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Beijing time on January 8th news, on the third day of the 2025 Australian Open qualifying tournament, two Chinese tennis players competed successively. Wei Sijia swept past Korpatsch in straight sets with a total score of 2-0, while Gao Xinyu fought for 2 hours and 38 minutes before ultimately being reversed 1-2 by Martic. With the elimination of Gao Xinyu, the 21-year-old Wei Sijia has become the sole representative for Chinese tennis in this year's Australian Open qualifying tournament. In the final round of the qualifiers, Wei Sijia will face Serbian player Stojanovic, and a victory would secure her place in the main draw of the Australian Open women's singles.
On the previous match day, four Chinese female players participated in the first round of the qualifiers, with Zhu Lin and Shi Han being eliminated, while Wei Sijia and Gao Xinyu advanced.
On this match day, the 21-year-old Wei Sijia took the court first and brought good news. Facing German player Korpatsch, Chinese youngster Wei Sijia performed outstandingly, sweeping her opponent in straight sets with two scores of 6-3, successfully advancing to the decisive round of the qualifiers. This is also the second consecutive year that Wei Sijia has reached the final round of the Australian Open qualifiers. Last year, Wei Sijia lost 0-2 to Czech player Fruhvirtova and missed out on the main draw. This year, we hope that Wei Sijia can achieve a breakthrough.
In the afternoon session, Gao Xinyu, who helped the Chinese team reach the quarterfinals of the United Cup, took the court against former top 20 player Martic.
In this match, facing Croatian veteran Martic, whose world ranking once reached as high as 14th, Gao Xinyu continued her momentum from the previous round where she won two sets 6-0 to advance. She did not give up a single break point in her own service game and capitalized on the only break point opportunity to break Martic's serve, taking the lead with a set score of 6-3 and securing a 1-0 lead in total sets.
In the second set, both Gao Xinyu and Martic held their respective service games firmly, ending in a 6-6 tie after 12 games. In the thrilling tiebreak, Gao Xinyu once led 5-3, but Martic turned the tide by scoring four points in a row to win 7-5, leveling the set score at 7-6 and evening the total sets.
In the deciding set, Gao Xinyu failed to maintain her early break advantage. Martic broke back and then achieved a crucial break in the ninth game at the end of the set, with Gao Xinyu making a fatal mistake with a net volley. Subsequently, Martic held her serve to win another set 6-4!
Ultimately, after a grueling battle lasting 2 hours and 38 minutes, following Zhu Lin and Shi Han, another golden flower, Gao Xinyu, was eliminated, losing 1-2 in total sets! As a result, in the Australian Open qualifying stage, Chinese tennis is left with only the 21-year-old Wei Sijia to challenge for the main draw. If Wei Sijia can break through, then the Chinese women's tennis team could have eight players competing in the women's singles main draw: Zheng Qinwen, Wang Xinyu, Wang Xiyu, Zhang Shuai, Wang Yafan, Yuan Yue, Zheng Saisai, and Wei Sijia. Adding to this, there are three male players directly entering the men's singles main draw: Zhang Zhizhen, Shang Juncheng, and Bu Yunchaokete. At most, 11 Chinese tennis players could appear on the singles main draw court of the 2025 Australian Open.