Buyun was reversed and made his debut, the 40-year-old Lao Wa won, and Zhang Shuai was promoted to Zheng Qinwen's opponent was her

Three minutes a day, knowing about tennis in the world. Hello fans, today is Wednesday, April 2, 2025, and welcome to the afternoon newsletter brought to you by "Home of Tennis".

Last night, Beijing time, three ATP 250 tournaments continued. Bucharest Open, Romania: In a singles first-round match, China's Buyun Chaokert won the first set 6-3 before being defeated by Spanish veteran Agutte, the fifth seed, 6-3 2-6 5-7. Reaching the second round, Agut will take on Argentinian Komesana, who beat Slovakia's Krizan 4-6 7-5 7-5.

Switzerland's Wawrinka, who had just celebrated his 40th birthday, battled hard for three hours and 18 minutes to defeat Kazakhstan's Skatov 6-4 6-7(5) 7-6(1) to become only the third player after the age of 40 to win a main draw on clay after the age of 40. Players such as Vsovic, Carabelli, O'Connell, Diallo, De Zuch and Misorich also won and advanced.

ATP 250 Houston Clay Championships: Homegrown McDonald, Smith, Quinn and Australian Walton defeated their respective opponents to advance to the second round.

ATP 250 Marrakech: In the first round matchup, Spaniard Busta, French Gaston and Herbert, Italian Bellucci, Dutchman de Jong, Finnish Vitanen, and Polish Machazak won their respective opponents and got off to a good start.

Women's Field: In the WTA 500 Charleston singles first round match, Chinese veteran Zhang Shuai, who had made it through the qualifying round, defeated Italy's Bronzetti 7-5 5-7 6-4 to win the main draw of the tournament after the Australian Open. Next, she will face bitter host, Kazakhstan's Putintseva, who is currently holding a six-bout winning streak against Zhang Shuai.

In the other match, Greece's Sakkari defeated wildcard Starkuschi 6-3 6-2 to face third seed Zheng Qinwen of China in the second round. The pair have met three times before, with the Greeks holding a slight 2-1 advantage. Other first-round matchups: Shimanovic, Chiriko, Ann Lee, Baptiste, Davies, Kenin and others all won to advance.

In some of the crossover singles second rounds, eighth seed Anisimova swept past former champion Russian Kudermetova 6-2 6-2 to secure a place in the round of 16. No.7 seed Collins eased to defeat compatriot Montgomery 6-3 6-1 to secure his first leg of the title. Second seed Keys also won his first match with a 6-3 7-6(4) win over compatriot Dolehide.

WTA 250 Bogotá: Czech Bouzkova defeated Serbian Krunic 6-0 3-6 6-3 in the first round of singles. Colombian Osorio swept past wildcard Balaza 6-0 6-1 to advance to the second round. Players such as Scherban, Kava, Pygohi, Tigue, Pareja, Jean, Yanicievic, Buksha, Boskovic, Riera, Maria, Bektas and others also won and advanced.

Finally, let's guess and recognize. Here's an image of a player as a child. Can you recognize who she is without prompting?

In the last guess, the golfer gave the correct answer. That's right, the person in the picture is the former world No. 1 and Spanish star Muguruza.

(Source: Tennis Home Author: Maverick)