Qualified to the round of 16, Brazilian world number 12 returns to compete on Wednesday (15). Already the duo of compatriot Luisa Stefani with Kazakh Danilina lost in the opener and is out of the tournament.
The new Stefani and Zhang partnership won 2 sets to 1, on Wednesday (8), the opening match of the tournament against Kazakh Anna Danilina and Ukrainian Lyudmila Kichenok.
The striker Neymar (center) scored from the penalty spot. Croatia is the next challenge of the Brazilian team, next Friday (9), in the quarterfinals.
The return of the number 10, Neymar, to the starting lineup of the Brazilian national team increases the confidence of Tite's team in the search for a place in the quarterfinals.
After a 3 sets to 0 victory against Qatar, the team guarantees the leadership of Group A and waits for the end of the first phase to know the opponent in the round of 16.