17-year-old Chinese Taipei teenager Ye Yitian reversed the Croatian dark horse Pavlovic who advanced from the qualifying round 3:2 in the women's singles round of 16 of the 2025 WTT Dusseldorf Regional Tournament on the evening of the 13th, creating his best record in the adult international competition, and the top seed Chinese rookie Chen Yi will face in the top 8.

Ye Yitian reversed Croatian players in the round of 16 and broke into the top 8 for the first time

Ye Yitian, ranked 113th in the world, came from behind 3:2 in the round of 32, knocking out Wan Yuan, a German-Chinese female player ranked 75th in the world. Pavlovicki, ranked 316 in the world, won two consecutive matches in the qualifying round, and then reversed Brazilian teenager Giulia Takahashi 3:1 in the round of 32.

Facing the unfamiliar Pavlovich, Ye Yitian led all the way after starting the first game 4:1, and took the lead 11:7; But Ye Yitian suddenly encountered turbulence when he was leading 8:5 in the second game, from the beginning of the service error to the end of the service error, he lost 6 points in a row, conceded 8:11, and lost 2 points in a row after chasing 8:9 in the third game, and lost again at 8:11.

In the 4th game, Ye Yitian came back to his senses in time after being chased by the opponent's lucky side ball to 4:3, played a wave of 7:1 offensive, and equalized the game 11:4. In the deciding game, Ye Yitian was lucky to wipe the net with the first ball, and then succeeded with consecutive forehand attacks, starting 3:0, forcing the opponent to call a timeout. After returning to the game, Pavlovic also quickly chased 4:3, and Ye Yitian responded with a wave of 6:1 counterattack after decisively calling a timeout, and took the lead in getting the match point at 10:4. Ye Yitian then wasted two match points, including a service error to send points, but he didn't expect Pavlovic to immediately "return the gift" and also send back a service error, Ye Yitian won 11:6.

Chen Yi, ranked 24th in the world, faced the 34-year-old Austrian female player Soljia in the round of 16, and unexpectedly fell into a hard battle, turning the tide after falling behind 0:2 in the game, and advanced to the top 8 3:2.