🏆 China's rising tennis star Wang Xinyu made waves at Wimbledon this Saturday, pulling off an incredible comeback to reach the tournament's last 16 for the first time in her career! 🎉
In a thrilling match that had fans on the edge of their seats, Wang battled past Britain's Harriet Dart with a scoreline of 2-5, 7-6, 6-3. After dropping the first set, Wang showed true grit and determination, winning six straight games in the final set to overturn a 3-0 deficit. Talk about a comeback! 💪
This achievement matches her best Grand Slam performance, after reaching the last 16 at the U.S. Open in 2023. Next up, she'll face No. 21 seed Elina Svitolina of Ukraine, who knocked out 10th-seeded Ons Jabeur of Tunisia 6-1, 7-6(4). It's shaping up to be an epic showdown! 🔥
But Wang wasn't the only one making headlines. Wimbledon witnessed one of its biggest upsets as Kazakhstan's Yulia Putintseva defeated top seed Iga Swiatek of Poland 3-6, 6-1, 6-2. Putintseva said, \"At some point I was playing fearless… I have nothing to lose, just go for it.\" Inspirational or what? 🌟
Also on Saturday, No. 4 seed Elena Rybakina of Kazakhstan secured an easy win over Caroline Wozniacki of Denmark 6-0, 6-1.
Stay tuned for more action-packed matches as Wimbledon heats up! 🎾🔥
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China's Wang Xinyu makes Wimbledon's last 16 for first time in career
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