Aka received the manservant and fought Fez again, Xiao Lu defeated Da Ruzvi to play a reversal, and Wu Yixuan retired again

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Last night, Beijing time, the ATP 500 Barcelona Open and the Munich Open ended the singles quarterfinals, and the semifinals were all produced. Barcelona: Top seed and Spanish star Alcaraz defeated fifth seed and Australian hare De Minaur 7-5 6-3 to advance to the semi-finals. This was the fourth time that Arca had beaten the little hare, rewriting the two's head-to-head record to 4-0 and accepting a little man-valet.

In the semi-finals, he will face French rising star Fess across the net, who retired due to injury after leading Greek star Tsitsipas 2-0 in the first set. It was the second consecutive tournament between Acre and Fez, who won in three sets at last week's Mica Masters. Rematch, do you think Fez is expected to get revenge?

The other two semi-final spots were secured by Danish rising star Rune and Russian titan Khachanov. The former defeated second seed and defending champion Ruud 6-4 6-2 to reach the semi-finals of the tournament for the 23rd time after winning the Nordic Double-Lud derby. The latter eliminated Spain's Fokina 6-4 7-5. Ruud, who lost, lost a lot of points and will fall out of the top 10 in the world next week.

Munich: Top seed Zverev defeated Dutch brother Grykspoor 6-7(6) 7-6(3) 6-4 to reach the semi-finals. In the semi-finals, he will face Hungarian Marousanne, who saw off Belgian Boggs 6-3 7-6.

In the other two matches, second seed and rising American star Sheldon defeated Italian Dardry 6-4 6-3 in straight sets, before facing Argentine F-Cerundolo, who eliminated Belgian veteran Goffin 6-2 6-4 in the semi-finals.

Women's Field: The WTA 500 Stuttgart is not scheduled for Friday due to Good Friday, with the quarter-finals set tonight. Among them, Latvian star Ostapenko, who is preparing to play against world No. 2 Swiatek, is full of confidence in the upcoming matchup, "When I play her, I just give it my all when I get on the court, try to focus more on what I have to do and fight for every point. And I also feel that when I'm feeling good, it's hard for her to fend off my attacks. In the previous five meetings between the two, Ao Fat maintained a complete victory.

WTA 250 Rouen: In the singles quarterfinals, third seed Serbian Danilovic defeated fifth seed and Japanese Moe Natsu Uchijima 7-6(9) 4-6 6-1 to reach the semi-finals of the tournament for the first time this season.

Top seed Svitolina of Ukraine, swept past Spaniard Maneiro 6-3 6-2 to reach the semi-finals of clay for the first time in two years. The other two semi-final spots were won by Romanian Ruse and Dutchman Lamens.

Let's take a closer look at the players. Last night, Beijing time, it was reported that Chinese player Wu Yixuan had announced his withdrawal from the singles qualifying tournament of the ATP1000 Madrid Masters. Ah Yu only played one game after his comeback at the Miami Masters some time ago, and after the loss, he hung up the exemption card, and the specific injury situation is unknown. Let's hope he recovers soon!

Finally, let's guess and recognize. The picture below is of a player covering his head with a towel over his head during a break. Can you recognize who he is without prompting?

In the last guess, the "Liu Yang" golfer from Shanghai gave the correct answer. That's right, the person in the picture is the Belarusian star Sabalenka.

(Source: Tennis Home Author: Maverick)