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This morning, Beijing time, the ATP 500 Doha Open ended the singles quarterfinals. Top seed and Spanish star Alcaraz fought back from Czech rising star Lehecka after leading 4-2 in the deciding set, and eventually lost four games in a row to lose 3-6 6-3 4-6 and miss out on the semi-finals.

It is worth mentioning that throughout the game, Arca was comprehensively superior in many statistics such as first-serve scoring percentage, first-serve scoring percentage, second-serve scoring percentage, net-front scoring rate, winning points and total points, but lost the game. Some fans said that Aka played too much, especially when the score was ahead, and the waves disappeared the top four!

Leheca, who reached the semi-finals, will face rising British star Draper for a place in the final, who defeated Italy's Berrettini 4-6 6-4 6-3. After Canada's Aliassime won the first set 6-3, his opponent, Russia's Dmitry Medvedev, suddenly withdrew, leaving the FAA confused. Subsequently, the referee announced that May was always "unwell".

In the other quarter-final, fifth seed Rublev of Russia defeated second seed and Australian hare De Minaur 6-1 3-6 7-6(8) to advance to the semi-finals. In this matchup, Rublev missed seven match points after leading 5-2 in the deciding set, and faced his opponent a match point in the tie-break, and finally cashed in on his eighth match point, playing in a heartbeat! Some fans ridiculed, fortunately it was the ruble that won, if he lost, then he must not use a racket to smash his knee into a bloody blur!

ATP 500 Rio: In the second round of singles, Germany's Zverev Jr. narrowly defeated Kazakhstan's Shevchenko 7-6(1) 7-6(6) in the second round of singles to advance to the quarterfinals. Fourth seed F. Cerundoro of Argentina defeated Italy's Dardry 6-7(1) 6-3 6-2 to secure a place in the quarter-finals.

Women's Field. This morning, Beijing time, the WTA1000 Dubai station ended the singles quarterfinals, and the semi-final seats have their own behalf. Poland's Swiatek, the second seed, was out of form and was knocked out 6-3 6-3 by 12th seed and Russian teenager Mila Andreeva to miss out on the semi-finals.

Since the start of this competition, it can be described as a cold wind. In the second round, the world's No. 3 Gauff made his debut; In the third round, world No. 4 Bolini, No. 5 Pegula and world No. 1 Sabalenka lost in a row; In the fourth round, world No. 2 Swiatek was also swept away. At this point, the top 5 players have all been out.

Reaching the semi-finals, Mila will battle Kazakhstan's Rybakina for a place in the final, who defeated American Kenin 6-2 7-6(2). The other two semi-final spots were secured by Denmark's rising star Towson, who beat Noskova 7-6(4) 6-4, and Czech star Mukhova, who beat Kostya 6-2 7-5.

Doubles: In the quarterfinals, Zhang Shuai/Muradnovic defeated Panova/Sdola 6-2 6-4 to advance to the semifinals. Xu Yifan/Yang Zhaoxuan narrowly defeated Noskova/Putintseva 6-4 3-6 10-8 to secure a place in the semi-finals. Third seeds Hsieh Shuwei/Ostapenko also won to advance, bringing four Chinese players to the top four of the doubles semi-finals.

Finally, let's guess and recognize. The picture below shows a player falling to the ground and crying with joy after winning the championship. Can you recognize who she is without prompting?

In the last guess, Shanghai's "Liu Yang" golfer gave the correct answer. That's right, the person in the picture is the young Czech star Kvitova.

(Source: Tennis Home Author: Maverick)