Text/Reporter from Yangcheng Evening News
On January 18, Beijing time, the 2024 Australian Tennis Open continued to compete at Melbourne Park. Four Chinese players who advanced to the second round of singles all appeared on the stage. In the end, Zheng Qinwen defeated British player Bolt, and defeated British player Raducanu. Wang Yafan successfully joined the women's singles in the third round.
Shang Juncheng eliminated Indian player Nagar, and Zhang Zhizhen lost to French player Amber. So far, a total of three Chinese players have advanced to the third round of singles.
Zheng Qinwen and Wang Yafan join forces
At the beginning of the 2024 season, Zheng Qinwen was in hot form and participated in this Australian Open as the 12th seed.
After defeating American player Kruger in three sets in the first round of women's singles, Zheng Qinwen met British player Bolt in the second round.
This is also the first time the two have met.
Bolt was born in 1996 and turned professional in 2013, but his ranking has been hovering outside the top 100.
The 2023 season is her best season and she is currently ranked 54th.
In the first set, Zheng Qinwen quickly entered the state, received the serve with high quality, and got a break through the baseline stalemate.
Bolt was unable to resist and was completely at a disadvantage. Zheng Qinwen easily won the first set.
In the second set, Zheng Qinwen won 4 consecutive games when he was behind, and saved 6 break points in the service game. Finally, he cashed in on the 6th match point and won the serve game with a "goodbye ACE" to win 6-3. , defeated Bolt 6-3 and advanced to the top 32 of the Australian Open women's singles for the first time in his career.
In this game, Zheng Qinwen's performance was remarkable. He was patient, calm and not impatient in handling key balls, and won a hearty victory.
Another surprise for Chinese fans was Wang Yafan.
Wang Yafan faced British player and former US Open champion Raducanu in the second round of women's singles.
In the end, Wang Yafan saved all 7 break points in the final set and defeated Raducanu 6-4, 4-6, 6-4 in three fierce sets, breaking into the third round of the Australian Open for the first time. She also created her own Grand Slam record. Best record.
In the next round, she will face another Chinese player Zheng Qinwen in the "Golden Flower Derby".
Shang Juncheng creates men’s singles history
Young player Shang Juncheng also brought good news to Chinese fans.
Shang Juncheng faced Indian player Nagar in the second round of men's singles.
The two had never fought before.
Shang Juncheng fought back after losing the first set and won three consecutive sets, reversing his opponent 2-6, 6-3, 7-5, 6-4, and reached the top 32 of a Grand Slam for the first time in his career.
As a result, Shang Juncheng created the surprise of passing the first round of the Australian Open for two consecutive years, becoming the first mainland Chinese male player to reach the third round of the Australian Open men's singles in the Open era.
Next, Shang Jiancheng will challenge Spanish star and Grand Slam champion Alcaraz.
Another Chinese men's tennis player Zhang Zhizhen challenged No. 21 seed French player Amber in the second round of men's singles.
Unfortunately, after four fierce games, Zhang Zhizhen was still defeated and missed the chance to advance.
In the women's doubles, Zhu Lin/Wu Fangxian of China and Chinese Taipei defeated the tournament's No. 7 seed Martinez/Perez of the United States and Australia with a 2-1 comeback and advanced to the second round of women's doubles.
In the next round, Zhu Lin/Wu Fangxian will compete with the Chinese and Czech combination Wang Xiyu/Noskova for a place in the top 16 of women's doubles.