The highlight performance is quickly followed by a downturn, and they may become shooting stars

Tennis tournaments are held almost every week throughout the year, and it is not uncommon for players to come out on top at a certain time and make a breakthrough in their careers and become the focus of the fans' attention. Unfortunately, however, only a small percentage of these players are able to perform consistently, so these people are often referred to as shooting stars. And in the past few days, there have been two such players who have become meteors. So, who are these two players? How did they behave? Why do I say that they have become shooting stars? Today, let this article take you to take a look.

Back in 2019, Japan's Moe Natsu Uchijima won the ITF Tour. Every year since, she has improved. At the end of April this year, Moe Natsu Uchijima sang all the way to Madrid, WTA1000, defeating American Montgomery, Tunisia's Jabeur, American Pegula and Russia's Alexandrova to reach the quarterfinals of WTA1000 tournament for the first time in her career. Previously, she had never even reached the round of 16 of a WTA1000 tournament.

It is worth mentioning that in the duel with Montgomery and Jabeur, Moe Natsu Uchijima won two sets in a row to defeat her opponent under the unfavorable situation of losing one set first. Despite a narrow quarter-final defeat to Ukraine's Svitolina and just three games in two sets, Uchijima still caught the attention of fans.

However, at the WTA1000 Rome station in early May, Uchijima Moesa was swept out by Germany's Leith. In two sets, she only won one game, which can be called a complete defeat. In mid-May, despite defeating Thailand's Manam Chaya in the first round of the Paris Challenger, Uchijima lost to Russia's Rakhimova in the second round. In this match, she only won three games.

In the first round of the French Open this week, he was defeated by compatriot and qualifier Nao Hibino in straight sets, and he also failed to have the last laugh. In this way, after WTA1000 Madrid station, Monetsu Uchijima suffered a wave of three consecutive defeats on the tour.

Unlike Moe Natsu Uchijima, Ieira is the only professional tennis player in the Philippines. In 2021, she won the first Hope Race of her career; In 2023, Ieira once snatched a set in the hands of Jinhua's first sister Zheng Qinwen.

In mid-March this year, she defeated the United States' Volynets, Latvia's Ostapenko, the United States' Case, Spain's Badosa and Poland's Swiatek in Miami in WTA1000 to reach the semifinals of the WTA1000 tournament for the first time in her career. In the semifinals, although he lost to Pegula of the United States, he was able to fight his opponent to the deciding set, which can be called a defeat.

However, at the Oelash Challenger in mid-April, the top seed was beaten in straight sets by Hungary's Pong Udwaldi in the second round, causing a big upset. In late April, at the WTA1000 Madrid stop, Ieira was defeated by Poland's Swiatek in two sets after taking the lead. Perhaps it was the defeat that made her lose her confidence, as Ieira won just one of the two sets against Ukraine's Kostik in Rome in WTA1000 early May in Rome. In the first round of the French Open this week, he was given a duck egg by Colombian player Arango. Despite her struggles to get the match to the deciding set, Ieira lost to her opponent and gave Arango her first career Grand Slam main draw victory.

In this way, Moem Uchijima and Ieira both fell into a slump after their career breakthroughs in WTA1000 events. During this period, both of them even lost to their opponents. From this point of view, it is not an exaggeration to say that they are shooting stars. So, how will the two perform in the next game? Let's wait and see. That's it for today, and it will continue tomorrow.(Source: Tennis Home Author: Yixin Jushi)