Singing all the way, both won, and the Chinese season saw the final of the Chinese Golden Flower Division for the first time

As we all know, Chinese women's tennis has always been the face of Chinese tennis. Indeed, as early as 2004, Li Ting and Sun Tiantian won the first doubles gold medal of a Chinese female tennis player at the Olympic Games at the Athens Olympics. At present, Chinese women's tennis players have won the Australian Open, French Open, Wimbledon, US Open, year-end finals, and Olympic women's doubles championships, and it can be said that they have achieved the glory of the Golden Slam.

In the singles field, China's Jinhua is also not far behind, and they have now achieved the semi-finals of the Grand Slam. Objectively speaking, they are the pride of Chinese tennis. Because of this, more and more tennis tournaments are being held all over China. It's a pity that before this week, although Chinese players appeared in a bunch of Ma'anshan Hope Tournaments, none of them were able to win the final championship, which will undoubtedly be regrettable for many fans who care about the second and third tier Jinhua. Fortunately, someone will always stand up to make up for this regret, and these are the two Chinese golden flowers that the author wants to introduce in this article.

The first Chinese Jinhua is You Xiaodi, who was introduced yesterday, and her opponent in the semi-finals of the Shenzhen Challenge is Thailand's second sister Lan Lana, who is more than 100 places lower than her opponent in the world rankings, so not many people are optimistic about her prospects before the competition. However, in this match, You Xiaodi, who has already won three in a row, showed her heroic qualities, and she defeated her opponent in a three-set battle to reach the final of the Challenger tournament for the first time in 2025. With this victory, You's instant world ranking is back within 300. If she can maintain her form like this, she may be able to return to the Grand Slam qualifiers.

The other is Guo Hanyu, a player who has been developing in the doubles arena for a long time and has won both WTA 250 and WTA 500 events. Although it has won a lot of praise, however, perhaps because she once won the World Collegiate Women's Tennis Singles Championship, Guo Hanyu has always had a singles dream in her heart.

This week, she appeared at the Shenzhen Challenge. Her opponent in the first round was Russia's Kudashova. In this game, Guo Hanyu played exceptionally well, defeated his opponent completely, and successfully advanced. Guo's second-round opponent is Israel's Lie Lashko, the tournament's seventh seed. In this match, Guo Hanyu fell into a hard-fought battle, and in the end she fought in three sets, repelled her opponent, and reached the quarterfinals.

In the quarter-finals, third seed Alina Rodionova of Australia faced Guo Hanyu across the net, and Guo Hanyu did not dare to take the first set lightly against the opponent who had once entered the top 100. Although he was dragged into the deciding set by his opponent in the subsequent match, Guo Hanyu sent a fritter in the deciding set to end the match and enter the semifinals of the Challenger for the first time in the 2025 season.

In the semifinals, facing compatriot Li Zongyu, Guo Hanyu lost a set first. However, when he was on the verge of despair, Guo Hanyu chose to fight back. She won two sets in a row to overcome her opponent and reach her first Challenger final of the 2025 season. It is worth mentioning that this is the first time that the Chinese Golden Flower will meet in the final since the beginning of the Chinese season. So, is You Xiaodi going further, or is Guo Hanyu ushering in a good opportunity to prove himself? Ladies and gentlemen, what do you think?

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)