Shang Juncheng was reimbursed for the clay season, and the door master emerged after a round of 08, and Arca won consecutive victories

Three minutes a day, knowing about tennis in the world. Hello fans, today is Wednesday, April 16, 2025, and welcome to the afternoon newsletter brought to you by Home of Tennis.

Last night, Beijing time, the 2025 French Open officially announced the list of finalists for the main event, and four Chinese relied on the world ranking to successfully enter the competition, they are Zhang Zhizhen in men's singles, Buyun Chaoket and Zheng Qinwen and Wang Xinyu in women's singles; The second brother of China, Shang Juncheng, ranked 61st in the world, is not on the list.

Previously, Shang Juncheng withdrew from all competitions of the clay season in a row, including the three Masters and the French Open at Grand Slam tournaments. More than a month ago, Xiao Shang had surgery on his right foot to treat the pain that had been bothering him for a long time. Normally, the recovery time takes 4-6 weeks, but now it seems that his recovery is not very promising, and it is likely that he will have to rest for three months. As a result, Shang Juncheng will not be able to return to the court until June at the earliest, so the clay season will be completely reimbursed.

Let's get back to the field. Last night, Beijing time, the two ATP 500 tournaments continued. Munich: In the Men's Singles first round, homegrown Hanfmann put in a brilliant performance to knock out sixth seed and new Miami Masters champion Mensik 7-6(4) 4-6 6-3.

Canada's Shapovalov retired from 6-7 0-3 down with an injury, handing Germany's lucky loser Palomelo his first career win on the main tour. Born in 2008, Palomelo became the first post-08 man to win a main tournament on tour. France's Ember, Kazakhstan's Andriy Shevchenko, Belgium's Boggs, Argentine's Navone and Cerundoro, Hungary's Mallosang, Italy's Dardry and Dutchman's Van der Shanchop also won to advance.

Barcelona: Top seed and homegrown star Alcaraz in Monca beat American Quinn 6-2 7-6(6) to advance to the second round, despite a slight dip in form. Homegrown star Fokina got off to a flying start with a 6-1 6-4 win over Wawrinka. Other debutants were Greek star Tsitsipas, French star Fes, homegrown player Munar, Russian titan Khachanov, Norway's Ruud, Australia's De Minaur, Serbian Jerre and Argentine Baez.

Women's Field: In the WTA 500 Stuttgart singles first round, fifth seed and Italian Cannon Paulini made her debut with a 6-2 6-1 sweep over international player Carlis. Next up is her face another German player, Nimeier, who overcame former tournament champion Sigmund 4-6 6-3 6-4.

Seventh seed and rising American star Navarro swept past Brazil's Maya 6-3 6-0 to advance to the second round against Latvian Ostapenko, who retired from the tournament after leading 6-3 3-0. Russian star Alexandrova and Croatian Fete also won and advanced.

WTA 250 Rouen: In the first round of singles, Greek sister Sakkari lost 0-6 6-3 3-6 to Spaniard Manero in the first round. Players such as Gracheva, Ponche, Rosatello, Boisson, Linda Fruhvirtova, Danilovic and Christian defeated their respective opponents to advance to the second round.

Finally, let's guess and recognize. The picture below is of a player during a match. Can you recognize who she is without prompting?

In the last guess, the "guangqin" golfer from Shandong gave the correct answer. That's right, the foot in the picture belongs to Deminauer, a small Australian hare.

(Source: Tennis Home Author: Maverick)