Three minutes a day, knowing about tennis in the world. Hello fans, today is Wednesday, February 12, 2025, and welcome to the afternoon newsletter brought to you by Home of Tennis.

Last night, Beijing time, in a key matchup in the second round of singles at the WTA 1000 Doha station, Zheng Qinwen, the seventh seed and China's first sister with a bye in the first round, was not in good shape, losing 4-6 2-6 to Tunisian star Jabbar, suffering a first-round tour. After the game, many fans ridiculed Zheng Qinwen on the Internet, saying that she was too watery, the food was home, and her mentality was too bad, so it was better to go to the fashion show if she was hanged! …………

Of course, some fans said that Zheng Qinwen lost in several key links. The first is that the serve is not on the line, and there are only four aces, but they are accompanied by five double faults. The second is that the first-serve scoring rate is too low, only 46%. The third is that the elbow injury has not healed, which affects the overall performance. Fourth, the opponent Jabbar played well and changed his tactics, which suppressed Zheng Qinwen to some extent. In addition, the interference of the live audience is also a reason.

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In addition to Xiao Zheng's defeat, the world No. 1 Sabalenka, the world No. 3 Gauff and the world No. 10 Bardosa all suffered Waterloo and were eliminated in their debuts. Sabalenka was reversed by Russian star Alexandrova 3-6 6-3 7-6(5); Gauff lost 2-6 5-7 to Ukrainian rising star Kostyuk; Badosa lost 4-6 3-6 to American Anisimova.

Pegula, Rybakina, Slamkova, Ostapenko, Mertens, Kasatkina, Linette, Kenin, Paolini and Noskova defeated their respective opponents to advance to the third round.

In the second round of doubles, China's Jiang Xinyu/Wu Fangxian defeated second seeds Xie Shuwei/Ostapenko 6-2 6-7(3) 10-5 to advance to the quarterfinals. Xu Yifan/Yang Zhaoxuan lost 5-7 3-6 to sixth seeds Mertens/Pérez.

Men's Field: In a highlight-reel match in the first round of the ATP 250 Marseille tournament, China's Zhang Zhizhen narrowly defeated local player Aris 6-3 6-7(2) 7-6(3) to get off to a flying start. In the second round, he will face Poland's first brother Hurkacz.

ATP 250 Deira Beach: China's Buyun Chaokert in the first round of singles needed just one hour to beat Australia's Rinki Hijikata 6-2 6-0 to advance. In the second round, he will challenge American brother Fritz.

Let's take a closer look at former Wimbledon champion Rybakina. This morning, Beijing time, the WTA released the results of an independent investigation into the misconduct of Rybakina's former coach Vukov. "The WTA confirms that an independent investigation into Stefano Vukov's possible violations of the WTA Code of Conduct has been concluded. After this process, the ban against him remains in effect. In order to protect the confidentiality and impartiality of the investigation and the facts found, the WTA will not provide further details. We remain committed to ensuring that all matters are handled in a fair and objective manner in accordance with the WTA Code of Conduct. ”

According to foreign media reports, Vukov once mentally abused Rybakina, including calling her "stupid" and "If it weren't for me, you would still be picking potatoes in Russia" and other derogatory language, which also caused Rybakina to face a psychological breakdown. However, Rybakina always defended Vukov and repeatedly stated that he did not do such things to herself. Foreign media also broke the news that the two lived in the same room of the hotel in Melbourne this year, and it was likely that they were in a relationship. Do you think the WTA's findings are credible or are Rybakina's words credible?

Finally, let's guess and recognize. The picture below is of a player changing his jersey during a break. Can you recognize who he is without prompting?

In the last guess, the golfer gave the correct answer. That's right, the people in the picture are Sinner and Zverev Jr. in the Australian Open final.

(Source: Tennis Home Author: Maverick)