Deyo fired Murray, Arca unlocked the quarterfinals, the dark horse set a record of three steals and seven ties, and Wang won the derby

Three minutes a day, knowing about tennis in the world. Hello fans and friends, today is Wednesday, May 14, 2025, and welcome to listen to the afternoon newsletter brought to you by "Home of Tennis".

Last night, Beijing time, Serbian football king Djokovic officially announced that he and former world No. 1 and British star Murray ended their cooperation for half a year, "Thank you, coach Andy." Thank you for your hard work over the past six months, the joy and support you have provided, both on and off the field. I'm really glad that our friendship has deepened. Some fans believe that the reason why Djokovic fired Murray is that since the two cooperated, his competitive state has not improved, and his record has continued to decline. Some fans also said that the Serb will not re-hire a head coach in the near future and is likely to play alone in this year's French Open.

Let's get back to the field. Last night, Beijing time, the fourth round of singles competition was launched ATP1000 the Rome Masters, and seven seats were produced in the quarterfinals. Top seed and world No. 1 Sinner played steadily, beating Argentine F-Cerundolo 7-6(2) 6-3 to advance to the quarter-finals awaiting the winner between Norway's Ruud and Spaniard's Munar, a match that was postponed to today's make-up match due to rain.

Poland's Hurkacz battled it out in three sets against Czech rising star Menchick to win 7-6(5) 4-6 7-6(5). In the quarter-finals, he will face American Tommy Paul, who knocked out Australian Hare De Minaur 7-5 6-3 to reach the quarter-finals for the second year in a row.

Spanish star Alcaraz in the bottom half of the tournament won 6-3 3-6 7-5 despite a strong resistance from Russia's Khachanov, reaching the quarterfinals of all nine Masters tournaments at the age of 22 years and 8 days. As a result, Arca surpassed Djokovic's 22 years and five months, becoming the youngest player to achieve this feat among active players. He will next face British No. 1 Draper for a place in the semi-finals, who also played three sets to defeat Frenchman Moutai 1-6 6-4 6-3.

Second seed Zverev of Germany put in a solid performance to beat France's rising star Fez 7-6(3) 6-1 to advance to the quarter-finals against Italy's Musetti, who eliminated Russia's Dmitry Medvedev 7-5 6-4.

Women's Tournament: Last night, Beijing time, the WTA 1000 Rome Open began the singles quarterfinals. In the opening match, homegrown No.6 seed Paulini came back from 6-7 0-4 down to defeat Russian rising star Schneider 6-7(1) 6-4 6-2 to reach the semi-finals of the tournament for the first time in her career and the semi-finals of the 1000 tournament for the third time in her career.

Next up is her face American big horse Stearns, who narrowly defeated two-time champion Ukrainian cabbage Svitolina 6-2 4-6 7-6(4) in a midnight battle to reach the semi-finals of the 1000 for the first time in her career. It is worth mentioning that Stearns won three consecutive tie-breaks in this tournament, becoming the first player in the Open era to win three consecutive tiebreakers in the main draw of the WTA.

The other two quarter-finals will be played tonight Beijing time, with China's No. 1 Zheng Qinwen and world No. 1 Sabalenka taking place at around 1am tomorrow. Fans watching the game are going to stay up late again!

In addition, in the first round of the Paris 125K Tournament, China's Yuan Yue was defeated by her opponent Jacquemo 6-3 3-6 3-6 and eliminated the first match. In the first round of the Parma 125K in a Chinese derby, Wang Xinyu eliminated her eldest sister Zhang Shuai 6-4 6-3.

We'll keep an eye out for other news. This morning, Beijing time, the Laver Cup tennis team match was officially announced, and Danish star Rune and Brazilian star Fonseca will make their debut in the Laver Cup this year and represent the European team and the world team respectively.

Finally, let's guess and recognize. The picture below is of a player who falls to the ground from exhaustion during a game. Can you recognize who he is without prompting?

In the last guess, some golfers gave the correct answer. That's right, the person in the picture is the Frenchman Moutai.

(Source: Tennis Home Author: Maverick)