WTA125 Canberra women's singles court exploded with another surprise! Chinese player Wei Sijia is in top form, defeating Walter 6-1, 6-4 in the quarter-finals with an absolute advantage, winning 2-0 and advancing to the semi-finals for the first time this season. At the same time, she has once again set a new career-high ranking. Wei Sijia is currently ranked 134th in the world, with her previous highest ranking being 131st. Last season, she was unfortunately eliminated in the qualifying rounds of the four Grand Slam events, but she successfully reached the second round in both the Jiangxi 250 tournament and the Guangzhou 250 tournament at the end of the year, showing a good upward momentum. Her opponent, Walter, is not to be underestimated, currently ranked 174th in the world, with a highest ranking of 107th, and made it to the second round of the French Open in 2023. In the match, Wei Sijia's performance was impeccable. In the first set, her first serve scoring rate was as high as 80%, successfully grasping 2 out of 3 break points, and not allowing her opponent to get even 1 break point, easily taking the first set 6-1. In the second set, Walter's state improved somewhat, completing 2 breaks, but Wei Sijia was superior in skill, relying on 3 breaks to lock in the victory with a 6-4 score. The entire match took only 78 minutes, during which Wei Sijia hit 1 ACE, had a first serve entry rate of 62%, a first serve scoring rate of 76%, and converted 5 out of…

On January 2nd, three tennis tournaments were held simultaneously. In less than an hour, Chinese female tennis players achieved one win and one loss! Post-00s player Wei Sijia won two straight sets at the W125 Canberra station, advancing strongly to the semifinals. Yuan Yue was eliminated in the third round of the WTA500 Brisbane station, losing 0-2 to Ukrainian player Galina. The second round of the ATP250 Hong Kong men's singles is currently underway, with Shang Juncheng leading in the first set. Wei Sijia is 21 years old this year. Last season, she won the runner-up of the ITF women's singles in Shenzhen, China, and achieved her first victories at the China Open and Guangzhou Tennis Open, ushering in new breakthroughs, with her latest world ranking at 134th. At the first station of the new season, Wei Sijia passed two rounds consecutively, defeating Cabrera and No. 8 seed Sa Wangkai. Today, she faced off against qualifier Waltert. In this match, Wei Sijia dominated the entire game, quickly finishing with scores of 6-1 and 6-4, hitting 1 ace and forcing 10 break points, converting 5 of them, winning three consecutive victories and directly advancing to the semifinals. The battle between Yuan Yue and Galina showed a one-sided situation. The Chinese tennis player could not continue to advance in the Brisbane 500 tournament, losing the first set 1-6 and falling behind 2-5 in the second set before winning two consecutive games, but failed to complete the reversal. Galina clinched the second match point, ending the fight with a score of 6-4. The…

On January 1, 2025, the second round of the WTA125 Canberra women's singles main draw brought good news. Chinese post-00s tennis player Wei Sijia performed outstandingly, defeating the No. 8 seed and Thai player Sawangkai 6-3, 6-2 in straight sets, advancing strongly to the quarter-finals and rewriting their head-to-head record to 3-0. Wei Sijia is currently ranked 134th in the world. Last season, she was eliminated in the qualifying rounds of all four Grand Slam events. However, at the end of the year, she successfully reached the second round in both the Jiangxi 250 tournament and the Guangzhou 250 tournament. Sawangkai, on the other hand, is currently ranked 130th in the world and should not be underestimated. She eliminated Zheng Saisai to reach the quarter-finals in the Jiangxi 250 tournament, eliminated Yuan Yue to reach the quarter-finals in the Guangzhou 250 tournament, and even eliminated Dias to reach the second round of the main draw in the China Open 1000 tournament. Looking back at their previous encounters, they had faced each other twice in 2024, with Wei Sijia winning both matches in Lexington and Takasaki. In this rematch, Wei Sijia continued her good form and maintained her winning streak against Sawangkai. In the first set, she successfully converted 3 out of 5 break points to win 6-3. In the second set, Wei Sijia was in even better form, serving 3 aces with a first serve winning rate of 92%, and converting all 2 break points. Sawangkai did not get a single break point in this set, and Wei Sijia easily…