Ziwei Mei always advanced to the two major cannon dumb fires, Zheng Qinwen's debut was unsatisfactory, and Yuan Yue was surprised by two consecutive wins

Three minutes a day, knowing about tennis in the world. Hello fans, today is Friday, June 13, 2025, and welcome to the afternoon newsletter brought to you by "Home of Tennis".

Last night, Beijing time, the ATP250 Stuttgart station ended the second round of singles competition, and the quarterfinals were all produced. Debutant top seed Zverev Jr. saved a set point in the second-set tie-break to beat Frenchman Mutai 6-2 7-6(7) to advance to the quarterfinals. Next, he will face American Brandon Nakashima, who eliminated compatriot Lerner Chin in two sets.

The two cannons that fought that day were dumb fire one after another! Among them, French cannon Perikard lost to No. 4 seed Aliassime of Canada 4-6 in two games; American cannon Mickelson was eliminated in two sets by local wild card player Engel, who became the youngest quarter-finalist in the tournament's history. Not only that, but the 17-year-old and eight-month-old has already won on the grass, hard and clay courts, and is second in history behind Spanish god Rafael Nadal, who achieved this feat at 17 years and two months.

ATP 250 's-Hertogenbosch: In the second round of singles, top seed and Russian star Dmitry Medvedev defeated France's left-hander Mannarino 7-6(6) 6-4 to advance to the quarterfinals. French star Ember, Belgian Boggs, and American giant Opelka also defeated their respective opponents and advanced to the quarterfinals; The qualifier Layal received a retirement gift from Poland's first brother Hurkacz before the game, and advanced to the quarterfinals without a fight.

Women's Field: In a highlight-reel match in the second round of the WTA 500 London singles, debutant Zheng Qinwen, the top seed and China's No. 1 sister, overcame a 1-4 deficit in the deciding set to defeat American Kessler in three sets 6-3 4-6 7-5 to advance to the quarterfinals, marking the first time in Zheng Qinwen's career that he reached the quarterfinals of a grass court tour. In the quarter-finals, he will face former US Open champion and Briton Raducanu, who defeated Slovakia's Slamkova 6-4 6-1 at home.

Judging from the overall performance of this matchup, Zheng Qinwen's competitive state is not bad, especially when he was broken first and fell behind 1-4 in the deciding set, he did not panic, calmly launched a counterattack, and finally completed the break, and broke again at the end of the set to seal the victory. Keep up the good work for tonight's quarter-finals at 10 o'clock!

Elsewhere: Fourth seed Rybakina of Kazakhstan won the opening match with a 6-4 6-2 win over homegrown Watson. In the quarterfinals, she will face German veteran Maria. Fifth seed and rising Russian star Schneider eased home sister Usain Bolt 2-6 6-3 6-2 to secure a place in the quarter-finals. Next, she will face No.2 seed and American Keys for a place in the semifinals.

Doubles: In a quarter-final, third seeds Zhang Shuai/Pérez eliminated Barbos/Stephanie 7-6(4) 7-6(7) to win two consecutive doubles and advance to the semi-finals.

WTA 250 's-Hertogenbosch: China's Yuan Yue defeated Australia's Birrell 6-4 6-3 in the second round of singles to reach the quarter-finals of a tournament for the first time this season and the quarter-finals on grass for the first time. She will next face third seed and Belgian Mertens, who defeated Greece's Sakkari 6-3 6-0.

Canada's Andreescu was also in red-hot form, beating seventh seed and New Zealander Lulu Sun 6-0 6-4 to reach the quarter-finals of the season for the first time this season. Next, she will face qualifier Ruse, who knocked out another qualifier, Branstin, 6-4 6-3. Homegrown Lamens defeated American Ann Lee 7-6(4) 7-6(5) to advance to the quarter-finals.

Finally, let's guess and recognize. Here's an image of a player as a child. Can you recognize who she is without prompting?

In the last guess, some golfers gave the correct answer. That's right, the people in the picture are this year's French Open champions Alcaraz and Sinner.

(Source: Tennis Home Author: Maverick)