1 6-2 to advance to the semi-finals without dropping a set. This is the seventh time in her career that the Polish girl has reached the semi-finals of a Grand Slam and will face the American Keys who qualified earlier for the final.

In the game, Swiatek was questioned by Navarro for two jumps when he saved a small ball in front of the net, but the referee did not use a VAR replay. Swiatek didn't signal for two jumps at the time, but returned the ball and scored. But from the slow-motion replay of the high-definition camera, it can be seen that the ball has indeed jumped twice. In this regard, many fans questioned Swiatek's approach, believing that she lacked sportsmanship. In response to a question at the post-match press conference, the Polish girl said that she was not sure whether she had two jumps at the time, but only obeyed the referee's decision.

Let's take a closer look at the dynamics of tennis. Last night, Beijing time, it was reported that the French star Ember, who reached the men's singles round of 16 at the Australian Open, had announced on Tuesday that he was ending his cooperation with coach Chardy. "The wonderful journey with Jeremy has come to an end. Thank you for being with me for these two seasons, for all the incredible emotions, for the precious moments, and for all that you have taught me. ”

Some fans are puzzled, under the guidance of Chady, Ember's record soared last season, not only to 13th in the world rankings, but also to win the title in Marseille and Dubai, and to reach the final of the ATP1000 Masters for the first time. The cooperation is good, why fire people?

Finally, let's guess and recognize. The picture below shows a player changing clothes during a break. Hide his head without prompting, can you recognize who he is?

In the last guess, the golfer gave the correct answer. That's right, the person in the picture is the Russian Kudermetova.

(Source: Tennis Home Author: Maverick)