Chinese Tennis stars Shine at North American Tournaments
in a meaningful day for Chinese tennis, both Guo hanyu and Buyun Chaoket secured their maiden singles victories at prestigious North American tournaments.
Guo Hanyu achieved a career-first singles win at the WTA Montreal 1000 competition, defeating Yulia Putintseva of Kazakhstan in straight sets, 6-3, 6-3. This victory marks Guo’s first win against a Top 50 player and ends Putintseva’s six-match winning streak against Chinese players. Putintseva, who has been dubbed a “nemesis” of Chinese players due to her high winning percentage against them, appeared frustrated during the match, even falling and hitting her racket multiple times. Guo hanyu will next face Wimbledon champion and second seed Iga swiatek.
On the men’s side, Buyun Chaoket claimed his first career victory in Toronto at the ATP Toronto Masters. He triumphed over Czech player Zdenฤk Kolรกล in two sets, winning his fourth tiebreak of the season. This marks Buyun Chaoket’s fourth Masters victory. Despite missing 11 break points in the match, he managed to secure the win. His next opponent will be the 28th seed Lorenzo Sonego.The article also highlights Buyun Chaoket’s resilience in tiebreaks.This season, his first full year on the ATP Tour, he has faced numerous challenges, frequently enough losing crucial tiebreaks. however, he has maintained a positive outlook, even joking about needing to play more tiebreaks to improve. He quoted Zhang Shuai’s coach, Liu Shuo, who told him that “being able to fight the tiebreak is the best way to lose,” a viewpoint that has provided him with strength.
In other WTA Montreal action, veteran Chinese player Zhu Lin also advanced to the second round, defeating qualifier Elsa Jacquemot 6-4, 7-6 (3). She will face the 12th seed Ekaterina Alexandrova next. However, 31-year-old Wang Yafan was eliminated in the first round, losing 1-2 to Ukrainian player Daria Snigur.