In the first round of the 2024 Wimbledon women's singles held on July 1, Beijing time, Yuan Yue, the second sister of China's golden flower, and Dutch veteran Ruth launched a fierce battle. The two sides met for the first time at Wimbledon and both performed quite well. However, after two sets of fierce battles, Yuan Yue lost 2-6 and 3-6 to Ruth 0-2 on aggregate, and has not been able to win a Wimbledon tournament in her career so far.
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The match was undoubtedly a heavy blow for Yuan, as she has already won three consecutive Grand Slam tournaments this year and suffered six consecutive defeats in Grand Slam singles events. In contrast, Ruth won Wimbledon again after a 12-year absence, and it was a victory that was significant for his career.
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Meanwhile, in another match on the first day of Wimbledon, China's Jinhua Zhang Shuai also suffered a disappointing result. She lost two sets (3-6, 0-6) against No.14 seed Kasatkina to extend her career tour losing streak to 21 straight.
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In the first set, Zhang Shuai successfully broke serve in the opening game, but Kasatkina successfully broke Zhang Shuai's serve in the fourth and sixth games to take the lead to 2-4. In the end, Kasatkina held serve in the service game, and Zhang Shuai lost the first set 3-6. In the second set, Zhang Shuai was broken by his opponent in the first service game, and then sent two more service games in the third and fifth games, losing 0-6 after losing six games in a row, losing the second set.
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Although Zhang Shuai failed to get a win in this match, she still earned 10 points and £60,000 in prize money. Kasatkina, on the other hand, took home 70 points and £93,000 in prize money for the win.
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The result of this bout has shown the gap between the younger generation and the top players, while also providing valuable lessons for both fighters to achieve better results in future competitions.