A 36-year-old veteran, Zhang Shuai, swept past the world No. 8 to advance to the third round of the China Open, benefiting Zheng Qinwen in the process. Facing the winner between Russian players Potapova and Minnen, Zhang Shuai has the potential to continue her upset streak and reach the round of 16. After a 24-match losing streak in singles, she has finally achieved a long-awaited two consecutive victories. With Zhang Shuai's elimination of Navarro, Zheng Qinwen has become the biggest beneficiary. On the current year-end championship points leaderboard, Navarro is also Zheng Qinwen's fiercest competitor, currently ranked 7th, while Zheng Qinwen is ranked 9th and Collins is 8th. With the early exits of these two players, if Zheng Qinwen performs well at this event, she has a good chance of surpassing them both to secure a spot at the year-end finals. Let's take a look back at the detailed match statistics between Zhang Shuai and Navarro: Zhang Shuai received a wildcard entry for this tournament, ranking 595th in the world, while Navarro is ranked 8th in the world and is the 6th seed for this event. This was their first career meeting, with pre-match odds of 1.06:10.00, indicating that the officials believed Zhang Shuai would suffer a crushing defeat. The match lasted a total of 1 hour and 15 minutes. Zhang Shuai did not have any aces or double faults throughout the match, but had an impressive first serve success rate of 75%, a first serve point win rate of 64%, and a second serve point win rate of 60%.…

On October 22, 2024, Beijing time, in the first round of the WTA250 Guangzhou Women's Tennis Open singles competition that just concluded, China's 36-year-old veteran Zhang Shuai performed outstandingly, defeating the No. 8 seed Russian powerhouse Lashimova with a total score of 2-0 (6-2/6-1) to advance to the top 16. She gained 30 world ranking points, her world ranking soared to 213rd, and she successfully secured her place in the qualifying round of the Australian Open. In the next round, she will compete with American player Pera for a spot in the women's singles quarter-finals. Let's take a look at the detailed match statistics: Zhang Shuai is currently ranked 237th in the world, while Lashimova is ranked 61st in the world and is also the No. 8 seed of this tournament. This was their first career meeting, and the outcome was unpredictable. First set: The game started with both sides holding serve, with the score tied at 2-2. Zhang Shuai then began to exert herself, with sharp attacks and active movement, eventually winning four consecutive games to take the first set 6-2. Second set: The first two games saw both players hold serve to tie at 1-1. Zhang Shuai then took control of the match rhythm, leaving her opponent powerless. With her powerful offensive firepower, Zhang Shuai won five consecutive games and ended the set by winning nine consecutive points, ultimately sweeping her opponent 6-1 to advance. The entire match lasted only 58 minutes. Zhang Shuai served 4 aces, with a first serve success rate of 61% and a first…