On January 31, Beijing time, the 2025 WTA Singapore Station ended the competition for the women's singles 1/4 finals. China's No.4 seed Xinyu beat qualifier Teichmann 6-7(5)/7-6(5)/6-4 for the first time this season to reach the semi-finals of the WTA Tour Women's Singles for the first time this season.

 Wang Xinyu data map

The two sides played each other at the 2023 WTA Osaka station, when Wang Xinyu won in two sets, and the two sides were in great form this time, presenting a wonderful match together. In the first set, the two sides battled all the way to the tie-break, and Teichmann took the next set with a small score of 7-5 in the tie-break. In the second set, Wang Xinyu got 6 set points in the 10th and 12th games, but they failed to cash. The game entered the tie-break again, and Wang Xinyu seized the opportunity to equalize the score with a small score of 7-5. In the deciding set, Wang Xinyu seized the fluctuation of Teichmann's form in the opening set and completed the only break of the match, and then she defused break points several times in the subsequent service game to finally seal the victory 6-4.

This is Wang Xinyu's second trip to the semifinals of a WTA Tour tournament after last year's Wuhan Open, and the sixth time in her career that she has reached the semifinals of a WTA Tour singles tournament. With 98 points from breaking into the semi-finals, Wang Xinyu's instant ranking rose to No.36. Wang Xinyu will face second seed Mertens for a place in the semi-finals, drawing 1-1 on the head-to-head record, and Wang will be aiming to reach the WTA Tour final for the first time.

WTA Singapore 1/4 Finals Results:

[1] Karinskaya 6-3, 4-6, 6-0 Sawangkai[Q]

Lee Ang 7-6(2)/7-6(4) Birrell[W]

[2] Mertens 6-4, 6-2 Osorio [6]

WTA Singapore Semi-Finals:

[1] Karinskaya vs Ang Lee

[4] Wang Xinyu vs Mertens[2]

(Text, editor: Dato, photo: Visual China)