On August 17, 2021, the Cincinnati Station game continued. Chinese star Zhang Shuai performed poorly and was eliminated in the first round, losing two sets in a row to lose to Putinseva. Kregizkova , Ostapenko, Kvitova , and Kobeer all defeated their opponents 2-0 to advance. At present, everyone hopes to maintain their state through actual combat and prepare for US Open at the end of the month.
Zhang Shuai missed the Tokyo Olympics and should not participate in the National Games. The current focus is on the US Open. After passing the qualifying match this time, he played against Kazakh player Putinseva in the first round. As a result, he fell behind 2-3 and lost nine consecutive games, losing to Putinseva 2-6/0-6 to stop in the first round. Judging from the process of the two sides' fight, Zhang Shuai is no match at all and has been completely suppressed, and there is a big gap in strength.
Czech star Kregizkova defeated Russian player Kasakinna 6-3/6-2. This year she also won French Open women's singles championship German star Kober scored two 6-2 sweeps Greek No. 1 Sakari , Spanish player Badosa reversed Croatian player Martic 4-6/6-4/7-6 (9), Czech star Kvitova defeated two sets in straight sets and eliminated American player Case 7-5/6-4.
American star Brady eliminated Russian player Alexandrova 6-3/7-6 (3), Belgian No. 1 Mertens defeated Argentine player Podorosca 6-3/6-4, Swiss player Teichman eliminated Romanian player Costia 6-2/6-0, and British player Watson narrowly defeated Belarusian player Sasnovic 6-2/3-6/6-1.
Latvian star Ostapenko defeated Slovenian player Zedansek 7-5/6-1, American player Risk shot two 6-2 swept Canadian player Fernandez, Collins withdrew, American player Rogers advanced.
men's singles arena, Russian star Kachanov defeated Anderson 6-2/6-4, British star Murray scored two 6-4, Gasquit , Argentine star Schwarzman narrowly defeated Evans 6-2/4-6/6-3, Italian young player Sina eliminated Delbonis 6-2/7-5, Australian star Deminal reversed Kraginovic 0-6/6-4/6-4.
Italian star Fognini eliminated Bashirashvili 7-6/6-3, Spanish player Ramos reversed Fritz 4-6/6-4, and South African player Harris swept Nishioka Ryohito 6-3/6-4.
Just recently, Swiss star Federer announced that he would withdraw from all competitions this year and was sure to miss the US Open because of injuries and his knees need surgery to recover. He said he would still persist and strive to return to the arena next year, which attracted the attention of the outside world.
Snooker World Champion O'Sullivan publicly supported it, saying that Federer is a great athlete and has the courage to never give up. He hopes that he will recover as soon as possible and return to the court. When it comes to tennis, many people think of Federer, and when it comes to snooker, everyone thinks of O'Sullivan. Both of them are legends in their respective fields, and they admire each other and appreciate each other. There will be the day of retirement in the future, so cherish the present.