On January 2nd, three tennis tournaments were held simultaneously. In less than an hour, Chinese female tennis players achieved one win and one loss! Post-00s player Wei Sijia won two straight sets at the W125 Canberra station, advancing strongly to the semifinals. Yuan Yue was eliminated in the third round of the WTA500 Brisbane station, losing 0-2 to Ukrainian player Galina. The second round of the ATP250 Hong Kong men's singles is currently underway, with Shang Juncheng leading in the first set.
Wei Sijia is 21 years old this year. Last season, she won the runner-up of the ITF women's singles in Shenzhen, China, and achieved her first victories at the China Open and Guangzhou Tennis Open, ushering in new breakthroughs, with her latest world ranking at 134th. At the first station of the new season, Wei Sijia passed two rounds consecutively, defeating Cabrera and No. 8 seed Sa Wangkai. Today, she faced off against qualifier Waltert. In this match, Wei Sijia dominated the entire game, quickly finishing with scores of 6-1 and 6-4, hitting 1 ace and forcing 10 break points, converting 5 of them, winning three consecutive victories and directly advancing to the semifinals.
The battle between Yuan Yue and Galina showed a one-sided situation. The Chinese tennis player could not continue to advance in the Brisbane 500 tournament, losing the first set 1-6 and falling behind 2-5 in the second set before winning two consecutive games, but failed to complete the reversal. Galina clinched the second match point, ending the fight with a score of 6-4. The Chinese tennis player was at a disadvantage in serving and receiving, with a break point conversion rate of only 33%, and lost without any injustice.
In the second round of the Hong Kong 250 men's singles, Shang Juncheng faced No. 7 seed Martinez. In the first six games of the first set, both sides engaged in a serve-and-hold battle, with the score reaching 3-3. The Chinese post-00s player hit 1 ace, had no double faults, and forced two break points in the second game but failed to convert them, which was somewhat regrettable.