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two consecutive 3-0s! on the afternoon of september 28, the 16-year-old ding yijie defeated south korean player park ga-hyun 3-0 in the second round of the wtt china grand slam women's singles qualifying tournament and advanced to the third round.

ding yijie easily defeated new zealander qiao silin 3-0 in the first qualifying round. in the second round, she faced park ga-hyun, ranked 94th in the world, and she still played cleanly, winning three straight sets 11-7, 11-7 and 11-4, still maintaining a "zero seal" record in the qualifying round.

"the most critical point (to win) is that i prepared well before the game and thought of all the difficulties in advance so that i can play smoothly on the court." ding yijie shared her winning secrets with the beijing daily client reporter. she also said shyly that she heard the audience shouting her name during the game, "the audience was really enthusiastic. thank you for cheering me on."

in the third round of qualifying on the evening of september 28, ding yijie will compete with her teammate chen yi for a qualification for the main draw. she hopes that she can continue her good form by then, "just savor this game and play the process well." "

source: beijing news sports

reporter: wang xiaoxiao, zhao xiaosong