Afternoon News丨The Spaniards and Wawrinka sang against each other, Fonseca was dark to the end, and Wang Xinyu was unlucky

Three minutes a day, knowing about tennis in the world. Hello fans, today is Monday, February 17, 2025, and welcome to the afternoon newsletter brought to you by "Home of Tennis".

Yesterday, Beijing time, the aftermath of the ruling that world No. 1 Sinner reached an out-of-court settlement with WADA to accept a three-month ban has continued. Later in the day, the Professional Footballers' Association (PTPA), which was initiated and founded by Serbian football champion Novak Djokovic, also issued a statement commenting on the ruling. The statement questioned the entire process of dealing with the ban as inconsistent, open, fair and transparent, and said it would be overhauled.

The day before, Swiss titan Wawrinka issued the phrase "I don't believe in clean sports anymore" after Sinner's three-month ban ruling, and retired Spanish veteran Fie Lopez responded, saying that he could not agree with Wawrinka's opinion, "I still believe it, Stan." It is clear that Sinner never resorted to any means to improve athletic performance, and this has been confirmed. Now he has chosen to take full responsibility for his teammates' faults and has been suspended for three months. Could it be that extending the ban will make the world of sports cleaner? Forgive me for not being able to agree with you. ”

In addition, French celebrity Bartoli, Russian celebrity Kafelnikov, British celebrity Henman and other tennis personalities have posted on their personal social media, questioning the fairness and consistency of this out-of-court settlement; Current players such as Sabalenka, Gauff and Pegula have also spoken out to express their dissatisfaction with the ruling. It looks like the aftermath of Sinner's three-month ban will continue for some time.

Let's get back to the field. This morning, Beijing time, the three ATP 250 tournaments all came to an exciting end. Marseille: Second seed Ember defended his title with a 7-6(4) 6-4 win over Serbian teenager Mejdovic, the Frenchman's first title of the season and seventh overall of his career.

Deira Beach: Serbian Kecmanovic saved two match points to beat Spain's Fekina 3-6 6-1 7-5 to break a five-year title drought and win his second career tournament title.

Buenos Aires: 18-year-old Brazilian Fonseca became the youngest South American player to win a tour title since 1990 with a 6-4 7-6(1) victory over homegrown sensation Flendoro. This week, Fonseca will rise to a career-high 68th in the world rankings.

Women's Field: Yesterday afternoon, Beijing time, the WTA1000 Dubai station kicked off. China's Wang Xinyu lost 3-6 3-6 to qualifiers in the first round of the competition, making her debut in both 1000 tournaments in the Middle East, and has suffered a first-round trip in five of the six tournaments she has played this season.

Elsewhere: Wildcard rising British star Raducanu snapped a four-game losing streak with a 6-4 6-2 win over Greek sister Sakkari. She will next face 14th seed Mukhova, who swept past qualifier Lamens 6-2 6-2.

Ukrainian cabbage Svitolina, Czech Vondrousova and Noskova, Swiss star Bencic, American star Kenin, Belgian Mertens, and Spanish Badosa have all won and advanced.

In the first round of doubles, Zhang Shuai/Muladenovic swept past seventh seeds Kenin/L. Chichenok 6-1 6-2 to advance to the second round.

Finally, let's guess and recognize. The picture below is a post-match greeting between the two players. Both have retired, can you recognize who they are?

In the last guess, the golfer gave the correct answer. That's right, the person in the picture is the famous Kazakhstani player Rybakina.

(Source: Tennis Home Author: Maverick)