Master Lu was humiliated by Sinner, Zheng Qinwen lost three times to Gauff and said that there was no gap, and King Ah lost the game

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Last night, Beijing time, the quarterfinals of the top half of the singles were launched ATP1000 the Rome Masters. Top seed and world No. 1 Sinner was in red-hot form, beating sixth seed and Norway's Ruud 6-0 6-1 in eight games in the opening game, winning all four matches and reaching the semi-finals for the first time. In the semi-finals, he will face 11th seed American Paul, who defeated Poland's Hurkacz 7-6(4) 6-3 to reach the semi-finals of the Masters for the fourth time in a row by beating the same opponent in the same round at the tournament for the second year in a row.

Master Lu, who suffered a fiasco of eating duck eggs + fritters, smiled and hugged Sinner after the game, and there was no frustration in the post-game interview. He even said, "Actually, I feel okay, to be honest I think it's more fun than anything else, even though I lost 0-6 and 1-6. You look at him and think, 'Wow, this is just another level.'" And it's fun to witness it all at the same time. "Ruud's mentality is no one!

Women's Field: In the second semi-final of the WTA 1000 Rome Open singles that ended this morning Beijing time, China's first sister Zheng Qinwen and American sister Gauff fought for 3 hours and 32 minutes, missed serve to win the match at 5-3 in the deciding set, and finally lost in the tie-break, regretting not to miss the final, and also swallowed three consecutive defeats against the Americans, with the score of the three sets being 6-7(3) 6-4 6-7(4).

After the game, Xiao Zheng said that the loss was only in a few key points, and he felt that there was no gap with Gauff, "I don't think there is a gap, but there are a few key points, in fact, I have a chance from beginning to end of this game, maybe in the key points, I may sometimes deal with the need to be a little bolder, or more aggressive." "This match has taught me a lot, especially the technical aspects that I need to improve, I think this is a very good clay match, because it is very physical, so when I get to the French Open, I definitely need to prepare better, I think this match is a preparation for the French Open."

Gauff, who made 16 double faults in the court, relied on a more stable baseline to hold on, and finally won the duel, and advanced to the finals of two consecutive clay 1000 tournaments. She will next face homegrown player and Italian Cannon Paulini, who defeated American Dark Horse Steens 7-5 6-1 in the opening match to reach the final of the 1000 tournament for the second time in her career. In terms of head-to-head records, Gauff 2-1 Bollini has a slight advantage.

We'll keep an eye out for other news. Last night, Beijing time, in the singles quarterfinals of the ATP Challenger Oelash Station, Chinese player Wu Yixuan lost 4-6 4-6 to American Kruger and missed the semifinals. In the quarter-finals of the WTA125K Parma, China's Jinhua Wang Xinyu lost 4-6 0-6 to Canadian Mboko and missed out on the semi-finals. China's Buyun Chaokert defeated local star Fognini 7-5 6-2 in the second round of the ATP Challenger Turin to reach the quarterfinals.

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

In the last guess, the three golfers from Shanghai, "Big Big Wolf", "Liu Yang" and "Waiting for Serious Snow" all gave correct answers. That's right, the person in the picture is the Dutchman Frenkie de Jong.

(Source: Tennis Home Author: Maverick)