On January 9th, Beijing time, in the decisive round of the Australian Open qualifying tournament, Weisijia faced off against Stojanovic. Ultimately, after losing the first set, Weisijia won two sets in a row and clinched victory with an 11-9 score in the decisive set's race to 10, achieving a 2-1 reversal and advancing to the main draw. This will be her first Grand Slam main draw appearance in her career, making history and marking a new beginning—truly remarkable!
Weisijia is a post-00s player from China, currently ranked 119th in the world, which is relatively low. Prior to the Canberra station competition, she reached the final but unfortunately finished as the runner-up. At the Australian Open, due to her ranking, Weisijia had to start from the qualifying rounds. In the first two rounds, she consecutively defeated Sasnovich and Kopac, advancing to the third round, which was also the decisive round. Stojanovic, ranked 237th in the world, is not particularly strong, and this was their first career meeting. Weisijia still had a good chance of advancing to the main draw.
In the first set, Stojanovic broke serve immediately, but Weisijia was not to be outdone, breaking back in the fourth game to level at 2-2. In the ninth game, Stojanovic broke serve again, and in the tenth game, Stojanovic capitalized on her serve to win the set 6-4, leading Weisijia 1-0 in the match.
In the second set, Weisijia broke serve first in the eighth game, leading 5-3! In the ninth game, Stojanovic broke back to close the gap to 4-5, and in the tenth game, Weisijia made another crucial break to win the set 6-4, leveling the match at 1-1.
In the decisive set, both players broke each other's serves! In the fifth game, Stojanovic broke serve to lead 3-2. In the eighth game, Weisijia broke back to level at 4-4. Then they entered the decisive set's race to 10, which was full of ups and downs, with Weisijia narrowly winning 11-9, achieving a 2-1 reversal and advancing.