Hey tennis fans! 🎾 Have you heard the exciting news? Zhang Shuai from the Chinese mainland and her partner Marcelo Arevalo from El Salvador have made it to the mixed doubles quarterfinals at the French Open! 🥳
On Saturday, they played an amazing match at Roland-Garros in Paris, France. Together, they defeated Luisa Stefani from Brazil and Maximo Gonzalez from Argentina with scores of 6-3 and 7-5. That’s incredible! 🙌
The first set was a breeze for Zhang and Arevalo. They won 6-3! In the second set, things got a bit tougher. But guess what? They didn’t give up! They managed to break their opponents’ serve in the 11th game and then held their own serve to win the set 7-5. Talk about teamwork! 🤩
This is the second year in a row that Zhang Shuai, who is 36 years old, has reached the mixed doubles last eight in Paris. She’s truly showing us that hard work pays off! 💪
Next up, Zhang and Arevalo will face Giuliana Olmos from Mexico and Lloyd Glasspool from Britain. Let’s cheer them on! 🎉
Also, another exciting match is coming! Jiang Xinyu from the Chinese mainland and Robert Galloway from the USA will play against Sara Errani and Andrea Vavassori from Italy. They’re battling for a spot in the quarterfinals too! Good luck to them! 🍀
Tennis is such an awesome sport, full of energy and amazing moments. Do you play tennis or have a favorite player? Maybe one day, we’ll see you at the French Open! 🏆
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Zhang Shuai makes French Open mixed doubles quarterfinals with Arevalo
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