On January 17, 2022, Beijing time, the Australian Open kicked off, and the first appearance among the Chinese players was the 19-year-old Zheng Qinwen, who eliminated Sasnovic 2-1 and advanced to the second round, which was the first game zheng Qinwen won at the Australian Open, and she will play against no. 5 seed Sakkari in the second round.
Five Chinese players participated in the Australian Open women's singles qualifier, only Zheng Qinwen broke through from the qualifiers, and a wave of three consecutive wins gave Zheng Qinwen the opportunity to participate in the Australian Open for the first time. Since the start of the new season, Zheng Qinwen has indeed performed well, and she has reached the women's singles final four in the Melbourne Summer Series, setting a new career record and becoming a new hope for Chinese women's tennis.
In the first round of the Australian Open, Zheng Qinwen played against the powerful Sasnovic, Zheng Qinwen quickly entered the state after the opening, established a 5-1 lead, and then grasped the second serve to win the set, winning the first set 6-3, it can be said that Zheng Qinwen made a good start. In the second set, Zheng Qinwen broke at the beginning, but then failed to resist Sasnovic's counterattack, Zheng Qinwen lost six consecutive sets, and Sasnovic pulled back a city 6-1.
In the decider, Zheng Qinwen had been behind in the first half, but she completed the key break, then reversed the score and took the lead to get the final point. Sassnovic withstood the pressure and chased the score to 6 draws. Grab ten battles, Zheng Qinwen dared to fight, the key ball was not soft, leading 4-1. Sasnovic was powerless to fight back, and Zheng Qinwen won 10-5, winning the decider 7-6 in the set, eliminating the opponent and winning the first victory of the Australian Open. Sassnovic's immediate ranking is 76th, which is a big upset, and Zheng Qinwen has made a good start for Chinese players. Zheng Qinwen's opponent in the second round is No. 5 seed Sakari.
In addition to Zheng Qinwen, there are also 5 Chinese players playing in the Australian Open women's singles main match, Wang Qiang's opponent is Gao Fu, Wang Xiyu is facing Kuzmova, and Zheng Saisai is playing against Trevisan, all three of which will be played on the first matchday. In addition, Zhang Shuai's opponent is Grubic, and Wang Xinyu faces Li An.
In other matches on the first matchday, No. 15 seed Svitolina defeated French player Ferro 6-1, 7-6; No. 22 seed Bencic defeated old rival Muradnovic 6-4, 6-3; No. 3 seed Giorgi swept Russian teenager Potapova 6-4, 6-0; Anisimova struggled to reverse Dutch qualifier Hattono 2-6, 6-4, 6-3.