The WTA500 Adelaide tournament is in full swing in 2025, and Chinese player Wang Xinyu participated in this event, defeating German player Maria in the first round of qualifying! It's worth noting that Wang Xinyu is ranked 37th in the world and would normally have more than enough qualifications to enter the main draw of the WTA500 Adelaide tournament. However, surprisingly, Wang Xinyu did not receive the qualification for the main draw of the WTA500 Adelaide tournament and had to start from the qualifying rounds.
The reason is that the WTA500 Adelaide tournament is the last warm-up event before the Australian Open begins. Many top-ranked players have the idea of practicing through competition and regaining their competitive form, so they all participate in the WTA500 Adelaide tournament! As a result, Wang Xinyu, whose world ranking is slightly lower, was squeezed out of the main draw and could only reluctantly participate in the qualifying rounds. Even so, Wang Xinyu's performance did not disappoint, winning two sets straight with scores of 7-5 and 6-4, successfully advancing to the next round of the competition.
In the first set, Maria took the lead in entering the game state at the beginning, breaking and holding serve to take a 2-0 lead! Wang Xinyu was not to be outdone and made timely adjustments, winning two games in a row to tie the score at 2-2. After that, both Wang Xinyu and Maria completed their respective holds, temporarily tying the score at 5-5. In the 11th game, Wang Xinyu gradually adapted to Maria's rhythm, broke her opponent's serve, leading 6-5. Finally, Wang Xinyu also completed the hold in her own serve, taking the first set with a score of 7-5 and leading 1-0 in the big score against Maria.
In the second set, since she lost the first set, Maria knew that she had to win the second set if she wanted to reverse the match! Therefore, Maria started very aggressively and proactively, not giving Wang Xinyu any time to react, directly creating a 4-1 scoring climax and completely suppressing Wang Xinyu. Facing the strong performance of Maria, Wang Xinyu was not to be outdone and made timely adjustments, directly turning on the "cheat mode," winning five consecutive games, taking the match with a score of 6-4 and securing victory. Thus, Wang Xinyu defeated Maria in two sets with scores of 7-5 and 6-4, advancing to the next round of the competition.
Although Maria lost in the first round of the qualifying event, her overall strength is not bad. She has even advanced to the semi-finals of Wimbledon and defeated former Chinese tennis number one Li Na in the past! This time, Maria lost to Wang Xinyu, which may not be solely due to technical reasons but may also be related to physical fitness, as she is now 37 years old and nearing the end of her career. Regardless, congratulations to Wang Xinyu for successfully completing the first-round test and getting closer to advancing to the main draw.