Time flies, and it's the weekend in the blink of an eye. Due to the Spring Festival holiday, many fans still have to stick to their jobs this weekend. Here, on behalf of all colleagues in "Tennis Home", the author would like to say to these people, you have worked hard, and in the new year, I hope you can gain something!

This week's Asian Winter Meeting returned to the Northeast after nearly 20 years. However, it is a pity that in yesterday's speed skating competition, the South Korean athletes won six gold medals, and the almost sweeping result made the host Chinese team lose face. Despite this, in the face of defeat, the CCTV host showed more understanding and tolerance, especially in the face of Lin Xiaojun, who was transferred, he was more comforting. Lin Xiaojun played quite well in the later competitions, and finally won the first gold medal of the Chinese speed skating team in this Asian Winter Games.

Saying so much, in fact, I want to say that in many cases, whether it is fans or media people, Chinese tennis players also need understanding and support. After all, tennis is not the same as many sports, and athletes are human beings. In the face of defeat, they actually don't feel good in their hearts. In this case, encouragement may be able to make them go further and perform better.

At the ITF W75 Leshno tennis tournament this week, Gao Xinyu played as the tournament's top seed. Still, on the one hand, due to the low profile of ITF events, and on the other hand, because she was swept out of the quarter-finals by American qualifier Grant at last week's ITF W75 Porto tennis tournament, many people did not expect too much from the player, who is in her thirties.

In the first round, facing Ukrainian qualifier N Kolb, Gao Xinyu fell into a hard battle. She was dragged into the deciding set by her opponent after taking the lead in the first game. Fortunately, in the deciding set, Gao Xinyu only let her opponent get two games. After the risk of promotion, Gao Xinyu ushered in her second opponent, Slovak Yamrikhova. In this matchup, Gao Xinyu only allowed her opponent to win three games. In addition to the victory, he finally found the confidence he had lost for a long time.

In the quarterfinals, Gao Xinyu, who faced Lithuanian player Mikuskate, was forced to seven in the first set by her opponent, and finally won this set, and made timely adjustments in the second set. In this set, she only allowed her opponent to win three games, and after three consecutive wins, she reached the semi-finals of the ITF tennis tournament for the first time in 2025. Objectively speaking, compared to Wei Sijia, the leader of the second-tier Golden Flower, this wave of three consecutive wins may not be nothing, however, if compared to itself, isn't it an improvement?

In the semifinals, facing the French player Jose, who had won the Grand Slam main draw, Gao Xinyu did not dare to take it lightly. In just over an hour, she allowed her opponent to win just four games in two sets. After sweeping his opponents, he reached the final of an ITF tennis tournament for the first time in 2025. With this wave of four consecutive wins, Gao Xinyu's instant world ranking has reached No. 127, which is the highest world ranking she has achieved so far. In the final, she will face France's Jacquemo across the net, and if she wins, Gao Xinyu will not only win the title, but also move up the world rankings. Although the bookmaker is not very optimistic about winning the championship, the author personally believes that Gao Xinyu may not have a chance this time. What do you think about this, fans?

A lot of times, the world of tennis is really just a teahouse. In this teahouse, there are many, many tea customers who have been here for a long time, and some of them have become quite famous. However, there are always fledgling tea drinkers who come here and look forward to tasting the sweet tea with their own efforts. And the author is just a small scholar in the corner of this teahouse who tells the stories of these tea customers in obscurity. I hope my article can bring some fresh information to all fans. Whether it's compliments or criticisms, maybe it's just to be able to get me far. That's it for today, and it continues tomorrow.(Source: Tennis Home Author: Yixin Jushi)