The top seed Zhang Shuai is out of the game, and H...

On July 26th, Beijing time, the WTA International Tour 2017 Jiangxi Open entered its third day of competition, and top seed Zhang Shuai made her debut. Although she saved three match points, she still lost 4-6 to Chinese Taipei player Zhang Kaizhen and was eliminated in the first round. In the second round of the focus battle, Han Xinyun reversed Wang Qiang 5-7/7-6 (2)/6-3, winning the second TOP50 in his career.

Zhang Shuai won the championship in the ITF Astana competition last Sunday, and then rushed to Nanchang without stopping. After recuperating, she started her journey to Jiangxi today. As the top seed, her first round opponent was Zhang Kaizhen from Taipei, China. In the first set of the game, Zhang Shuai was relatively slow and hot, suffering from consecutive breaks and falling behind 0-4. After each of them protected their serve, Zhang Shuai still fell behind 1-5. Gradually adjusting her feel, she saved two consecutive runs and chased for 3 innings. Unfortunately, in Zhang Kaizhen's second serve winning inning, Zhang Shuai missed 5 break points. After more than ten minutes of fierce competition, Zhang Kaizhen still protected her serve and won the first set 6-4.

In the second set, after each team secured their start until 2-2, the two sides broke another game. The game then proceeded smoothly to 4-4, with Zhang Shuai making a lot of mistakes in the 9th game. Zhang Kaizhen broke a second serve and led 5-4 to enter the serve winning game. Zhang Shuai, who launched a comeback, resolved the match point and achieved a break. Afterwards, each team secured their start until 6-6, and Zhang Shuai saved another match point while falling behind 5-6 in the tiebreaker. He scored 3 points in a row and won the tiebreaker 8-6, dragging the game into the final set.

In the final set, the two players, who had a significant decline in physical strength, had an unstable serve state and engaged in a break game. Zhang Shuai led 4-3 at one point, but she failed to seize the opportunity. Zhang Kaizhen broke the serve consecutively at the end of the game. With full resilience, she won the final set 6-4 after winning three consecutive games and advanced to the second round.

The second round of focus match between Han Xinyun and Wang Qiang was the biggest highlight of today's Jiangxi competition, and the two did not disappoint expectations. They dedicated a dramatic and tense game, and ultimately Han Xinyun saved two match points 5-7/7-6 (2)/6-3 to reverse Wang Qiang. Today, Wang Qiang entered a fast start to the first set, breaking a 4-0 lead in a row. The tenacious Han Xinyun gradually found his form, breaking back and chasing for three consecutive games. Next, she broke Wang Qiang's serve when she was 3-5 behind, winning the set and chasing back to 5-5. However, at the critical moment, Han Xinyun made a mistake and returned at the cost. Wang Qiang completed a crucial break in the 11th inning, winning the first set 7-5.

In the second set, Wang Qiang took advantage of the victory and pursued it. After breaking each other at the beginning, she accelerated her pace to win four consecutive games, leading 5-1, just one step away from victory. At this time, Han Xinyun instead unloaded her psychological burden. In the seventh game, she resolved the game point thrilling and protected her serve, and then broke Wang Qiang's serve winning game, bringing the score back to 4-5. In the tenth game, Han Xinyun saved another match point in Wang Qiang's second serve winning game and broke, miraculously bringing the score back to 5-5, The two of them, who had both decreased in physical strength, broke each other down to 6-6 and entered the tiebreaker. However, under the dual blow of declining physical strength and repeated missed opportunities, Wang Qiang was unable to resist. Han Xinyun won the tiebreaker 7-2 and earned himself the chance to win the decisive set.

The decisive set was more about willpower competition between the two. In the first three innings, Han Xinyun broke each other's serve, leading 3-1. After each of them protected their serve, Wang Qiang missed the set point in the 7th inning and was broken, trailing 2-5. Unfortunately, Han Xinyun's serve won the game and Wang Qiang caught up to 3-5. As a result, in the inevitable inning, Wang Qiang sent out the set point, and Han Xinyun successfully cashed in, winning 6-3 and achieving a comeback.

Han Xinyun will face Australian Rodeo Nova in the next round, who won 6 games and 5 games in a row against Liu Fangzhou, trailing 0-4 in the first set and 1-2 in the second set. In the end, they swept to the quarterfinals 6-0/6-2.
In the other three games that ended today, the third seeded Klipskova 6-3/7-6 (4) Jiang Sujing, the second round will be against Nippo Yoshino, Martinkova 7-5/2-6/6-4 Kudriavtseva, and the second round will be against Peng Shuai. Xie Shuwei, on the other hand, reversed Suiji's progress to the quarterfinals by 4-6/6-3/6-4.

The total prize money for the 2017 Jiangxi Open Tennis Tournament was 250000 US dollars, with championship points of 280 points. The event was hosted by the Jiangxi Provincial People's Government, organized by the Jiangxi Provincial Sports Bureau, Nanchang Municipal People's Government, and the China Tennis Association, and co hosted by Jiangxi Sports Development Co., Ltd., Jiangxi Tennis Sports Management Center, and Nanchang International Sports Center. The competition will be held from July 24th to July 30th at the Nanchang International Sports Center. In order to give back to the fans who love tennis, this year's ticket prices are unprecedented, with a minimum of 30 yuan to enjoy the international tennis visual feast. Please enter the official website of the event to purchase tickets（ http://jxopen.net ）Or designated ticketing cooperation website for the event, Damai Network（ https://piao.damai.cn/125813.html ）Purchase tickets directly.

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