On January 16, 2025, the Australian Open witnessed another upset as the men's singles No. 18 seed, Polish star Hubert Hurkacz, was eliminated after losing 0-3 to Serbian post-90s player Miomir Kecmanovic. Chinese players had a mixed performance with 3 wins and 4 losses. In the women's singles, Zhang Shuai, Wang Xiyu, and Wang Yafan were all knocked out, while in the men's doubles, Buryun Chaoke Te failed to advance. However, there were some successes for Chinese players as Zhang Zhizhen/Mahachi, Yuan Yue/Alexandrova, and Guo Hanyu/Panova progressed. The No. 18 seed in the men's singles suffered an unexpected exit as Hurkacz, a former Masters champion, lost three consecutive sets (4-6, 4-6, 2-6) to Kecmanovic, resulting in a disappointing 0-3 defeat. Many fans had expected Hurkacz to win, but his performance fell short of expectations. Kecmanovic's outstanding on-court performance earned him a well-deserved victory. In other matches, No. 4 seed American Taylor Fritz defeated Garin 6-2, 6-1, 6-0, No. 8 seed Australian Alex de Minaur beat Boyer 6-2, 6-4, 6-4, No. 16 seed Italian Lorenzo Musetti overcame Shapovalov 7-6(3), 7-6(6), 6-2, and No. 21 seed American Michael Mmoh eliminated Busta 6-3, 6-3, 6-7(4), 6-4. No. 31 seed Argentine Facundo Bagnis advanced due to his opponent's withdrawal. In the women's singles, following Zheng Qinwen's loss to Siegemund, three more Chinese players were eliminated. Zhang Shuai lost 0-2 to No. 24 seed Putintseva, Wang Yafan was defeated 0-2 by No. 9 seed Kasatkina, and Wang Xiyu suffered a close 1-2 loss to No. 8 seed Navarro, where she led 4-2 in the deciding…

The first round of the Australian Open singles has concluded with mixed results for Chinese players. Bu Yun Chao Ke Te, Shang Jun Cheng, and Zhang Zhi Zhen were eliminated, leaving the Chinese men's singles team completely defeated. On the women's side, however, they performed well with Zheng Qin Wen, Zhang Shuai, Wang Ya Fan, and Wang Xi Yu advancing to the second round. As China's ace in tennis, Zheng Qin Wen had only one goal: to surpass herself and win a Grand Slam championship. In the first round, although her condition was not at its best, she managed to advance. In the second round, she faced German veteran Siegemund. Notably, due to Pereriba's temporary inability to coach, Zheng Qin Wen's coach changed to Botini. In the first set, both sides were evenly matched, each winning four games. Siegemund even had an advantage on the court, but made more unforced errors. As a power player, she often posed significant challenges to Zheng Qin Wen. In the ninth game, Zheng Qin Wen's serve rhythm was affected, and Siegemund put pressure on her with aggressive receiving. Combined with Zheng's increased mistakes, she missed a game point and was broken by Siegemund, who then entered the serve-to-win set. In the tenth game, Siegemund's own serve encountered problems, playing somewhat nervously with double faults. She was clearly less confident than before when receiving serves. Zheng Qin Wen finally capitalized on the break point and successfully broke back. In the eleventh game, Siegemund continued to aggressively attack the second serve, and Zheng Qin Wen was…