Yuan Yue saves match point in hard-fought win, Zhang Shuai suffers singles rout but doubles redemption, Wong Chak Lam falls in straight sets, Berrettini upset.

Three minutes a day to know all tennis news. Hello tennis fans, today is Wednesday, April 1, 2026. Welcome to listen or watch the News Midday Report provided by "Tennis Home".

First, let's focus on the latest results of Chinese players overnight and this morning. In a WTA500 Charleston first-round singles match, Chinese player Yuan Yue, competing as a lucky loser, rallied after losing the first set easily. She saved a match point in the deciding set and, after a grueling 3-hour 13-minute battle, edged past Egypt's top player Sherif 2-6, 7-6(4), 7-6(5) to advance to the second round. Next, she will face Italy's Cocciaretto.

Veteran Zhang Shuai, however, was not in good form, losing 3-6, 0-6 (a "bagel") to Ukraine's Starodubtseva and exiting in her first match, extending her singles losing streak to four matches. Later, however, partnering with Krunic, she won her doubles first-round match 7-6(3), 7-5 against Sugadi/Zeng Limi, reaching the quarterfinals and avoiding losses in both events.

Hong Kong player Wong Chak Lam, competing in the ATP250 Houston men's singles first round, also failed to win, being eliminated by local seventh seed Mikkelsen 6-4, 6-2, suffering a first-round exit.

Now let's turn to other match results. ATP250 Houston: In remaining first-round singles matches, local players Basavareddy, Brandon Nakashima, Argentina's Etcheverry, Australia's Popirin, and Japan's Hijikata defeated their respective opponents to advance to the second round.

ATP250 Marrakech, Morocco, held concurrently: In a first-round singles match, 2024 tournament champion and Italian star Berrettini suffered a surprise loss 6-7, 7-6, 4-6 to Peru's Buse, exiting in the first round; Spanish rising star Hodal, however, dominated Serbian veteran Lajovic 6-3, 6-4 to advance strongly.

Women's events: In WTA500 Charleston second-round singles matches, former champion and third seed Bencic defeated Ukraine's Yastremska 6-2, 6-7(5), 6-3 to pass her first test. Next round, she will face 13th seed Czech Belek, who swept Urhobo 6-1, 6-1; eighth seed Russian Kalinskaya defeated Bulgarian veteran Tomova 6-2, 6-4 for a successful start; another Russian, Schneider, beat local player Volynets 7-5, 7-5 to also reach the third round.

In remaining first-round matches, Spanish star Badosa eliminated American Day 6-4, 6-3 and will next face Greece's top player Sakkari; wildcard former US Open champion Andreescu reversed Hungary's Garfi 1-6, 6-4, 6-1, avenging her Austin loss. Next, she will face former Australian Open champion Kenin; Kruger and Kudermetova Jr. also won their debut matches to advance to the second round.

WTA250 Bogota: On the second day of competition, local defending champion Osorio powerfully reversed American Dolhed 6-7(5), 6-2, 6-1 to pass her first match; Bouzkova, Vandewinkel, Semenistaya, Oltenzi, Brinkova, Maristany, Arango, Lepchenko, Manero also won to advance to the second round. Doubles first round: Chinese pair Yang Zhaoxuan/Liang Ensheng reversed their opponents 3-6, 6-3, 10-5 for a successful start.

Now let's look at updates. On the announced entry list for the ATP1000 Madrid Masters, Rune is listed. This indicates the Danish top player is about to return from injury.

Additionally, retired Czech star Kvitova announced that she and her husband have welcomed another pair of twins. With their son born in 2024, the family now has five members! Congratulations Kvitova!

Finally, a guessing game: identify the player. Below is an image of a player lying on the ground after winning a match. Without hints, can you recognize who she is?

Last period's guessing game, fans provided the correct answer. Indeed, the person in the image is Italian star Berrettini.

Source: Tennis Home Author: Maverick