On October 10, the third round of the WTA1000 Wuhan Open Tennis Tournament was held. China's Golden Flower Wang Xinyu will face the tournament's No. 2 seed Pegula. In this match, Wang Xinyu knocked out Pegula in straight sets 6-3, 7-5, and reached the quarterfinals of a WTA1000-level event for the first time in her career.
World Ranking:
Pegula is ranked No. 3 in the world and Wang Xinyu is ranked No. 51 in the world.
Engagement Log:
The two met for the only time in the second round of Wimbledon this year, when Wang Xinyu narrowly eliminated Pegula in three sets.
Contest Recap:
In the first set, Wang Xinyu took the lead in the third game to take a 2-1 lead. In the 9th game, Wang Xinyu broke serve again in a game where Pegula had no way out and won the first set 6-3.
In the first seven games of the second set, Wang Xinyu seized the second break point opportunity to complete the key break in the eighth game, leading 5-3 to win her service game. In the 9th game, Wang Xinyu missed the opportunity to win the game on serve and was chased to 4-5 by a break. In the 12th game, Wang Xinyu broke serve in a game where her opponent had no way out and won the second set 7-5.
Next round opponents:
Wang Xinyu, who successfully reached the quarterfinals, will face Alexandrova across the net in the next quarterfinals to compete for a place in the semifinals.