Original title: Wu Yibing was defeated and lost the main game, Popelin won two consecutive Chinese players to advance
CCTV News: January 1, Beijing time, the final round of the 2023 ATP250 qualifying round Adelaide. Chinese player Wu Yibing lost in three sets 4-6/6-3/5-7 to Australian Popelin and missed the main match. Popelin knocked out two Chinese players Zhang Zhizhen and Wu Yibing in the qualifying stage to enter in the main phase of the match.
In the game, Wu Yibing hit 10 aces, but also 5 double faults, while Popelin had 15 aces and 3 double faults. After Wu Yibing lost the first set 4-6, he turned the tables in the second set after losing first serve and fell down 1-2 to recover a 6-3 set.
In the final set, Wu Yibing made too many unforced errors and was not strict enough in handling key balls. In the end, he lost the third set 5-7 and lost to Popelin 1-2 with a high score, breaking the round qualification.
