150 minutes of hard work, Xu Shilin advances to th...

150 minutes of hard work, Xu Shilin advances to the main competition

On July 22, Beijing time, 2018 Jiangwang launched the second day of women's singles qualification competition. Xun Fangying and Xu Shilin continued their outstanding form from yesterday, defeating Japanese players Meiyabi Inoi and Kobo Taozi respectively in the "Sino Japanese confrontation", and successfully obtained tickets to the competition. Mei Yabi Inoi and Kobo Taozi stopped in the women's singles qualifying competition.

Xun Fangying, the "Chinese Golden Flower", won her second ITF singles championship by defeating a strong opponent in the Bangkok tournament that ended on May 10th. At the same time, in the ITF Thailand Nuanburi 10K Challenge, Xun Fangying defeated a Japanese player in two straight sets on March 1st, successfully winning her career first championship. Another former Youth Olympic women's singles champion, Xu Shilin, who entered the tournament, also appeared as the top seed at the Melbourne Park Stadium in the 2015 Australian Open Youth Championships, becoming the first Grand Slam top seed in Chinese tennis history.

In the opening stage, Xun Fangying showed unstoppable momentum, establishing a lead in the first two innings, but the situation on the field reversed afterwards. Meiya Inoi chased three innings in a row, bringing the score back to 2-3. Subsequently, both sides were evenly matched and took turns leading. Xun Fangying withstood the pressure and, despite multiple draws, won two consecutive sets to win.

In the second qualifying round of women's singles, Xu Shilin, a "genius girl" from Nanchang, competed against Kobo Peaches from Japan. Kobo Peaches lost 6-4-2-64-6 to Xu Shilin and missed the competition. The second women's singles qualifying match was exactly the same as the previous one, with Xu Shilin taking the lead by breaking the break and once again forcing the break point in the second inning, hoping to continue expanding her lead advantage. But Kebo Peach worked hard to resolve the crisis, but after winning three games in a row, they overcame the score 6-4 and won the first set.

The hot and stuffy weather has always been a hindrance to Xu Shilin in the future. The European and American style of play has not given the Kobo Peaches an absolute advantage in terms of agility and steady defense. After making every effort to regain a set, physical fitness has become Xu Shilin's challenge again. Fortunately, in the decisive set, Xu Shilin's backhand diagonal technique and receiving and attacking the ball restored his power, becoming his winning weapon. After lasting for 2 hours and 28 minutes, Xu Shilin killed the game with a backhand serve and a large diagonal, making it difficult to advance!