Deyo played at least three and a half more years, Xiaobu lost five in a row and lost four in a row to Wang You, and Zheng Qinwen's opponent was her

Three minutes a day, knowing about tennis in the world. Hello fans, today is Thursday, May 8, 2025, and welcome to the afternoon newsletter brought to you by "Home of Tennis".

Recently, the CEO of the famous French sportswear brand LACOSTE revealed in an interview that the brand spokesperson, Serbian football king Djokovic, plans to compete in the 2028 Los Angeles Olympic Games, "Novak hopes to participate in the 2028 Olympic Games." I'm sure we'll find a consensus in the next few weeks and we'll mainly talk about the way to renew the contract. Since we signed him, he has won half of the Grand Slam titles with us and he has contributed immensely to our brand. ”

If the two parties complete the contract extension, it means that Djokovic, who is about to turn 38, will not retire during the contract period, and will play for at least another three and a half years.

Let's get back to the field. Last night, Beijing time, the ATP1000 Rome Masters kicked off. In a key match in the first round of singles, the only Chinese player to play, Buyun Chaokert, played tenaciously but suffered a shoulder injury and finally lost 6-7(4) 3-6 to local player Dardry. It was his fifth consecutive defeat in the main draw of the tournament, suffering a five-game losing streak, and the winner will face fifth seed and British No. 1 Draper in the second round.

Dutch brother Grykspoel defeated Serbian Kecmanovic 4-6 6-3 6-0 to advance strongly. Frenchman A. Muller also reached the second round with a 2-6 6-3 7-6(5) tie-break over Czech rising star Lehecka. Other winners to advance were Kopliva, Mutai, Komesana, Passalo, Bruchaga, Djere, Lajovic, Vitanen, Thompson, Taverne, Norrie, Gobas and Carabili.

Women's Field: Last night, Beijing time, the WTA 1000 Rome Open continued with the first round of singles. In a matchup of Chinese fans, the Golden Flower King Xinyu was in a slump of form, defeating lucky loser Laksimova 3-6 2-6 in place of Vondrousova. This is Wang's fourth consecutive loss, suffering four consecutive singles defeats.

Serbian Danilovic defeated Czech Siniiakova 3-6 6-4 6-4 to advance to the second round where she will face eighth seed and China's No. 1 sister Zheng Qinwen. The two sides have previously met once in last year's United Cup, when Xiao Zheng won 2-0.

Others: Former world No.1 and Japan's Naomi Osaka, who won last week's victory in San Malo, beat local sensation Errani 6-2 6-3 to advance to the second round. Next, she will face ninth seed and Spaniard Badosa. Russian Potapova overcame a 2-6 0-3 deficit to save match point and eventually beat Ukrainian Yastremska 2-6 7-6(6) 6-3 to make the cut. Next, she will face top seed and world No. 1 Sabalenka.

Kostyuk, Lis, Raducanu, Sakkari, Pavlyuchenkova, Rudzic, Andreescu, Azarenka, Mboko, Kudermetova, Volinets, Arango, Dolehidede, Kruger, Gracheva, Baptiste, Ruse, Kocciaretto and others also got off to a flying start.

In addition, WTA1000 Roma announced the doubles draw last night. China have seven golden flowers in the tournament, and the first round matches are as follows: Zhang Shuai/Siniakova vs Merichar/Samsonova, Jiang Xinyu/Wu Fangxian vs Errani/Bolini, Wang Xinyu/Zheng Saisai vs Zhan Haoqing/Olmos, Xu Yifan/Ninomiya Makoto vs Fernandez/Putintseva.

Finally, let's guess and recognize. The picture below shows a player saving the ball during a match. Can you recognize who he is without prompting?

In the last guess, some golfers gave the correct answer. That's right, the person in the picture is the Greek sister Sakkari.

(Source: Tennis Home Author: Maverick)