The top two seeds will meet in the finals, Zheng Qin Wencheng also changed his shoes and lost and changed his shoes, and Aka played the groom official for the first time

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Last night, Beijing time, the two ATP 250 tournaments ended the singles semifinals one after another, and the championship list was released. Stuttgart: Top seed Zverev Jr. of Germany defeated third seed American Shelton 7-6(8) 7-6(1) to reach his third career final on grass. In the other match, second seed and American No.1 Fritz defeated fourth seed Aliassime of Canada 6-4 7-6(5) to reach the grass court title for the fourth time.

's-Hertogenbosch: Canada's Diallo defeated second seed France's Ember 6-3 7-6(4) to reach the second men's singles final of his career with three seeded players this week. In the other matchup, Belgian Boggs advanced to the final with a 6-1 6-4 win over the lucky loser, the American cannon Opelka. As a result, the top eight seeds of the tournament were all eliminated and no one made it to the final.

Women's Field: In the second semi-final of the WTA 500 in London, top seed Zheng Qinwen of China and eighth seed Anisimova of the United States battled it out in three sets before losing 2-6 6-4 4-6.

In this matchup, as in the previous match against Briton Raducanu, Zheng Qinwen once again changed shoes on his opponent's serve, but this time it didn't work. Some fans ridiculed that Xiao Zheng's shoe change plan was unsuccessful! It's really a change of shoes for success and a change of shoes for failure! Despite failing to go any further, the semi-final results ensured Zheng Qinwen reached a career-high in the world rankings next week, moving up to fourth.

In the other match, German veteran Maria, who knocked out former Wimbledon champion Rybakina in the previous round, pulled off second seed and American Keys, 6-3 7-6(3) to reach the final of her fourth career tour, the highest-level final she has reached to date.

WTA 250 's-Hertogenbosch: In the singles semi-finals, third seed and Belgian Mertens saved 11 match points in the second set to defeat two-time champion and second seed Alexandrova 2-6 7-6(7) 6-4 to reach her third tournament title match of the season and the first grass court final of her career. And the Russians missed 11 match points, which is sad enough!

In the other match, Romanian qualifier Ruse defeated Italy's Cocciaretto 2-6 6-4 6-3 to reach the final of the tournament for the fourth time in his career and the first final on grass. Both men will be challenging for their first grass-court title tonight.

Let's keep an eye on next week's event. Last night, Beijing time, the draw for the two ATP 500 grass court tournaments next week was announced. London: Alcaraz, Draper, Fritz and Rune are the top four seeds; Alcaraz's opponent in the first round is compatriot Fokina.

Before leaving for London, Acre receives an invitation from his fellow brother, who turns out to be Ferkina's wedding. However, due to the preparation for the London race, Acre did not travel to attend the wedding. Unexpectedly, after the signing table was released, the two met in the first round. In the face of the groom's official, will Aka be embarrassed to be ruthless?

Halle: Sinner, Zverev, Medvedev and Rublev are the top four seeds; Sinner will face a qualifier in the first round.

The draw for the two WTA tournaments that will start next week has also been officially announced. WTA 250 Nottingham: Maya and Towson lead the way as the top two seeds. Chinese player Zhu Lin played against qualifiers in the first round. In doubles, Chinese veteran Zhang Shuai partnered Taiwan's Hsieh Shuwei in the first round against Buksha/Miwei Kato.

WTA 500 Berlin: Sabalenka, Gauff, Pegula and Paolini are the top four seeds. China's first sister Zheng Qinwen faced former Wimbledon champion Rybakina in the first round, and in the quarterfinals, she faced world No. 1 Sabalenka again. In doubles, China's Jiang Xinyu/Wu Fangxian face Mihalikova/Nichols in the first round.

Finally, let's guess and recognize. The picture below is of a player on vacation. Can you recognize who she is without prompting?

In the last guess, some golfers gave the correct answer. That's right, the person in the picture is Zheng Qinwen, the first sister in China.

(Source: Tennis Home Author: Maverick)