Nottingham Race: China’s Golden Flower with mixed blessings
2021-06-11 11:02:15
Source: China News Network
In the early morning of the 11th, Beijing time, the 2021WTA Nottingham Open women’s singles competition continued. China Golden Flower Zhang Shuai eliminated Diaz in two straight sets in just 72 minutes and advanced to the top 8 women’s singles. And Wang Xiyu missed the serve to win the game and was reversed and missed the top 16.
After losing the first serve in the first set, Zhang Shuai opened three consecutive rounds with 3:1. Although Diaz broke back with a strong Love Game in the 5th round, Zhang Shuai broke again in the critical 10th round, thus 6-4. Won the first set victory.
In the second set, Zhang Shuai broke serve twice in the 4th and 8th innings, and easily regained the victory with 6:2, thus knocking out Dias in two straight sets. This is Zhang Shuai’s first consecutive victory in a grass tournament after Wimbledon in 2019. In the next round, Zhang Shuai will compete with No. 7 seed Muradnovic for a top 4 spot.
Wang Xiyu, who played for two days due to weather conditions, missed the serve in the second set of the previous day. With a 4:2 lead in the make-up final set, he was finally reversed, 6: 3/5: 7/6 ( 3): No. 2 seed Risk missed the round of 16.
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edit: Wei Wenjing
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