In a key match in the third round of the women's singles tennis at the Paris Olympics that ended in the early morning of July 31, Beijing time, Wang Xiyu, a rising Chinese star who insisted on being injured, faced the world No. 1 Swiatek and lost after two sets, regrettably stopping in the round of 16, with a score of 3-6, 4-6 in the two sets. Wang Xiyu also ended his personal journey in this Olympic Games. With Wang Xiyu out, only Zheng Qinwen is still in the top 8 in the Chinese women's singles.

【World Ranking】

Wang Xiyu is currently ranked 52nd in the world, while Swiatek is ranked No. 1 in the world and is the top seed in the women's singles at the Games. The Poland star has won the French Open four times, the US Open once, and has five Grand Slam titles in his career.

【Confrontation Situation】

The two sides have met once before, in this year's Madrid 1000, when Wang Xiyu lost 1-6, 4-6.

【Contest Review】

In the first set, Wang Xiyu held serve with Swiatek in the first 4 games, but in the 6th game, Wang Xiyu was the first to break the serve game and fell into an unfavorable situation of falling behind 2-4. In the ninth game, Swiatek won the first set 6-3 on serve.

In the second set, Wang Xiyu was broken as soon as she came up, but in the second game, she tenaciously completed the first break. In the 5th game, Swiatek broke again and once brought the score to 4-2, but in the 8th game, Wang Xiyu broke back again. Unfortunately, Wang Xiyu was broken again in the crucial service game of the 9th game due to a thigh injury, and finally Wang Xiyu lost the second set 4-6 and lost 0-2 on aggregate.

【Next Round Opponent】

Swiatek won 22 consecutive clays and reached the quarterfinals of the Olympic Women's Singles for the first time in her career. After advancing to the last eight, Swiatek will face eighth seed Collins of United States.