On January 13th, Beijing time, the second day of the first round of the 2025 Australian Open women's singles saw a fierce competition. Chinese player Zheng Qinwen successfully reversed her victory, defeating American player Baptiste 2-1. This victory not only confirmed Zheng Qinwen's opponent for the next round as German player Siegemund, but also brought her some positive news as Grand Slam champion Muchova withdrew from the tournament due to injury.
Baptiste and Siegemund are not seeded players in the world rankings, with their respective rankings at 88th and 97th. The winner of the match will have the opportunity to improve their ranking.
In the first set, Baptiste completed three breaks, while Siegemund had two breaks, ultimately winning 6-4. In the second set, both sides continued their intense battle, with Siegemund leveling the score at 7-5. In the decisive set, Siegemund performed even better, achieving consecutive breaks and eventually winning 6-4 again, with a total score of 2-1 to reverse the victory.
Thus, Siegemund has been confirmed as Zheng Qinwen's opponent for the next round, with the match scheduled for January 15th, and the specific match time is yet to be determined.
In addition to this match, another match featured Gauff against Kenin, with Gauff winning straight sets 6-3, 6-3. Gauff has now achieved six consecutive victories this year, while Kenin became the second Grand Slam champion to be eliminated, having stopped in the first round of the Australian Open for four consecutive years.
For Zheng Qinwen, with Muchova withdrawing from the same group due to injury, there are only No. 12 seed Schneider and No. 18 seed Vekic left to compete for the quarter-finals spot, making Zheng Qinwen closer to her dream of reaching the quarter-finals.