Wang Xinyu stopped in the first round of the French Open, and responded after the match to the drop in the rankings: I am not playing abnormally this year

The 2025 French Open entered the second matchday of the competition, and China's golden flower Wang Xinyu lost 5-7, 6-4, 3-6 to former US Open champion Raducanu, and stopped in the first round of singles for two consecutive Grand Slams this year.

The two sides were evenly matched in the first two sets, and in the deciding set, Wang Xinyu fought back when she was 1-5 down, broke back in the opponent's service game and saved two match points, but she still failed to withstand the British's attack and failed to win.

Wang Xinyu

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Wang Xinyu said after the match that she had shortcomings and praised her opponent's performance: "From the 5-2 lead in the second set, the opponent played better and better, and she continued the momentum into the third set, and the return and baseline put more and more pressure on me. There were some things that could have been better today, but I have to give credit to her opponent because she did play at a high level from the second set today. ”

Wang Xinyu is currently ranked No.43 in the world in singles, and her world ranking will slip further after failing to retain her score in the third round of last year's French Open. Asked after the game what she thought of the slide this season, she said: "We were in very good form at the end of last year, winning against some strong opponents, but I don't think it should be, [no] I will win against these people this year because everyone is improving. A new year is a new beginning, and every time I get on the pitch, I can only do what I can control. I don't think I'm out of shape this year because being able to win some games and staying at that level is two different things, and now I need to improve a little bit more to stay at that level. ”

Photo: Li Jianyi

"One of the mindsets I've learned this year is to do what I can do, and the results come by the way, and I can't directly control the results. I look at my rankings and I [can't] say I really want to be in the top 10, all I can do is practice well tomorrow. ”

Wang Xinyu said that she will not pay attention to the comments on social media at the moment: "Because I have already summarized what I should summarize, of course I know that there will definitely be some fans who encourage me." I'm not the type of person who sees negative reviews as if they didn't, so I choose not to read them. ”

After the French Open's singles campaign, Wang Xinyu will also compete in the Women's Doubles event with compatriot Zheng Saisai, where they will face 11th seeds Kromachava/Stolar in the first round.