2019 Zhuhai Open Tennis Tournament First Day: Wu Yixuan wins the derby battle Bai Yan will break through the qualifying round against Li Zhe!

Article source:Huafa Sports 2019-03-04 10:42

With the gentle sea breeze and the warm sun of March, the 2019 Zhuhai Tennis Open officially kicked off today at the Hengqin International Tennis Center in Zhuhai. As the first tennis tournament of the year in Zhuhai, this year's Zhuhai Open Tennis Championships attracted many ATP experts to participate. On the first day of the competition, Chinese star Bai Yan successfully broke through from the qualifying round and advanced to the main event. In a Chinese derby, Wu Yixuan withstood Zhang Zhizhen's counterattack and became the first Chinese player to advance to the second round of the main event. The finale of the youngster China Resources Hao also brought good news, defeating the opponent 2-1 and advancing to the second round.




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Men's Singles Draw



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Men's Doubles Draw



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Lee De-hee


In today's game, in the first two qualifying rounds, the Chinese players were happy and worried. Veteran Bai Yan withstood his opponent's 2-1 counterattack and defeated Russia's Tirlev 6-4, 6-7(6), 6-3 to successfully advance to the main event. Youngster Xia Haitong lost 1-6, 4-6 to Finland's Hlawala and missed the main event. In a Chinese derby in the first round of the main draw, Zhang Zhizhen squandered a 4-2 lead in the second set, losing to Wu Yixuan 2-6, 6-7(6) and missing out on the next round. The winner will face Argentina's Katsin, the tournament's 15th seed. CR Hao, who made his debut in the finale, defeated Croatia's Cedarucci 7-5, 3-6, 6-4 to advance to the men's singles round against 16th seed Brazil's Calezel.


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Zhang Zhizhen


Several other Chinese youngsters who participated in the first round of the main tournament unfortunately missed the second round. Among them, He Yecong lost to Russia's Karlovsky 2-6, 3-6. Wu Di lost 6-7(3), 2-6 to Italy's Buencano, ranked 395, while Gao Xin lost 5-7, 4-6 to Slovakia's Alex. In addition, Japan's Ryodai Tokuda defeated Australia's Beins 6-4, 6-2. Korea teenager Lee Deok-hee lost 3-6, 6-7(4) to France's Seppat to stop in the first round.


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CR Hao


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Sun Art


In order to make tennis a city card of Zhuhai and let Zhuhai citizens experience the charm of tennis, the organizing committee offers the strongest viewing benefits:


* From March 4th to 8th, follow the official WeChat account of [Huafa Sports] to watch the game for free.


* On March 9 (semi-finals) and March 10 (finals), follow the official WeChat account of [Huafa Sports] and receive the electronic ticket below to watch the game for free, limited to 200 tickets, limited quantity, first-come, first-served.


(Limited to 2 tickets per person)


Free tickets to the semifinals on Saturday, March 9


Free admission to the finals on Sunday, March 10


Please note that seats and e-tickets are available on a first-come, first-served basis.


Spectators are requested to enter the venue one hour in advance and bring valid documents such as ID cards to pass through the security check.


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Warm-up for the 2019 Zhuhai Tennis Championships


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Xia Hai Tong


Day 2 (March 5) schedule


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The preliminary arrangement of the schedule is as above, and the specific decision of the referee before the game shall prevail.


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He Ye Cong


On the second day of the match, Chinese teenager Xia Zihao, who holds a wild card, will be the first to appear on Centre Court to face Australia's Purcell. Wu Yixuan, who had just beaten Zhang Zhizhen in the Chinese derby on the first day, will return to the field to face 15th seed Carthorne. In tomorrow's game, in addition to singles, Wu Yixuan will also partner Wu Di in the first round of the men's doubles.


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Wu Yixuan


Bai Yan, a veteran who broke through in the qualifying round today, was very unfortunate to draw his doubles partner Li Zhe at last year's Chinese Tennis Grand Prix in the first round of the main event. The Tianjin veteran made his debut at the beginning of the year and had a good performance in the Davis Cup, and is currently in good form. Bai Yan wants to go further, and it is not easy. In addition, the men's doubles top seeds Zhang Ze/Gong Mao Xin of China will also have their first match tomorrow. The Chinese pair, who won their first Grand Slam doubles victory at the Australian Open this year, are currently in good shape and skillfully coordinated, and I believe there will be no big problem in passing.


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Bai Yan


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Karlovsky


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Alex



Directions



Knowing the travel route in advance is also one of the necessary homework for going out to watch the game, and we will send you a transportation guide!


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