In the final match of the tournament, Lu Bao was reversed and missed out on the championship, while Bu Yun advanced to the decisive round against Ah Mian.

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Last night in Beijing time, the singles semifinals were completed at this week's two clay court events, the ATP250 Gstaad and the Swedish Bastad, resulting in the final matchups. At Gstaad, the second seed, Kazakhstan's Bublik, defeated the young French player Kaczanowicz 6-1 7-5, reaching his first career final on clay. He will face Argentina's Cerundolo, who beat qualifier Buse 6-3 6-3.

At Bastad, the sixth seed, Italy's Darderi, narrowly defeated the top seed, Argentina's Cerundolo, with a score of 6-2 3-6 7-6(3), marking his second time this season and third overall in a tour final. In another matchup, Dutch player De Jong eliminated the fifth seed, Argentina's Carabelli, with a score of 6-3 7-6(3), reaching his first tour final.

At the ATP250 Los Cabos hard court event, the singles championship match commenced today at noon Beijing time, featuring Canadian star Shapovalov against American Kovacevic. As of this writing, the match is still ongoing. In yesterday's semifinals, Shapovalov defeated Australian Walton 6-2 6-2, while Russian player Rublev lost two consecutive sets after winning the first 6-3, ultimately being reversed by Kovacevic, missing the final.

On the women's side: the WTA250 Hamburg and Yassi events concluded their singles semifinals last night in Beijing time, with each final spot claimed. At Hamburg, the fifth seed, France's Bouzkova, eliminated Ukraine's Yastremska 6-1 7-6(5), reaching her first career tour final. She will face the seventh seed, Hungary's Bondar, who came back from a set down to defeat Slovenia's Juvan 2-1.

At Yassi, local player Begu from Romania defeated compatriot Cristian 6-4 6-4, returning to the tour final after three years. She will compete against Switzerland's Teichmann, who defeated local star Costea 6-4 6-3.

Now, let's look ahead to next week's events. Last night in Beijing time, the main draw for three upcoming ATP tour events was announced. At the ATP500 Washington event, local star Fritz leads five top ten players, while China's top player Bu Yun continues to compete, facing Belgian star Goffin in the first round. Although Goffin is aging, his skills remain sharp, making it a challenging match for Bu.

In the first round of the Washington singles qualifying matches, Chinese player Wu Yibing saved two consecutive match points, eventually pulling off a thrilling comeback against American Krueger with a score of 4-6 6-3 7-6(3) to advance to the decisive round.

The ATP250 Kitzbühel event is led by Kazakhstan's Bublik. The ATP250 Umag event is anchored by Argentina's F. Cerundolo.

On the women's side, the WTA500 Washington event and WTA250 Prague event have also announced their main draw brackets. In Washington, Pegula, Navarro, Rybakina, and Townsend are the top four seeds. American legend Venus Williams has confirmed her participation, facing compatriot Stearns in the first round. The doubles draw for Washington has also been released, featuring five Chinese players. Notable matches include Zhang Shuai/Townsend vs. Bouchard/Merichal, Jiang Xinyu/Zhan Haoqing vs. Peter/Santamaria, and Xu Yifan/Yang Zhaoxuan vs. Jonte/Perez.

At the Prague event, Noskova and Slamkova are the top two seeds; China's second-ranked player Wang Xinyu is seeded fourth and will face Britain's Dart in the first round.

Finally, let's guess and recognize. The following image shows a player slipping during a match. Without any hints, can you identify who it is?

In the last guessing game, no one provided the correct answer. In fact, the person in the image is China's Yang Zhaoxuan, who reached the mixed doubles semifinals at Wimbledon in 2019.

(Source: Tennis Home, Author: Unique Style)