Happy Birthday, Yuan Yue! 🎂 The 27-year-old home wildcard marked her big day with a stunning 6-3, 6-3 victory over Yulia Putintseva of Kazakhstan in the women’s singles first round at the China Open in Beijing. The win snapped Yuan’s four-match losing streak and set a festive tone for the tournament.
Both players had won their previous two meetings, but Yuan came out swinging. She saved two break points in the second game, then broke Putintseva in the fifth and ninth games to take the first set 6-3. 🔥
The second set brought more drama. Yuan overcame a 40-0 deficit in the fifth game to hold serve, then seized on Putintseva’s errors in the eighth game to break again and seal the match 6-3.
Next up: a showdown with top seed Iga Swiatek of Poland. Can Yuan keep the party going? Stay tuned! 🌟
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Yuan Yue celebrates 27th birthday by beating Putintseva at China Open
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