Losing the first Grand Slam qualifying match, it suffered six consecutive defeats on clay

A few days ago, in the first round of the French Open qualifying tournament, Wei Sijia was defeated by his opponent in straight sets in a match with Dmitruk, a player from Belarus who was ranked lower than him. And this is the first time she has lost in the first round of a Grand Slam qualifying tournament since she qualified for it in 2024. It is also the eighth consecutive defeat since the 2025 season, as well as six consecutive defeats on clay. So, on clay, which players did Wei Sijia lose to? And how did she perform? Today, let the humble article take you to see it.

In previous years, because he often competed in the Hope Tournament in Tunisia, Wei Sijia and Yao Xinxin, Li Zongyu, and Bai Zhuoxuan were known as the four queens of North Africa. Last season, she won her first career at both Grand Slam qualifying and touring tournaments. At the beginning of the 2025 season, Wei Sijia even stood out in the qualifying tournament for the Australian Open, reaching the first Grand Slam main draw of her career. During that time, she also reached the final of the 125 Challenge for the first time.

At the beginning of March, in the first round of the Antalya Challenger, Wei Sijia faced Spain's Gormas. In this matchup, despite Wei Sijia's best efforts, he still lost to his opponent. It was her first defeat on clay in the 2025 season. However, Wei Sijia didn't know that this was only the beginning of bad luck.

At the end of March, in the first round of the second challenge in Antalya, Wei Sijia's opponent was Austrian sister Klaus. This player won the Challenge Championship not long ago and has a certain amount of strength. In this match, as soon as the first set came up, Klaus scored one after another to widen the gap in the score. When she was about to get the handicap, Wei Sijia had to choose to retire due to injury. And this is also the first time since the 2025 season that Wei Sijia has withdrawn.

At the end of April, after a month of recuperation, Wei Sijia appeared at the San Malo Challenge. In the first round, her opponent was France's Dahldrón. Since the world ranking is nearly 200 places higher than the opponent, before the game, both bookmakers and fans thought that Wei Sijia would defeat the opponent and end the two-game losing streak.

However, having won the Challenger not long ago, Daltron is not afraid of his opponents. In the first set, she took the lead 6:3 and took the lead in promotion; In the second set, although Wei Sijia recovered her form and forced her opponent into a tie-break, she was still unable to force her opponent into a tie-break, but lost to her opponent, extending her streak of defeats on clay in the 2025 season to three.

At the beginning of May, Wei Sijia entered the Saint-Gedan Challenge as the top seed of the tournament. In the first round, her opponent was France's Martinov. In this game, Wei Sijia took the lead and once saw the dawn of victory. However, in the ensuing match, Martinov won two sets in a row to win against Wei Sijia. It should be noted that this is the first time since the 2025 season that Wei Sijia has lost to a player outside the top 400.

In mid-May, in the first round of the WTA1000 Paris tennis tournament qualifiers, in the duel with France's Ferro, Wei Sijia took the lead again. This time, however, she was equally unable to hold on to her advantage until the end. In the next match, Ferro completely controlled the situation on the court, won two sets in a row, and won the opponent in a reversal. After losing to her opponent, Wei Sijia had to accept the reality of five consecutive defeats on clay in the 2025 season.

In this way, so far, Wei Sijia has suffered six consecutive defeats on clay in the 2025 season. Fortunately, her clay season is over. So, in the next grass court season, Wei Sijia can get out of the predicament, let's wait and see. That's it for today, and it will continue tomorrow.(Source: Tennis Home Author: Yixin Jushi)