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this article is reproduced from [cctv sports];

today, in the second round of women's singles at the china tennis open, chinese player zhang shuai defeated no. 6 seed navarro in straight sets 6-4, 6-2 and successfully advanced to the top 32.

the game lasted only 74 minutes. zhang shuai was in very good shape, with a first-serve success rate of 75%. although his serve was broken twice, zhang shuai broke his opponent's serve 5 times in 7 service games and finally defeated his opponent easily. this was zhang shuai's first victory over a top 10 player in the world after two years. congratulations to zhang shuai!

dreams have nothing to do with age, and every day’s hard work is not just to take home the first round of bonuses.

zhang shuai said in an interview after the game: "every day's hard work is just for today's moment, just to be able to stand on the court and defeat the opponent, instead of just taking the first-round bonus home. there are many, many fans who support me, of course there are also many people who think that i may never play such good tennis again. i just want everyone to see that my daily efforts are not in vain. i think dreams have nothing to do with age. i hope that i will be encouraged and infected by everyone today. friends, you should also bravely pursue your dreams, and i hope that one day your dreams will come true.”

in the third round, zhang shuai will face the winner between potapova and mineon. it is worth mentioning that in the first round against mccartney kessler, zhang shuai ended a 603-day, 24-day lost singles matches.

come on zhang shuai! i hope zhang shuai can perform better at the china open!