Some time ago, at the WTA1000 Doha Open, many seeded players were eliminated one after another, and none of the seeded players were able to reach the final, which made the American player Anisimova lift the final championship trophy. This scene shocked many media and netizens, and the voices of complaints were endless. However, then, in the first round of the WTA1000 Dubai Open, Anisimova, who had just won the highest level of her career, faced her compatriot Kessler, but was powerless to fight back, winning only five games in two sets. Her fragile defeat sent a storm of doubts until Russian prodigy Mila Andreeva defeated many strong opponents and lifted the first WTA1000 championship trophy of her career.

However, perhaps few people know that when Anisimova won the title, there was also a female tennis player who also achieved a new breakthrough in her career. Not only that, but this week she also used a wave of consecutive wins to gradually move her up the world rankings. So, who is this women's tennis player? Let me take you to see it today.

The women's tennis player is Colombian Arango, who reached the quarterfinals of the WTA1000 Guadalajara Open in Mexico back in 2023, and Arango's world ranking rose to 109 at one point. However, Arango has not had any impressive results since then. And just like that, she slowly began to be forgotten.

In mid-February, at the WTA 125 Cancun tennis tournament, Arango swept and defeated American player Osigwe to advance. She went on to reach the final with victories over fourth seed Shtakusic of Canada, France's Yanichevich, and eighth seed Fernandes, Great Britain's Fernandes. It is worth mentioning that in the duel with Britain's F. Jones, Arango saved three match points from behind in the deciding set, and finally defeated his opponent to advance. In the final, against Canadian qualifier Branstin, Arango won quite easily. In two sets, she allowed her opponent to win only three games. With her victory, the Colombian lifted her first WTA title.

Although the world rankings have climbed to new heights, however, it has not attracted the attention of fans because it is only a low-level WTA tournament after all. This week, Arango appeared at the WTA 500 Mérida Open qualifiers. In the first round of qualifying, Arango defeated Poland's Kawa in straight sets. In the final round of the qualifying round, facing the top seed of the qualifying tournament, Argentina's Calle, Arango fought in three sets and finally defeated his opponent and successfully entered the main draw of the WTA 500 Merida Open.

Maybe it's providence, or maybe it's just a coincidence, in the first round, Arango's opponent was Argentine player Calle. In this match, Arango, who was already familiar with the opponent's tactical style, did not give his opponent any chance, won two sets and successfully advanced. In the second round, Arango faced a familiar opponent, she was British qualifier Jones. In this matchup, the two still battled to the deciding set, and even in the deciding set, the score was still behind the opponent, but at this time, the opponent retired due to injury, allowing Arango to the quarterfinals luckily.

In the quarter-finals, facing Slovakia's Schramkova, Arango was once again trapped in a familiar three-set battle. Thankfully, she delivered a duck egg in the deciding set to reach the semifinals of her first career WTA 500 event. In the semi-finals, Arango's opponent was Australian qualifier Haveville. In this match, Arango fought hard in three sets to overcome his opponent and reach the final of his first WTA 500 event. Coincidentally, both Cancun and Mérida are located in Mexico, and it seems that Mexico can be said to be the blessed land of Arango. Unfortunately, in the final, Arango was unable to withstand the fierce attack of the American player, and was swept by his opponent, ending his winning streak. But even so, her instant world ranking still rose to the top 80. In the process of writing this article, I have received the support of Xiao Liu from Harbin, and I would like to thank him.

A lot of times, the world of tennis is really just a teahouse. In this teahouse, there are many, many tea customers who have been here for a long time, and some of them have become quite famous. However, there are always fledgling tea drinkers who come here and look forward to tasting the sweet tea with their own efforts. And the author is just a small scholar in the corner of this teahouse who tells the stories of these tea customers in obscurity. I hope my article can bring some fresh information to all fans. Whether it's compliments or criticisms, maybe it's just to be able to get me far. That's it for today, and it continues tomorrow.(Source: Tennis Home Author: Yixin Jushi)