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On January 8, 2024, Beijing time, Yuan Yue faced the 2019 Wimbledon women's singles semifinalist and former world No. 32 player Tomjanovic in the first round of the women's singles at the Ningbo Open.
In this game, Tomjanovic is a very serious challenge to Yuan Yue in terms of strength and ranking, after all, Tomjanovic is also a former Grand Slam semi-finalist.
And this victory does not only mean that Yuan Yue will enter the round of 32 of the Ningbo Open, but also will receive 60 points and $1,350 in prize money.
Although Yuan Yue's performance in the four Grand Slam matches was mixed, she broke out in this match, not only winning the match, but also moving up the rankings.
Yuan Yue vs Tomjanovic.
The victory was undoubtedly particularly exciting news for Chinese fans, as Tomjanovic finished runner-up in junior doubles at the Australian Open in 2002 and reached his highest ranking of 32nd in 2014.
At Wimbledon 2019, she even reached the mixed doubles final, finishing runner-up.
At the same time, in 2022, she even broke through three levels in a row and entered the semifinals of the US Open women's singles.
She reached the third round at both the Australian Open and the French Open, demonstrating Tomjanovic's technical prowess.
Tomjanovic's quality is undeniable, her skill and tactical skills are relatively high, and opponents often struggle to make reasonable counter-attacks against her attacks.
In terms of tactics, her big triangle tactics are very intimidating, and she can play wonderful attacks at key moments, making it difficult for opponents to parry.
Whether diagonally, diagonally or in a straight line, she is able to deliver the ball to every corner of the court with precision, making it difficult for opponents to start.
Tomjanovic is also quite good on her backhand, and her backhand slice is very consistent, allowing her to control the situation better when defending.
At the same time, her forehand pushes often make opponents miss, which is one of her scoring tools.
Tomjanovic's quality should not be underestimated, and her ability was evident in the matches, not only causing a lot of trouble for her opponents, but also winning many matches.
When such a strong player played against China's Yuan Yue, Chinese fans were silently praying for Yuan Yue to defeat Tomjanovic.
Yuan Yue showed strong competitiveness in the match, and she performed very well on her serve and baseline skills.
Facing a player like Tomjanovic who has excelled in Grand Slam tournaments, Yuan Yue has no fear.
The two had a fierce competition on the court, and Yuan Yue's performance in the first half of the game was very pleasantly surprised.
Her pressing shots and precise tactical choices at crucial moments kept Tomjanovic from finding his rhythm.
It also surprised the audience and Chinese fans.
Especially in Tomjanovic's service game, Yuan Yue showed a strong breaking ability.
Yuan Yue ushered in her opponent's serve in the fourth game, and Tomjanovic sent an ace.
In the first game, Yuan Yue's hair extension performance was slightly nervous, resulting in two double faults.
But in the fourth game, the return made Chinese fans see Yuan Yue's momentum, and she took her opponent's serve head-on and launched a wonderful attack.
She returned the ball quickly and with great power, and quickly pushed her opponent to the touchline.
With such a strong sense of pressure, the opponent could not control the direction of the return ball, and the ball was knocked out of the boundary, and Yuan Yue successfully won the break point.
In the next fifth game, Yuan Yue once again ushered in the opponent's serve, this time Yuan Yue behaved very calmly, she stood in advance, ready to meet the opponent's serve.
Yuan Yue's sharp return ball made it difficult for Tomjanovic to deal with, and eventually managed to achieve a break point to take the lead to 4-2.
Then in the sixth game, Yuan Yue's serve was excellent, and she hit five aces, a series of exciting performances that made the crowd and Chinese fans cheer.
After 9 rounds of competition, Yuan Yue took the lead with a score of 6-4.
In the second game, the two engaged in a fierce tug-of-war on the court, and although the score difference was extremely close, Yuan Yue's consistent performance and positive attitude helped her continue to extend her lead.
Her serve was still excellent, with frequent aces and protection points, and Tomjanovic looked a little out of the way to deal with them.
Yuan Yue not only performed well on the serve, but also showed stability and pressure on the baseline technique.
She is particularly precise in striking the diagonal ball with her backhand, making it difficult for her opponent to parry.
In the second game, Yuan Yue ushered in the opponent's serve, and Tomjanovic fell into a passive situation again.
Yuan Yue's return is not only steady, but also aggressive.
She effectively analysed and judged Tomjanovic's serve, and skillfully chose the landing point of the return to make her shot more threatening.
In the eighth game, Yuan Yue once again ushered in the opponent's serve, and her return performance was very calm.
At the break point, Yuan Yue received the opponent's serve, Yuan Yue took it steadily, and then hit the ball to the opponent's gap, making it difficult for the opponent to get in place, and finally won this crucial point, won the break point, and fell behind 3-5.
After that, Yuan Yue successfully held serve and chased it to 4-5.
It was dark and dark.
Tomjanovic's service game was not lit enough to hit the spot and it was difficult to determine if the ball was out of bounds.
After Tomjanovic complained about the situation, the situation also took its toll on her.
In the next 10th game, Yuan Yue ushered in the opponent's serve, with Tomjanovic's service error, Yuan Yue quickly launched an attack, attacking all the way like a rainbow, and finally scored directly with a large-angle line push, completed the feat of double break, and locked the victory 6-4.
Yuan Yue advanced to the round of 16.
The match lasted a full 2 hours, and Yuan Yue won a very good match with a big comeback.
This is the first round of Yuan Yue's match in the Ningbo Open, which shows how good Yuan Yue's performance is in the game.
After the game, Yuan Yue told the media: "As the game progressed, I found that my condition was getting better and better, and my mentality on the court was getting better and better.
Depending on the weather, so does our mindset.
Although it was a difficult start, it seems that it is all over now. ”
Yuan Yue's words confirmed her positive attitude and good competitive form.
After the end of this game, Yuan Yue's instant ranking reached 44th, which is her major breakthrough in the past 2023 after a period of hard work.
She was overjoyed to face such an honor.
What's even more exciting is that Yuan Yue will have a great opportunity in the next competition, and if she can continue to move forward, she can even create even more brilliant results.
Next up is another Chinese player, Zheng Saisai, but whether Zheng Saisai or Yuan Yue advances in the end, the battle for the Chinese Golden Flower is full of passion.
Their performance has undoubtedly made Chinese fans proud.
Yuan Yue's service performance.
In this match, Yuan Yue showed a very good service performance, not only playing 6 aces, but also successfully winning the match with accurate serve control and stable baseline pressing.
In the first round, Yuan Yue's service score rate reached 65%, which showed her huge advantage in the service link.
At the same time, she also created three break chances, which also showed that she can take advantage of her chances in key moments and create a threat on her opponent's serve.
This kind of service performance makes it difficult for the opponent to find his rhythm, making it difficult for him to adapt to Yuan's style of serve, and thus remain passive in the match.
epilogue
In summary, Yuan Yue's victory not only won honor for herself, but also made Chinese fans excited.
This victory is also a good start for Yuan Yue in 2024, showing her potential and quality, and we look forward to her continued outstanding performances in the upcoming matches.
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