2024-03-15 17:38:25
Yesterday, in the fifth round of the women’s singles match at the WTA1000 Indian Wells, Chinese women’s tennis player Yuan Yue fought hard for an hour and a half with the world’s third-ranked US Open Grand Slam champion Gauff, winning 4-6 and 3-6. Lost to the opponent, missed ten consecutive victories.
Yuan Yue’s magical journey is not over yet. Next, she will compete in the upcoming WTA1000 Miami Open with a world ranking of 37th.
The game has not yet started, and the outside world has already expressed one-sided opinions on the prospects of winning or losing between the two. Before Yuan Yue’s ninth consecutive victory, she was still ranked outside 68th in the world. Gauff was not only a host player, but also had stable performance in the US Open and Australian Open. Recently, Yuan Yue achieved nine consecutive victories in the first tour of her career, raising her world ranking to 37th, and at the same time, she accumulated hard-to-resolve fatigue. At the beginning of this game, Yuan Yue did not show his fiery touch. After Yuan Yue defeated Kasatkina in the previous round, there were only 17 hours left before the game once morest Gauff.
On the other hand, Gauff, who plays at home, is also under a lot of pressure. She hopes to advance to the semi-finals for the first time in Indian Wells, which leads to deformation of her technical movements. In the first set, Gauff rarely made 9 double faults on serve. Unfortunately, Yuan Yue failed to seize the opportunity to break the opponent’s serve to win the set and lost the first set 4-6.
In the second set, Gauff double-faulted once more in her first service game, allowing Yuan Yue to break serve successfully. Gauff made a total of 17 service double faults in this game and once squatted on the court to reflect. Unfortunately, Yuan Yue failed to keep up with his on-the-spot judgment and adaptability, and lost the opportunity to break his opponent’s serve continuously. In the end, Gauff seized on Yuan Yue’s declining physical fitness and regained his touch following successfully breaking back. In her own serve-winning game, Gauff won the game with four service points and won 6-4, 6-3 to advance. Yuan Yue’s nine-game winning streak this season also came to an end.
Although the nine-game winning streak failed to turn into a ten-game winning streak, Yuan Yue gained the most valuable improvement in mentality and confidence. When he was defeated in the Ningbo Challenge last year, Yuan Yue, who was deeply depressed, did not give up. Now with the winning streak at the beginning of the year and the world ranking rising to 37th, Yuan Yue has slowly opened up a world in the tour circle. Next, Yuan Yue will prepare for the WTA1000 Miami Open, which starts next week. After that, Yuan Yue will also get the right to participate in the Paris Olympics by virtue of China’s current world ranking of second place. Her magical journey will not stop.
While Yuan Yue and Gauff were fighting fiercely, Alcaraz, the former world number one, was attacked by a little bee. The quarter-final match between Zverev and Alcaraz had just begun when they were attacked by a large number of bees. Alcaraz was stung and left the court following concentrating on completing his serve. His agent later confirmed that Alcaraz had been stung by a bee on his forehead. By the time Yuan Yue finished the match, the match had not resumed. This was the first time an ATP event had been suspended due to bee invasion.
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The biggest gain is the self-confidence that is not afraid of strong opponents.
After the game, looking back on the game, Yuan Yue admitted that Gauff’s game experience exceeded his own. “Gauff has very strong physical ability and has a lot of experience playing in this kind of competition, including winning the US Open Grand Slam championship. This is the first time I have reached the top eight of the ‘1000 Tournament’, and I hope there will be more opportunities in the future. Playing once morest high-seeded players.”
Looking back on his nine-game winning streak, Yuan Yue said that what he is most satisfied with is that he has developed a big heart. Even when facing high-ranking famous players, he is no longer afraid before fighting. “During this period, no matter how much higher the ranking is than me when I meet a player, I will never think that I will lose without playing. I will have confidence in the game. Even if the opponent is ranked higher than me, I will still insist on defeating the opponent. The mentality is that you won’t just think regarding how powerful your opponent is, and you won’t be able to defeat your opponent.”
When talking regarding cooperating with new coach Hernandez, Yuan Yue also used magic to describe the experience. “The cooperation between me and the coach is amazing. I am the first professional player he has led. Our current cooperation is not bad and we have achieved such good results from the beginning. I hope we will continue to cooperate in the future.”
Talking regarding the upcoming WTA 1000 Miami tournament, Yuan Yue said that he would like to thank the fans who support him for giving him confidence and motivation thousands of miles away. “Thank you for your support. Although there is a time difference, everyone is still paying attention to my game. No matter I win or lose in the future, I will fight hard on the court and bring everyone satisfactory results.” Yuan Yue said. This article is written by our reporter Chu Peng (Source: Beijing Youth Daily)
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