On June 29, the Wimbledon tennis tournament announced the list of matches for the first day of the main event, and there were many highlights. The Chinese Legion is led by rising star Zheng Qinwen and famous general Zhang Zhizhen, with a total of 9 players ready to go. Meanwhile, defending Men's Singles champion Carlos Alcaraz made his Centre Court debut, while other tennis superstars such as Sinner, Dmitry Medvedev, Gauff and Sabalenka will also be in action on the opening day.
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Chinese tennis star Shang Juncheng and powerful player Zhu Lin joined hands to kick off the Chinese team at Wimbledon, and their matches are scheduled to start on time at 18:00 on July 1. Shang Juncheng will shoulder the mission of breakthrough and strive to become the first singles winner of Chinese men's tennis in the history of Wimbledon; Zhu Lin, on the other hand, is aiming to relive her old dreams and try to win again on the All England Club stage for the first time since 2021.
The highly-anticipated No. 8 seed Zheng Qinwen and Chinese player Sun Lulu will be placed in the third match on Court 18, and it is expected that this eye-catching match will be played passionately at around 23:00 on the night of July 1.
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He will be followed by Chinese men's tennis leader Zhang Zhizhen, who will face Qualifying opponent Jean Viere in the second match on Court 5, around 20:00 p.m. As the first Chinese male player to be seeded in a Grand Slam major, Zhang Zhizhen is looking forward to a new breakthrough at Wimbledon.
Immediately after Zhang Zhizhen's game, on the same No. 5 court, there will be a duel between Wang Yafan and Schmidlova. The past records of the two show that Wang Yafan has a psychological advantage with three wins and one loss, and this encounter is undoubtedly another contest full of highlights.
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The rest of the Chinese tennis players are also on the schedule: Zhang Shuai's fierce clash with No.14 seed Kasatkina is scheduled for the second match on Court 14, which starts at about 20:30 in the evening; Yuan Yue and Ruth met in the second match on Court 7; Wang Qiang, who has been away from the Grand Slam for two years, will face 19th seed Emma Navarro in the finale on Court 16.
In addition, Wang Xiyu faced Vekic in the third game on Court 6, and looking back at the only previous meeting between the two, Wang Xiyu had the upper hand. Every Chinese athlete is ready to write his own new chapter on the grass of Wimbledon.
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The three feasts on Centre Court on the first day of Wimbledon are set as follows: new French Open champion Alcaraz against Ayar, local darling Raducanu against Alexandrova, and American star Gauff against Dolehyde, these three key matches are expected to start at 20:30 Beijing time.
Meanwhile, Stadium 1 will also be star-studded, with three exciting matchups including Russia's Dmitry Medvedev and Kovacevic, Belarusian Sabalenka vs. Bektaş, and Italian hopeful Sinner vs. Hanfmann, all of which kick off at 8pm GMT.
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On the first day of the Wimbledon tennis tournament, the Chinese team fought fiercely:
- Shang Juncheng vs. Garin, 18:00 on July 1
- Zhu Lin vs. Begu, 1 July at 18:00
- Zhang Zhizhen resisted Jeanvie, about 20:00 on July 1
- Zhang Shuai challenges Kasatkina (No. 14 seed) at around 20:30 on July 1
- Yuan Yue takes on Ruth, around 20:30 on July 1
- Zheng Qinwen (No. 8 seed) met Sun Lulu at about 22:30 on July 1
- Wang Yafan vs. Schmidlova, around 22:30 on July 1
- Wang Xiyu vs. Vekic, about 23:30 on July 1
- Wang Qiang against Navarro (No. 19 seed), around 0:30 on July 2
China's tennis power is in full swing, and the first day of Wimbledon is compact and exciting, so stay tuned!