Deyo was a retired guest, Ao Fat swept Swa, and Buyun said that he could win everyone

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Last night, Beijing time, there were media reports that Spaniard Verdasco will join the coaching team of Serbian king Djokovic to help him compete in Doha, and the two are already training together. Subsequently, some media refuted the rumors, saying that the real reason for the two to practice together was that the 41-year-old Verdasco decided to retire in Doha, and specially invited Djokovic to partner with him in the doubles match, thus officially ending his tennis career. Djokovic, on the other hand, readily agreed to Verdasco's invitation, and the two began training together, hoping to win a few matches in the doubles tournament and help the latter bid farewell to his career "honorably".

Let's get back to the field. Last night, Beijing time, the WTA1000 Doha station ended the singles semifinals. In the opening match, former French Open champion and Latvian star Ostapenko swept past fellow French Open champion and reigning three-time champion Swiatek 6-3 6-1 to end the latter's 15-match winning streak and advance to the final. This is the first time in nine years that the Latvians have reached the final of this tournament, and it is also the first time in seven years that they have reached the final of the 1000 tournament.

After the match, Ao Fat gave an answer to how to beat Swiatek. "I'm very confident I can beat her. We've played a lot of games, so I know how to deal with her. I'm more focused on myself, I know what I have to do, and I'm very happy with the way I've managed my emotions this week. I was prepared before the race and I knew what I was going to face. Sometimes I know where the ball is going to come from, and sometimes I just follow my feelings and instincts, which helps me a lot. ”

In the second match, American Anisimova defeated Russia's Alexandrova 6-3 6-3 to end the latter's recent eight-game winning streak and reach the 1000 final for the second time in her career.

Doubles semi-finals: China's Jiang Xinyu/Wu Fangxian defeated Maya/Sigmund 6-2 6-3 to reach the final of the tournament for the third time this season. For both sisters, it was the doubles final of the highest-level tournament they have reached so far in their careers.

Men's Field: In a key match in the second round of the singles at the ATP 250 Deira Beach Station, which ended at noon Beijing time yesterday, China's Buyun Chaokert lost 6-7(4) 2-6 to top seed Fritz and missed out on the quarterfinals. Although he failed to win, Xiaobu's performance was very good, especially in the first set against the fifth in the world today. After the game, Xiaobu was also very satisfied with his performance, and said that he would not underestimate himself and was confident that he could win everyone, "I never care who my opponent is, I believe in my tennis, I think I can win everyone in the world if I play well, so whether he is the top 5 or the world No. 1, I don't care very much." ”

In the quarterfinals, third seed Mikkelsen, fourth seed Arnaldi, and seventh seed Kecmanovic all won to advance to the semifinals.

ATP 250 Marseille: In the men's singles quarterfinals, China's first brother Zhang Zhizhen announced his retirement after losing the first set 5-7, escorting his opponent Boggs to advance to the semifinals. Top seed Dmitry Medvedev, Serbian Mejdovic and France's Ember have secured the other three semi-final spots.

ATP 250 Buenos Aires: Germany's Zverev Jr. was beaten 6-3 3-6 2-6 by local player Cerundolo to miss out on the semi-finals. Brazilian teenager Fonseca, Serbian qualifier Djere and Spaniard Martinez won the quarterfinals to secure a place in the semi-finals.

Finally, let's guess and recognize. The picture below is of a player on his knees in frustration after losing. She has been retired for many years, can you recognize who it is?

In the last guess, the golfer gave the correct answer. That's right, the person in the picture is the Spaniard Badosa.

(Source: Tennis Home Author: Maverick)