The French Open Association will hold a grand tribute ceremony for natto, rubka sixteen, Sva again suffered the master

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Last night, Beijing time, the French Tennis Association announced that it will hold a grand retirement ceremony for Nadal, the retired king of clay and the Spanish god of war, on the first day of the main draw of this year's French Open (May 25), to pay tribute to Natto's brilliant achievements in the French Open.

The Spaniard has won the French Open 14 times and won 112 games overall, setting an astonishing record that has never been won before. The tribute ceremony will reportedly take place after three day matches at the Stade Philippe-Chartier on May 25. Nadal then retweeted the French tennis association's decision and looked forward to meeting the fans, indicating that he had accepted the invitation.

Let's get back to the field. Last night, Beijing time, the two ATP 500 tournaments ended the second round of singles, and the quarterfinals were all produced. Munich: Argentine F-Cerundolo defeated Kazakhstan's Shevchenko 6-3 6-2, Belgian Boggs beat lucky loser Palomero 6-1 6-1, Hungarian Marousanne eliminated France's Ember 6-4 6-4, Belgian veteran Goffin beat Argentine Navone 0-6 7-5 6-1. Quarter-finals: Zverev vs. Grikspoor, Marousanne vs. Boggs, F-Cerundolo vs. Goffin, Dardry vs. Shelton.

Barcelona: Top seed Alcaraz defeated qualifier Jerre, 6-2 6-4, to advance to the quarter-finals against Australia's De Minauer, who beat Briton Fearnley 6-1 6-2. Fourth seed Rublev of Russia was in poor form and was knocked out 7-5 6-4 by Spain's Fokina to miss out on the quarter-finals. The victor will continue to face the Russians in the quarter-finals, with Khachanov beating Spaniard Munar 7-5 6-4.

Women's Field: In the WTA 500 Stuttgart singles second round matchup, Latvian Ostapenko defeated seventh seed American Navarro 7-5 3-6 6-2 to reach the quarterfinals for the first time in seven years and face world No. 2 Swiatek in the quarter-finals. In terms of head-to-head records, Ao Pang won all 5-0, but this is the first time that the two French Open champions have met on clay, and it is difficult to say who will die.

Others: No. 3 seed Pegula, No. 4 seed Gauff and No. 5 seed Paolini all won to advance. Sixth seed Milla Andreeva was knocked out 6-3 6-2 by her older sister Alexandrova. Quarter-finals: Sabalenka vs. Mertens, Gauff vs. Bolini, Alexandrova vs. Pegula, Ostapenko vs. Swiatek.

In the Women's Doubles quarter-finals, the Russian-Chinese pair of Zhang Shuai/Alexandrova defeated second seeds Errani/Paolini 6-2 2-6 10-8 to advance to the semi-finals.

WTA 250 Rouen: Top seed Svitolina, Spaniard Maneiro, Japanese Moe Uchijima and Serbian Danilovic won to advance to the quarterfinals.

Let's take a closer look at the players. Last night, Beijing time, Spanish player Tomo announced through her personal social media that she would temporarily bid farewell to the field and rest for a period of time to recuperate physically and mentally. As for when she will come back or say goodbye forever, she herself doesn't know. "I've been on the tennis court for months. The cheerful and happy Sara you see on the sidelines is far from the real state of my heart. I've lost my enthusiasm for training, improving, and even competing. Moments of struggle are far more overwhelming than moments of calm. ”

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

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

(Source: Tennis Home Author: Maverick)