In the Austin 250 match, Chinese Jinhua Yuan Yue and Wang Yafan will meet in the top 8 and stage a Chinese derby. Yuan Yue lost two straight sets 6-3 7-5 and entered the quarterfinals. So far, the top 4 have all been decided, and in the semifinals, Wang Xiyu will face the top seed Kalinina, and Yuan Yue's opponent will be Schmidlova.
Yuan Yue is the No. 8 seed in the tournament and is currently ranked 68th in the world, while Wang Yafan is only ranked one place below Yuan Yue, and there is not much difference in strength between the two. Their only previous meeting was in 2017, when Wang Yafan won due to the withdrawal of Yuan Yue, who was leading the first set. This battle is a revenge battle for Yuan Yue.
In the first set, the first 4 games were mutually assured, and the battle was 2-2. Then the two men broke each for 3-3. In the 7th-9th game, Yuan Yue first protected and then broke and then protected, and won the first set 6-3. In the second set, in the first 2 games, Yuan Yue broke first and then protected, 2-0. Next, the two sides held their respective serves, 3-1, the 5th and 6th games, Wang Yafan first kept and then broke, 3-3. Next, the two sides guaranteed each other until the 10th game, and the battle was tied 5-5. In the 11th and 12th games, Yuan Yue broke serve and held serve in the love game, winning the second set 7-5.
China's Golden Flower Yuan Yue defeated Wang Yafan 2-0 to win the derby, setting two records: Yuan Yue defeated Wang Yafan for the first time, successfully revenged, and entered the top four of the tour for the first time this season. In the semifinals, Yuan Yue will compete with Schmiedlova for a place in the final. Looking forward to China Jinhua playing brilliantly in the semi-finals and meeting in the finals!