The heart of the HUBI manservant was overflowing, "Fedemu" gathered at the French Open to pay tribute to natto, and the ruble lost the crown and Leba won the cup

Three minutes a day, knowing about tennis in the world. Hello fans, today is Sunday, May 25, 2025, and welcome to the afternoon newsletter brought to you by Home of Tennis.

Last night, Beijing time, the ATP250 Geneva station came to a wonderful end. In the singles final, after Poland's first brother Hurkacz won the first set 7-5, the manservant's heart was overflowing, and he lost two tie-breaks in a row, losing 1-2 to Serbian king Djokovic, and after suffering eight consecutive defeats against his opponent, he achieved the 100th crown of the latter's career.

Djokovic, who won the championship, thus became the third member of the men's tennis "100 Championships Club" since the Open era, closely following Connors with 109 titles and Federer with 103 titles. After his 100th title, Djokovic will head to Roland Garros to challenge for his fourth French Open title and 25th Grand Slam title.

At the post-match press conference, the Serbian king also revealed that he, Swiss king Federer and British celebrity Murray will attend the official French Open ceremony for the retirement of clay king Nadal. The Spanish media also exposed the general process of the tribute ceremony, but the authenticity has not been officially confirmed by the French Open.

According to reports, the tribute ceremony will take place at 24 o'clock Beijing time tonight, Nadal's family and team members will be on site, compatriot Alcaraz will also participate in the event, and Spanish basketball legend Pau Gasol will also be present to pay tribute to his friends. Some fans said that the Big Four gathered at Roland Garros to pay tribute to the king of clay, which should be Nadal's most perfect retirement moment. Let's look forward to it together!

Let's keep an eye on the other events. Last night, Beijing time, the ATP 500 Hamburg station ended the singles final. Italy's rising star Koboli put in a stellar performance to win his first career ATP 500 title with a 6-2 6-4 victory over third seed Rublev of Russia.

Women's Field: In the WTA 500 Strasbourg singles final, fourth seed Rybakina of Kazakhstan defeated eighth seed Samsonova of Russia 6-1 6-7(2) 6-1 to win the tournament title for the first time since last year's Stuttgart. It was Rybakina's 9th career Tour singles title and 4th 500 title. Congratulations!

In the doubles final, Guo Hanyu/Melichar lost 3-6 7-6(4) 7-10 to Babos/Stephanie.

WTA 250 Rabat: 19-year-old Australian Jont swept past Romania's Christian 6-3 6-2 to win his first career tour title without dropping a set. Not only that, but she also partnered with Kalashnikova to reach the top of the doubles court and become the double queen of the tournament.

Let's turn to the French Open. Last night, Beijing time, the French Open doubles draw was released, and the opponents of Chinese players in the first round were produced. Among them, Buyun Chaokert/Carabelli vs Balaji/Reyes, Zhang Shuai/Gadeki vs. Siniakova/Townsend De, Guo Hanyu/Shibahara Eina vs Burrage/Qatar, Xu Yifan/Kalinina vs. Babos/Stephanie, Jiang Xinyu/Wu Fangxian vs. Osorio/Parkes, Wang Xinyu/Zheng Saisai vs. Kromachava/Stora, Tang Qianhui/Ninomiya Makoto vs. Lesimia/Harmonyi-Tan, Yuan Yue/Sun Lulu vs. Blinkova/Sherriff.

Tonight, Beijing time, the curtain of the 2025 French Open opens. On the first day of the match, top seed Sabalenka and China's first sister Zheng Qinwen will both play. Among them, Zheng Qinwen will appear at around 8 p.m. to face Russian Pavlyuchenkova; Yuan Yue will challenge the Italian steel cannon Paolini at around 10 o'clock. Good luck to Jinhua!

Finally, let's guess and recognize. The picture below is of a player during a match. Can you recognize who she is without prompting?

In the last guess, some golfers gave the correct answer. That's right, the person in the picture is the Czech rising star Menšik.

(Source: Tennis Home Author: Maverick)