The 2025 Australian Open qualifying tournament has entered the second round of matches. Yesterday, Chinese player Gao Xinyu swept her opponent with two 6-0 victories to advance. Her opponent for this match is Martic from Croatia, and in terms of ranking and form, Gao Xinyu had the upper hand.
In the first set, Gao Xinyu displayed an excellent state, possibly extending the psychological advantage from yesterday's double bagel victory. In the second game, she was once behind 0-40 but managed to score five consecutive points to break her opponent's serve forcefully.
In the following third game, she completed another hold, taking a 3-0 lead at the start, which extended her winning streak to 15 games including yesterday's match.
In the fourth game, Martic scored four points in a row to hold her serve, but Gao Xinyu also held her serve, maintaining a 5-2 lead on the scoreboard.
In the subsequent service game of Martic, she obtained four game points before finally holding serve in the fifth game.
In the next service game, Gao Xinyu remained strong, scoring three points in a row to hold serve, winning the first set 6-3 and leading 1-0 in the overall score!
In the second set, Martic also improved her form, with both players showing tenacity and not allowing the other to get a break point. They fought from 1-1 all the way to 3-3, with neither gaining an advantage.
In the seventh game, after Martic successfully held serve, she launched an attack on Gao Xinyu's service game. Fortunately, Gao Xinyu did not disappoint the fans, scoring two points in a row at 40-40 to hold serve, making the score 4-4!
In the ninth game, Martic performed strongly, scoring four points in a row to hold serve easily, putting pressure on Gao Xinyu.
The tenth game was a must-hold service game for Gao Xinyu. Despite starting behind 0-30, she showed great resilience, scoring four points in a row to break serve, bringing the score to 5-5!
In the eleventh game, Martic held serve first, but Gao Xinyu's service game did not let everyone down, and after 6-6, the two entered a tiebreak battle.
In this set, neither player could break serve, but in the tiebreak, Martic broke serve first, gaining a 2-1 advantage. However, Gao Xinyu then broke back, overtaking with a score of 4-3.
Unfortunately, she lost points consecutively in the following service game, allowing her opponent to reach match point. Ultimately, Martic won the set 7-5, leveling the overall score at 1-1!
In the decisive set, after Gao Xinyu held serve, she got two break opportunities in the second game and successfully converted them, taking a 2-0 lead.
However, the good times did not last long. In her own service game that followed, she lost four points in a row and was broken back. Martic held serve again, leveling the score to 2-2!
Afterwards, both players held their serves. In the seventh game, after Gao Xinyu held serve to take the lead, in the eighth game, she once had a break point but failed to seize it, and Martic struggled to hold serve.
In the crucial ninth game, Gao Xinyu's service game, she faced three break points, saving two. However, on the third high-pressure winning point, which was almost within reach, she missed it, allowing her opponent to break serve.
Sitting on the bench, Gao Xinyu was somewhat overwhelmed, even shedding tears, feeling very regretful. In the following tenth game, she completely lost her momentum, and after Martic held serve, she won another set 6-4, completing the comeback with a 2-1 overall victory.
This loss was quite unfortunate, especially in the ninth game where she faced multiple break points under immense psychological pressure. However, on the best tennis high-pressure winning point, the opponent gave up while she missed it, which was truly a pity! After the match, Gao Xinyu also cried, and thus ended her Australian Open journey, which was indeed somewhat regrettable!