Ruud took medicine to get into the finals and beat Draper? Dade is about 5 years old Ma Hu is going to retire, and Yuan Yue receives a big gift

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Last night, Beijing time, the ATP1000 Madrid Masters ended the singles semifinals, and the final list was produced. Fifth seed and British No.1 Draper continued his red-hot form by beating 10th seed and Italy's Musetti 6-3 7-6(4) to win all four of his matches and reach his first career final on the clay-court tour, his second final of the ATP1000 Masters Series this year, where he will next face Norway's Ruud for the title.

Ruud suffered a rib injury in the other semi-final and survived a thrilling two-set battle on painkillers, saving 15 of his 18 break points to reach his first final in Madrid with a 6-4 7-5 victory over Argentine F-Cerundolo. "In the warm-up phase towards the start of the match, I felt a sore rib in almost every shot, especially on the serve. I was treated very quickly, although it was only three minutes. In this case, you can only take some painkillers, although this is not the most ideal option. The good thing is that as the game progressed, my form gradually improved. ”

This is the third time the Norwegian has reached the final of the Masters, and the first two times he has come back without success. This time, he will have his first meeting with British brother Draper. Due to the impact of a rib injury, Ruud's ability to win his first career Masters title has added to the variable. Thankfully, there was a day of recuperation before the final that could help the Norwegian with some rib problems. Of course, Draper is also eyeing the Masters title, and if he does make it to the top, he will become the second Englishman to win the Masters on both hard and clay after Murray, so he will have to go all out.

Women's Field: WTA1000 Madrid only had two doubles semi-finals on the day. Kostya/Karinskaya eliminated third seeds Hsieh Shuwei/Ostapenko 7-6(2) 6-4 to advance to the final where they will face Kudermetova/Mertens, who edged out Azarenka/Kruger 4-6 6-4 10-8.

Tonight, Beijing time, WTA1000 Madrid will usher in the singles final, by the world No. 1 Sabalenka against American rising star Gauff, the match time is expected to be at 0:30 am on May 4. In terms of head-to-head record, Sabalenka is slightly behind Gauff at 4-5. If Gauff wins, she will move out of Poland's Swiatek to second place in the world.

Let's take a closer look at the players. Last night, Beijing time, the 43-year-old veteran Mahu announced that he would officially retire at the end of this season. Who is Mahu? He is the former Wimbledon and French Open men's doubles champion and the Frenchman who scored a terrifying 70-68 record in the deciding set against American Isner at Wimbledon.

We'll keep an eye out for other news. Yesterday, Beijing time, Spaniard Tomo announced his withdrawal from this year's French Open. After her retirement, Chinese teenager Yuan Yue, who returned to the top 100, was lucky to qualify for the singles main draw as a substitute, bringing the total number of Chinese players in the women's singles main draw of the French Open this year (Zheng Qinwen, Wang Xinyu, Yuan Yue).

In addition, the WTA 500 in Strasbourg announced the lineup yesterday. Badosa, Navarro, Kasatkina, Svitolina, Collins, Krejcikova and others are on the list for the clay 500 tournament to be played from May 18 to 24.

Finally, let's guess and recognize. The picture below is of a player wiping sweat with his jersey. Can you recognize who he is without prompting?

In the last guess, some golfers gave the correct answer. That's right, the person on the picture is Japan's new first sister Uchijima Moexia.

(Source: Tennis Home Author: Maverick)