On July 2, the first day of the Australian Open was underway, and in the matches that had ended, Chinese players ushered in a big explosion, winning all three matches. In the men's singles competition, Zhang Zhizhen and Shang Juncheng both easily defeated their opponents 3-0 to advance to the second round, creating the best record in Chinese men's singles Wimbledon. In the women's singles match, Zhu Lin defeated Begu 2-0, ending a long slump.
- Zhang Zhizhen and Shang Juncheng were promoted, and the men's singles made history
Chinese men's singles Zhang Zhizhen and Shang Juncheng entered the Wimbledon main draw with their rankings, creating the history of Chinese men's tennis. However, what they didn't expect was that Zhang Zhizhen and Shang Juncheng both won the victory, once again refreshing the history of Chinese men's singles, and for the first time, two players reached the second round of Wimbledon at the same time.
Zhang is ranked 33rd in the world and is the No. 32 seed. The opponent in the first round is the qualifier Jean Vie, who is ranked 225th in the world, and has won three consecutive matches in the qualifying round to advance to the main event, and his form and strength should not be underestimated. The two sides have played each other 3 times, and it was Zhang Zhizhen who won. Zhang Zhizhen played very steadily today, holding serve in all the service games, breaking serve at critical moments in every set, and finally won three sets in a row 7-6, 6-3, 6-2, and easily advanced to the second round.
Shang Juncheng is ranked 104th in the world and 93rd in the world at the time of registration, and directly qualified for the main draw of a Grand Slam for the first time. In the first round, Shang Juncheng's opponent was qualifier Garin. Garin is ranked 111th in the world, and the two sides are very close in terms of ranking and strength. Shang Juncheng played very patiently today, breaking serve in one game at a crucial moment in each set and holding it until the end, and finally defeated his opponent in straight sets 7-5, 6-4, 6-4 to advance to the second round.
This is the first time that two Chinese men's singles players have reached the second round of Wimbledon, achieving another big breakthrough in Chinese men's tennis. In the second round, Shang Juncheng's opponent was world No. 10 Dimitrov, and there was little hope of qualifying. Zhang's opponent in the second round is Germany's Struff, whose opponent is average, and Zhang Zhizhen is expected to advance to the third round.
- Zhu Lin 2-0 Begu, out of the slump
The Chinese women's singles competition has 9 people participating in the main event, creating another big record for the main draw of the Chinese women's singles Grand Slam. Zhu Lin was the first to appear, and her first-round opponent was the famous player Beigu. Zhu Lin has not been in good form recently, and a win is hard to find.
In today's game, Zhu Lin was in a burst of state, winning 8 games in a row and stunned her opponent. Begu rebounded in the second set, but failed to stage a comeback, losing two sets in a row 0-6, 3-6, and going out with a big score of 0-2.
Zhu Lin's opponent in the second round is Russian star and No. 25 seed Pavlyuchenkova. If Zhu Lin can play in form, there is still a chance to go further.