It’s AO 2016 all over again huh. Congrats Shuai, what an impressive win for her!

 

 

Zhang played incredibly well. Just ripping the ball, Emma was pretty bad but Zhang didn't give her any time to breathe out there.
Feel good story.

 

World #595 beat World #8 in 2. Only in WTA

 

How about an ATP No.777 player winning a title last week?

 

Emma didn’t seem to be there at all. Nonetheless, Zhang Shuai was so amazing. Winners left and right.

 

Now, Big sister Zhang has cleared the path for Zheng to advance to the YEC.
Don't screw it！

 

How could you lose 24 consecutive matches and then suddenly defeat the world No. 8?

Auntie Shuai didn't necessarily treat Navarro or the sport with respect.

 

How could you lose 24 consecutive matches and then suddenly defeat the world No. 8?

Auntie Shuai didn't necessarily treat Navarro or the sport with respect.

Good one
Although maybe Navarro should have treated Shuai as an opponent with a bit more respect, in fact ----

 

Is Navarro losing to WTA595 more shocking than last year Ostapenko losing to Dayeon Back WTA569 in Seul?

 

Tennis wise, Ostapenko's loss was more shocking but there was always the chance she wouldn't give a monkeys about a 250 in Seoul. Beijing is a far bigger stage.

 

If somebody told you that somebody would go on a 24 match losing streak and beat a top out of nowhere they would call you crazy or somebody who watches too much WTA.

Anyhow that was a who's your auntie moment against the comeback queen.

 

Just shows the depth of the WTA is as great as it's ever been, and likely as great as it'll ever be

 

Shuai handing Emma an integrity devaluation You love to see it.

 

How could you lose 24 consecutive matches and then suddenly defeat the world No. 8?

Auntie Shuai didn't necessarily treat Navarro or the sport with respect.

Is Navarro losing to WTA595 more shocking than last year Ostapenko losing to Dayeon Back WTA569 in Seul?

If somebody told you that somebody would go on a 24 match losing streak and beat a top out of nowhere they would call you crazy or somebody who watches too much WTA.

Anyhow that was a who's your auntie moment against the comeback queen.

Tennis is all about confidence and the mental side. It's like flipping a switch. Shuai has awoken from her slumber, winning just one match made all the difference. She has beaten top players before (see Halep), it was always there somewhere.

Maybe the wheels have finally fallen off the Navarro train. She was originally planning to play Guadalajara and Seoul before Beijing but missed both, so there must have been more to those withdrawals than we realise. Now chances for Qinwen to at least make up some of the gap.

 

Zhang Shuai herself in her most recent interview was like "Maybe God has a plan" HAHAHAHA

Woooooooooooo, WIN THE WHOLE THING NOW. ~Anything~ can happen in the WTA.

 

Parks vs Zhang final incoming

 

Shuai back into the top 430, she is hard on the heels of Urszula Radwanska right now!

 

 

Lovely to see Shuli getting these wins

 

I think that's 4 top ten wins in Beijing for Shuai now:
#1 Safina in 2009
#5 Halep in 2016
#3 Kerber in 2018
#8 Navarro in 2024

15 years between Safina and Navarro is pretty impressive.

 

NID result. EmNav is overhyped, overranked and overrated.

 

IMO she shouldn't be top 10, but she's very consistent and plays every single week.

 

Maybe Navarro wanted to get out of China as soon as possible before the Zheng fans get a hold of her.

 

Navarro’s top 10 debut was in ruins. She yet to learn how to be top 10. Congratulations to Shuai, incredible! She really stepped up and helped her little sister Qinwen big time. It’s up to Qinwen to make it to WTA final.

 

Shuai back into the top 430, she is hard on the heels of Urszula Radwanska right now!

Also on the heels of Amarissa Toth

Maybe Navarro wanted to get out of China as soon as possible before the Zheng fans get a hold of her.

Unfortunately for her, Wuhan and Ningbo (if she plays in the latter) are also in China. But I guess she can get away for a few days

 

Just when you think WTA has found some sort of consistency, also because of Navarro, you see this result.

 

All Shuai needed was a confidence boost I hope this inspires her to keep going in singles as well.
Hoping for a deep run here to get her ranking as high as possible with a few nmore opportunities coming up for her this asian swing.

 

Shuai Serena Zhang?!! Oh my goodness!! 😍🥰😭🎊🫶🏽🤩🙏🏽🙏🏽💪🏽

 

Dumb question but is this a joke that she’s playing like Serena? I’ve seen her referred to in this way a few times

edited to add that unfortunately when I was younger I never really watched pro tennis despite playing tennis lol.

 

Happy for Shuai! Her ranking doesn't represent her quality, so any comparison to her difference with Navarro as for rankings points, isn't so clearly correct. It was obvious she was dealing with mental factors and she couldn't find a win the previous year. Maybe in her country's biggest tournament she found confidence!

 

It's kind of like London buses really. Except of course it is minutes rather than months but you wait 20 minutes for a bus and inevitably two then arrive at the same time.

 

It's been a while since I was in London but, as far as I remember, they have the habit to fit one bus on the roof of another, so busses always come in pairs there?