Afternoon News丨Ziwei refuted the criticism of her compatriots, and Mei always said that the post-90s generation could still win the Grand Slam, and Zhang Shuai won and lost

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Last night, Beijing time, the world No. 3 and German star Zverev Jr., who played in the ATP 250 Stuttgart grass court tournament, held a press conference to comment on his compatriot, German star Becker, and former Berlin tournament director and former professional player Ritner recently criticized him and refuted their views. In an interview with the media, the two believed that Xiao Ziwei's loss of the quarterfinals at the French Open was more due to the problem of unfavorable team guidance and solidified playing style, and they needed to replace the existing team and change the existing style of play, otherwise they would not be able to win the Grand Slam championship.

In this regard, Xiao Ziwei replied, "When I am going well, everything I do is right; When I don't go my way, everybody gets very, very smart. Becker was one of them, and so was Rittner. "I don't take their opinion seriously, I returned to No. 2 in the world after returning from injury and have also reached two Grand Slam finals in the past year. I think I can still compete with the top players. I lost to Novak Djokovic, and I'm not ranked 250th in the world. Of course, it pains me. I really want to go further and win the French Open, but that's the point, we just have to continue to figure out how to improve my game. ”

Russia's Dmitry Medvedev, who competed at the ATP 250 's-Hertogenbosch, was still confident when asked whether the post-90s players could still win Grand Slam titles, "We are not as good as Federer, Nadal, Djokovic and Murray, we are not as good as Sinner and Alcaraz, but I believe that our generation can still win more Grand Slam titles." ”

"I'm pretty sure someone in my generation is going to win at least two or three more Grand Slams." Mei is always a representative of the post-90s generation of players and already has a Grand Slam title. Who is someone he is referring to? Is it himself, or is it so-and-so? Now that the post-00s have risen together and begun to win Grand Slam championships, do post-90s and even post-95 players really have a chance?

Let's get back to the field. Last night, Beijing time, the ATP250 Stuttgart station continued. In a highlight-reel match in the second round of singles, second seed and American No.1 Fritz beat France's Aris 6-3 7-6(6) to get off to a flying start and advance to the quarter-finals. He will next face Hungary's Vsovic who knocked out Frenchman Lindeknech in two sets. Shelton, the third brother of the United States, narrowly defeated another Frenchman, Herbert, 7-6 7-5 to advance to the quarter-finals. Czech star Lehecka knocked out German veteran Struff 6-4 7-5 to secure a place in the quarter-finals.

ATP 250 's-Hertogenbosch: In the second round of singles, third seed and Russian titan Khachanov narrowly defeated American McDonald 6-3 5-7 7-6(4) to advance to the quarterfinals. Canadian Diallo also advanced with a 4-6 6-1 7-5 win over Australia's Thompson.

Women's Field: In the second round of the WTA 500 London singles, German qualifier Maria defeated sixth seed Mukhova of the Czech Republic 6-7(3) 7-5 6-1 to advance to the quarterfinals. Eighth seed and American Anisimova swept past homegrown Qatar 6-1 6-3 to advance to the quarterfinals against third seed and compatriot Navarro. Another American named Keys got her place in the quarter-finals off to a 6-3 6-2 win over qualifier Zakharova.

Women's Doubles First Round: Third seeds Zhang Shuai/Pérez narrowly beat Mihalikova/Nichols 7-6(3) 7-6(5) to advance to the quarter-finals. Next, they will face Barbos/Stephanie.

WTA 250 's-Hertogenbosch: In the second round of singles, Italy's Cocciaretto defeated American Pera 6-1 7-6(4) to advance to the quarterfinals. Russia's Kudermetova eliminated Belgian Minenen 6-4 6-1 to face compatriot Alexandrova in the quarter-finals, who eliminated Blinkova 6-0 7-5 in the derby. In a rematch in the first round, qualifier Branstin knocked out defending champion and top seed Samsonova 6-4 5-7 6-1.

Women's Doubles First Round: China's Wang Xinyu/Zheng Saisai lost 6-7(3) 6-4 2-10 to Kicherok/Linette in a tie-break. So far, Wang Xinyu has suffered a round in both singles and doubles.

Finally, let's guess and recognize. The picture below shows the legs of the two players. Can you recognize who they are without prompting?

In the last guess, some golfers gave the correct answer. That's right, the person in the picture is the Polish star Swiatek.

(Source: Tennis Home Author: Maverick)