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wang pingqin, reporter of chao news client

on september 25, in the first round of the 2024 china open women's singles, zhang shuai, who played with a wild card, defeated american player kessler 7-6(5), 7-6(1), ending her 24-game losing streak in singles and achieving her first victory since the lyon station in february last year.

after winning, zhang shuai smiled and looked at her parents and coach who were in tears on the sidelines. this victory was not easy to come by, which made zhang shuai controversial and questioned, but her passion never stopped her desire for victory. she stood on the court again and again, swinging her racket, demonstrating her tenacious fighting spirit and the sportsmanship of "never give up even if you lose."

image source: chinaopen

after the game, zhang shuai thanked the audience: "today i ended my losing streak in front of you all. thank you to everyone who came here. you gave me great energy and allowed me to persist in winning this game."

"15 years ago, i won my first wta victory at the china open. i think one of the important reasons why i haven't won is that i have to wait until this tournament and on this court to win."

zhang shuai said, "it has been five years since i returned to china to play a game. the last time was in 2019. coming back after five years, everyone knows that i am not young anymore. in these five years, i have always wanted to come back and show the best of me in front of my hometown folks, in front of the fans, and in front of you. today i am no longer the young me, but i will still try my best." in the next round, zhang shuai will face the no. 6 seed navarro.

another chinese player, wang xinyu, defeated motodama makoto 6-1, 6-3 in the previous match and successfully advanced to the second round, where she will face no. 32 seed kudermetova.

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