Chinanews.com, January 5th. According to the website of the Australian Open, Chinese player Zhang Zhizhen has been shortlisted for the 2023 competition.
According to statistics, this is the first time that male tennis players from mainland China have directly entered the Grand Slam through rankings since the Open Era.
The 2023 Australian Open will be held from January 16 to 29.
Image source: Screenshot of Australian Open website
In the world rankings, Zhang Zhizhen is currently ranked 99th.
In the 2022 season, he played well and rewrote the history of Chinese tennis after passing the US Open qualifiers and reaching the main match.
In 2020 and 2021, Zhang Zhizhen also participated in the Australian Open qualifying rounds, but failed to break into the main draw.
After participating in the Grand Slam twice at Wimbledon in 2021 and the US Open in 2022, this time Zhang Zhizhen will once again launch an impact on his first Grand Slam victory.
Image source: ATP website screenshot
According to the latest bonus policy of the 2023 Australian Open, players can get more than 100,000 Australian dollars in bonuses for participating in the first round of events.
As the first Grand Slam event of the year, the 2023 Australian Open qualifying round will start on January 9.
The main match will be held between January 16 and 29. The Chinese men's tennis team, Wu Yibing and Shang Juncheng will start from the Australian Open qualifying round.
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