In 2025, all three Chinese players won, and after winning, they all ushered in career breakthroughs

As we all know, in professional tennis, it is common for the four sides to fight, win or lose. However, in the 2025 season, there is such a player, who has met Chinese players three times and won all of them. It's not a surprise to say, but it's a bit of a surprise that the winner of the Chinese has made a new career breakthrough. So, who exactly is this player? At which event did she defeat the Chinese player? After the victory over the Chinese players, what breakthroughs have been ushered in? Today, let the humble article take you to see it.

That player is the Japanese Yasa Sonobe, who reached the final of the Hope Tournament last season, and although she failed to win the championship, she still received praise from many Japanese fans. In January 2025, he will compete as the fourth seed in the Australian Open junior event. Her first-round opponent was China's qualifier Zhang Ruien. Coincidentally, last season, Zhang Ruien also achieved a good record in the Hope Tournament. In the competition between the two players, who can have the last laugh?

After the first set was won 6:3 by the Eight Concerts of the Garden, Zhang Ruien returned the color with a score of 6:4 and dragged the match into the deciding set. In the deciding set, the two competed fiercely for points, and in the end, Sonobe Hachika won with difficulty through a tie-break. Perhaps it was because of the confidence boosted by the victory over Zhang Ruien, and after that, the eight pieces of the garden sang all the way and won the championship. It is worth mentioning that the set she lost against Zhang Ruien was the only set that Hachika Sonobe lost at the 2025 Australian Open Junior Tournament, and the only time she was dragged into a tie-break by her opponent. It should be noted that this is also the first time that a Japanese player has won the Australian Open junior title.

After winning the title, Sonobe Hachika rushed to the WTA 500 Abu Dhabi Open qualifying tournament, where she defeated Baptiste of the United States and Buxa of Spain to reach the main draw of her career for the first time on the tour. Sonobe Hachiko's opponent in the first round of the main event is China's Yuan Yue. Because Yuan Yue's ranking is higher, there are not a few people who are optimistic about Yuan Yue's victory before the game. However, in this match, Sonobe Hachika swept in two sets and won his first career tour victory over Yuan Yue. Although she lost to Tunisia's Jabbar in the subsequent match, she still made many Chinese fans remember the name Sonobe Bagong.

Last week, Hachika Sonobe competed as a wild card player in the Tokyo Challenge. In the first round, he defeated his compatriot Yayumi Ishi, and he successfully advanced. In the second round, her opponent was China's Zhu Lin. Facing Zhu Lin, whose world ranking has fallen to outside the 300 mark, Sonobe Hachiko quickly won the first set 6:2 and took the lead in promotion. However, Zhu Lin was unwilling to restrain herself and dragged the match into the deciding set with a score of 6:4 in the second set. In the deciding set, the two players competed fiercely for points, and finally Sonobe Hachika won the match with a score of 7:5.

After the victory, Sonobe Hachiko defeated Netherland's Hartono, Australia's Gibson, and compatriot Shibahara Eina to win the championship, which was also the first challenge title of Sonobe Hachiko's career. After winning this title, her world ranking has risen by more than 100 places to No. 303, which is already close to the top 300.

Sports is a river and lake, and tennis is also a river and lake. 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)