Djokovic officially announced his retirement, Zvi was swept three times in a row, Sva fought Keys again, and the Japanese suddenly opened up

Three minutes a day, knowing about tennis in the world. Hello fans and friends, today is Wednesday, April 30, 2025, and welcome to the afternoon news brought to you by "Home of Tennis".

Let's start with a drop in news. Last night, Beijing time, Serbian football king Djokovic suddenly announced that he had decided to withdraw from the ATP1000 Rome Masters, which will start next week. Djokovic, a six-time winner of the Rome Masters, has been warming up for the French Open every year here, but decided not to play this year. As for the reason, Djokovic did not say specifically. The French Open was preceded by the ATP 500 in Hamburg and the ATP 250 in Geneva, and it is not known if the Serb will apply for a wild card to participate. Of course, he could also be airborne by Roland Garros.

Let's get back to the field. Last night, Beijing time, the fourth round of singles matchups ATP1000 the Madrid Masters. Top seed and two-time champion Zverev Jr. was out of form and was knocked out 7-5 6-3 by Argentine F-Cerundolo, suffering three straight defeats and missing out on the quarter-finals.

The winner will face Czech rising star Mensik Menchik for a place in the semi-finals, who eased out Kazakhstan's Bubrik 6-3 6-2. Ninth seed and Russia's Dmitry Medvedev came back from the clock to beat American Brandon Nakajima 3-6 6-1 6-4 to set up a quarter-final clash with Norway's Ruud, who knocked out third seed and American Fritz 7-5 6-4.

Italy's Musetti defeated Greek star Tsitsipas 7-5 7-6(3) to face Australia's De Minaur in the quarter-finals, who eliminated Canada's Shapovalov 6-3 7-6(3) for the remainder of the singles third round. Britain's Draper, Americans' Tommy Paul and Tiafoe, Bulgaria's Dimitrov, and the lucky loser Diallo also won and advanced to the fourth round.

Women's Field: Top seed and world No.1 Sabalenka played a solid WTA1000 Madrid fourth-round clash to beat American Stearns 6-2 6-4 to advance to the quarter-finals where she will face Ukraine's Kostyuk, who defeated Russia's Potapova 6-3 6-2.

Defending champion and second seed Swiatek defeated rising Russian star Schneider 6-0 6-7(3) 6-4 to face fifth seed and American Keys for a place in the last four, beating Croatian Vekic 6-2 6-3. In terms of head-to-head record, the Poles have a 4-2 advantage, but in the last Australian Open matchup, Keith was the winner.

Japan's Moe Natsu Uchijima, who knocked out American Pegula in the previous round, continued to play with a 6-4 7-6(5) win over Russia's Alexandrova to reach the quarterfinals of the 1000 tournament for the first time in her career. She will next face Ukrainian cabbage Svitolina, who defeated Greek sister Sakkari 6-3 6-4.

Let's take another look at a News Feed. Yesterday afternoon, Beijing time, the International Tennis Integrity Agency (ITIA) confirmed that Australian Grand Slam champion Max Purcell (Wimbledon and US Open men's doubles champion) has accepted an 18-month ban imposed on him by the Tennis Anti-Doping Program (TADP). The 27-year-old Pusher pleaded guilty to violating the terms by receiving more than 500 milliliters of intravenous fluids on two occasions on December 16 and 20, 2023. According to the World Anti-Doping Code (WADA) and the TADP regulations, players are not allowed to take more than 100 ml of intravenous fluids in a 12-hour period.

Finally, let's guess and recognize. The picture below shows a player falling to the ground in celebration after winning. Can you recognize who he is without prompting?

In the last guess, no golfer gave the correct answer. In fact, the people in the picture are Chinese player Xu Yifan and Ukrainian Kichenok.

(Source: Tennis Home Author: Maverick)