The most inspirational girl in tennis caused the biggest upset in Auckland, with netizens saying: she has cleared the biggest obstacle for Wang Xinyu.

After breaking her six-match singles losing streak in Auckland, Wang Xinyu’s fortune appeared to improve suddenly overnight.

In the 2026 season, Wang Xinyu was mocked by some fans and netizens for opting to begin her season in Auckland rather than Brisbane, suggesting she was intentionally dodging top players. The Brisbane 500 event featured seven of the world’s top ten players except for Swiatek, Borrani, and Gauff, while the Auckland 250 tournament lacked such star power, making the difference between the two events immediately clear.

However, some defended Wang Xinyu, pointing out that since the US Open last year, she had struggled to win a match and was trapped in a cycle of consecutive losses on the tour. Even if she intended to avoid strong opponents, it was understandable. For Wang, ending her current awkward losing streak and rebuilding confidence was the most practical priority; everything else was secondary.

It proved to be a very wise decision for Wang Xinyu to choose Auckland as her season opener. Especially after she defeated American McNally in the first round, her supporters were overjoyed, cheering loudly as Wang finally shed the label of a six-match losing streak.

Although Auckland is not a tournament filled with top-tier players, there are still strong competitors like Navarro. Particularly, the wealthy American was Wang Xinyu’s tough opponent in the same section of the draw, and some believed it would be difficult for Wang to advance far, suggesting she should be satisfied just to end her losing streak in Auckland without expecting much more.

However, after the match where the most inspirational girl in tennis, British player Jones, challenged the tournament’s second seed Navarro, many quickly changed their minds, singing “Good Luck Comes” and openly stating that Wang Xinyu now has a great chance to go deeper in Auckland.

Jones is called the most inspirational girl in tennis because “she was born with ectodermal dysplasia, resulting in only four fingers on each hand and fewer toes than usual,” yet she has never given up on her tennis dreams. Her message of “don’t limit yourself” has inspired tens of thousands of fans and netizens and earned respect throughout the tennis world.

In Auckland’s first round, Jones faced former world No. 8 Navarro. Before the match, someone humorously said that if Jones could beat the strong Navarro and cause the biggest upset in Auckland’s first round, it would add a brilliant chapter to her inspirational story, asking, “Dare to push yourself?”

Everyone knew this was just a joke because, in terms of overall ability, it was extremely difficult for the determined British girl to shake the wealthy American. Simply avoiding a 6-0 loss or a complete blowout would already be a huge consolation; hoping for an upset over Navarro was far from easy.

However, Jones truly had other ideas and wanted to try, through her own efforts, to knock out the tournament’s second seed.

Therefore, despite Navarro’s constant pressure in the first set, Jones not only withstood the American’s attacks but also narrowly won the set 7-5, delivering a warning to the second seed.

As the player under the most pressure in the match, Navarro, a former world No. 8, raised her level and quickly suppressed Jones’s momentum, sweeping the British girl 6-2 to even the score and showing her dominance.

It was expected that in the deciding set, Navarro would intensify her attacks based on the second set, completely overwhelm Jones, settle the match without suspense, and give the British player a lesson not to reach for things beyond her level.

Unexpectedly, the British girl’s explosive power exceeded everyone’s expectations. After fighting with everything she had, the American was the first to falter. Jones closed the match 6-4 and announced a stunning first-round upset at the Auckland 250 tournament, making Navarro the biggest seeded player eliminated since the event began.

At the moment of Jones’s victory, while many praised this inspirational girl, some quickly joked that this happiness also indirectly belonged to Wang Xinyu. The British player eliminated Wang’s tough opponent Navarro from the same section, removing the biggest barrier. Now Wang’s path forward is much clearer, and hopefully she can seize this opportunity to achieve good results in her first tour event of the new season.(Source: Tennis Home, Author: Moonlit River Starry Sky)