After unexpectedly defeating the reigning French Open champion Coco Gauff, China's Wang Xinyu, 23, then advanced past world number 10 Paula Badosa, setting a career record.

On June 20th, local time, Chinese player Wang Xinyu, 23, followed up her surprising victory over newly crowned French Open champion Coco Gauff by defeating world number 10 Paula Badosa at the 2025 Berlin grass court tournament. She won the first set 6-1 and advanced to the semifinals after her opponent retired, marking her first time reaching the last four in a grass court event.

Chinese player Wang Xinyu, 23

In this WTA 500 event, the 49th-ranked Chinese player Wang Xinyu defeated the recently crowned French Open champion Coco Gauff with a score of 6-3 in both sets during the round of 16. After the match, she stated that after winning the first set, she reminded herself to enjoy the moment. Wang Xinyu then capitalized on her strong serving to achieve this stunning upset.

On that day, Wang Xinyu continued her momentum against world number 10 Paula Badosa, breaking serve three times to win the first set 6-1. Badosa chose to retire in the second set, allowing Wang Xinyu to reach the semifinals of a grass court tournament for the first time in her career and the second time overall in a WTA 500 event. She will next compete for a spot in the women's singles final against the winner of the match between Amanda Anisimova from the U.S. and Russia's Liudmila Samsonova.