Three minutes a day to know about tennis in the world. Hello fans and friends, today is Thursday, March 31, 2022. Tune in to the news afternoon report provided by Tennis House.
Last night, Beijing time, Austrian celebrity Tim, who lost two sets in the first round of the 125K Challenge in Marbella, posted through his personal social platform that he had tested positive for the new crown virus nucleic acid test and had mild symptoms. As a result, his original plan to play at ATP250 Marrakech next week with a wild card was in vain.
Tim said he will work with the team to determine the next step of the competition plan depending on the recovery of the condition. However, some fans have speculated that Thiem's infection with the new crown virus will inevitably affect his preparation for the European clay season. If you can't recover in time to participate in the game and training, then whether you can have a better competitive state at the beginning of the French Open will also be marked with a question mark.
Since last year's wrist injury, Tim has always been in a long-term recuperation, and his comeback is also full of twists and turns, all the way ups and downs, and he withdrew from the game several times before the game, just in order to come back without any situation. It was hard to get back on the field, only played one game, and lost. I wanted to continue to participate in the competition to adjust the competitive status, but I was targeted by the new crown virus. alas! Poor Baby Tim! Wish him a speedy recovery!
Let's go back to the field. Beijing time this morning, ATP1000 Miami Masters began the second half of the men's singles quarterfinals. In the first match, when Argentine F-Cerendolo led Italian rising star Sina in the first set 4-1, the blisters on the soles of Sinar's feet were aggravated, and he could not hold on to the game, so he had to announce his retirement, and the Argentine was lucky enough to advance to the final four of the Masters.
F-Cerendoro, who is only ranked 103rd in the world, was dropped by Chinese youngster Shang Cheng in the first round of the Indian Wells Masters qualifiers two weeks ago, and in the past two weeks, he has become a Masters final four player.
In the second quarter-final battle played this morning Beijing time, the German Zverev Jr. was not in good shape in the first set, was broken first, and was taken out by Norwegian rising star Rudd 6-3. After entering the second set, Xiao Ziwei improved her form and won consecutive breaks to win 6-1. As of press time, the tiebreaker match between the two is still in progress, and the current score is 0-3, and Xiao Ziwei is behind.
Women's arena. Beijing time last night and this morning, WTA1000 Miami women's singles lower half of the quarterfinals ended. No. 5 seed and Spanish star Bardoza retired from the tournament due to injury when he fell behind 1-4 in the first set, guaranteeing local player Pegula to advance to the final four. Also in the quarter-finals, also 1-4 behind in the first set, Sina and Bardoza both withdrew due to injury as agreed, and staged the same drama!
Pegula, who easily advanced to the final four, will face the current world number one Polish girl Svatek in the semi-finals, who has led the way against Czech star Kvitova to advance with two 6-3 wins, winning a 15-game winning streak.
Finally, let's guess and recognize. The image below shows a player and sparring partner walking into the training ground. Hide his eyes, can you recognize who he is?
Guess the last issue, the golfer gave the correct answer. Yes, the person in the picture is the retired Spanish player, David Ferrell, known as the "stable man".
(Source: House of Tennis Author: Maverick)