Wang Yafan Enters the 2017 Jiangwang Women's Singl...

On July 28th, Beijing time, Wang Yafan defeated Chinese Taipei player Xie Shuwei 7:6, 6:0 to secure a place in the semifinals of the 2017 Jiangxi Open Tennis Tournament, marking her second time in her career to reach the semi-finals of the WTA Tour. Previously, she made her first appearance in the semifinals of the Tour at the 2014 Guangzhou Open.

Photographer: Xu Nanping

In this game, Wang Yafan, who played continuously with a wild card, faced Xie Shuwei. The two had previously faced each other once and Xie Shuwei won the ITF match in Nanjing two years ago. In this encounter, Wang Yafan gained the upper hand in both form and confidence. After winning the first difficult and fierce game, he easily won the second game and advanced to the semi-finals. Wang Yafan defeated Zhu Lin in the Tianjin 25K competition last week to win the women's singles championship. After arriving in Nanchang, she continued her previous good form and advanced smoothly to the quarterfinals against Meiyou Kato and Zhang Kaizhen.

Photographer: Xu Nanping