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Jonathan White

China’s Wang Xinyu lost to fourth seed Sofia Kenin of the US at a rain-addled Wimbledon on Monday, while the country’s other players were forced to wait to start their tournament.
The rain-impacted opening day of the 2021 tournament also meant that Zhang Zhizhen’s chance to be the first Chinese man to play at the All-England Club in the Open Era was eventually delayed until Tuesday.
Zhang, 24, will start his first ever slam main draw at 6pm (Hong Kong time) when he will face France’s Andreas Hoang.
Wang lost to 22-year-old American Kenin in straight sets – 6-4, 6-2 – in just over an hour, following a long rain delay on the outside courts.

The 19-year-old, who was making her main draw debut at Wimbledon, is a former junior world No 2.
China’s Zhu Lin plays Mona Barthel of Germany in the women’s singles at the same time as Zhang plays in the men’s, while lucky loser Wang Yafan is set to start at midnight (Hong Kong time).
Who is Zhang Zhizhen? The sleep loving Federer fan making Wimbledon history
Wang Yafan is in the main draw after Britain’s Johanna Konta pulled out when a member of her team tested positive for Covid-19.
The 27-year-old plays Katerina Siniakova after being allowed into the SW19 draw despite losing to Ukraine’s Lesia Tsurenko in qualifying.
China No 1 Zhang Shuai still has no start time for her match against 19th seed Karolina Muchova. The world No 37 reached the quarter-finals the last time Wimbledon was held in 2019.
Party time for Chinese tennis shows struggle since Li Na flew solo
Elsewhere on Monday, Poland’s Iga Swiatek made swift work of Taiwan’s Hsieh Su-wei – 6-4, 6-4.


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Wimbledon: Wang Xinyu loses to Sofia Kenin as rain delays Zhang Zhizhen’s slam debut

China’s Wang Xinyu waits for Sofia Kenin (US) to serve on day one of Wimbledon in London. Photo: AP

China's Xiyu Wang returns the ball to Sofia Kenin of the US during the women's singles match on day one of the Wimbledon Tennis Championships in London, Monday June 28, 2021. (AP Photo/Alberto Pezzali)

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China's Zhang Zhizhen in action at the 2021 Nottingham Open. Photo: Reuters

Chinese tennis has stalled since Li Na won French Open; Wang Qiang’s Tokyo 2020 stance shows unwillingness to ‘fly solo’

Li Na kisses the championship trophy after defeating Dominika Cibulkova of Slovakia at the 2014 Australian Open. Photo: AP

China No 1 Zhang Shuai loses Nottingham final to Konta

China’s Shuai Zhang reacts during the women’s final against Britain’s Johanna Konta. Photo: Reuters

Konta and Zhang embrace at the net after the Briton’s win. Photo: Reuters

Konta and Zhang pose for a photo after the final. Photo: Reuters

Tokyo 2020: Chinese ace Wang Qiang to skip Wimbledon to focus on Olympic Games preparation

China’s Wang Qiang is set to miss this year’s Wimbledon. Photo: Xinhua

Tokyo 2020: Naomi Osaka withdraws from Wimbledon, plans to compete in Olympics; Nadal skips both

Japan’s Naomi Osaka is skipping Wimbledon but aims to return for the Tokyo Games. Photo: AFP

epa09279202 (FILE) - Rafael Nadal of Spain waves to the crowd after losing against Novak Djokovic of Serbia during their semi final match at the French Open tennis tournament at Roland Garros in Paris, France, 11 June 2021 (re-issued on 17 June 2021). On 17 June 2021 Nadal announced that he will not participate at this year’s Championships at Wimbledon and the Olympic Games in Tokyo. 'It’s never an easy decision to take but after listening to my body and discuss it with my team I understand that it is the right decision', said the Spanish tennis player. EPA-EFE/YOAN VALAT *** Local Caption *** 56960472

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Chinese teen loses to No 4 seed in straight sets on debut in women’s singles draw at All-England Club
Delays on opening day of 2021 championships shift matches to second day, including history-making Zhang Zhizhen



Chinese teen loses to No 4 seed in straight sets on debut in women’s singles draw at All-England Club.


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Wimbledon: Wang Xinyu loses to Sofia Kenin as rain delays Zhang Zhizhen’s slam debut

Chinese teen loses to No 4 seed in straight sets on debut in women’s singles draw at All-England Club Delays on opening day of 2021 championships shift matches to second day, including history-making Zhang Zhizhen

Chinese teen loses to No 4 seed in straight sets on debut in women’s singles draw at All-England Club

Delays on opening day of 2021 championships shift matches to second day, including history-making Zhang Zhizhen