Gao Xinyu 2-1 Grand Slam champion! After playing for Zheng Qinwen, China locked the top 8 of the United Cup

In a key battle in Group E of the Perth Division of the United Cup on the evening of December 30, Beijing time, the Chinese team and the defending champion Germany clashed. In the second women's singles match, Chinese player Gao Xinyu, who replaced Zheng Qinwen, defeated German star Sigmund 2-1 after three sets, bringing the total score to 1-1 for the Chinese team.

With this 1 point, the Chinese team has ensured that it has advanced to the top 8 of the United Cup for two consecutive years. The quarter-final opponents will need to see the results of the mixed doubles later. If they can beat Germany, they will finish first in the group and face Kazakhstan in the quarter-finals; And if they finish second in the best group, they will face the first place in Group A in the quarterfinals, and the opponent is likely to be the United States.

【World Ranking】

Gao Xinyu is currently ranked 175th in the world, while Sigmund is ranked 80th in the world. As a doubles star, Sigmund has won the women's doubles title at the year-end finals and the French Open mixed doubles title, and although her singles level is not among the best in the world, as a seasoned veteran, her strength should not be underestimated.

【Confrontation Situation】

The two had never played each other before. In the first round, Gao Xinyu defeated the world's No. 17 Brazilian star Maia 2-1 after 3 hours and 22 minutes, which was also the first time in her career that she defeated a TOP20 player.

【Contest Review】

In the first set, Gao Xinyu took the lead in the second set and took a 3-0 lead in the opening game. In the sixth game, Gao Xinyu broke Sigmund's serve again, and then she saved two break points on her own serve in the seventh game to hold serve and win the first set 6-1.

In the second set, Sigmund found his form, breaking Gao Xinyu's serve twice in a row in the second and fourth games to establish a huge 4-0 lead. Although Gao Xinyu once broke back twice to chase down to 3-4 after that, she was broken again on her own serve in the 8th game. In the 9th game, although Gao Xinyu forced break points twice, she finally allowed Sigmund to successfully hold serve and pull back a set 6-3.

In the deciding set, Gao Xinyu got off to a perfect start, breaking twice in the second and fourth games to build a huge 4-0 advantage. Although Sigmund once broke back to 2-4, but in the crucial 7th game, Gao Xinyu stubbornly held serve and brought the score to 5-2, and in the 9th game, Gao Xinyu successfully won her own serve to win the game and won the deciding set 6-3, thus defeating Sigmund 2-1 and bringing the total score to 1-1 for the Chinese team.

【Next Matchup】

In the third mixed doubles matchup, Gao Xinyu will partner with Bai Yan to face the combination of Sigmund and Zverev. If the Chinese team can win, they will beat the defending champion Germany and finish first in the group.