On January 13th, Beijing time, the second day of the first round of the new season's Australian Open women's singles saw the appearance of top contenders like Gauff and Swiatek, as well as multiple Grand Slam champions including Azarenka, Kenin, and Ostapenko. In a match between two Grand Slam champions, third-seeded Gauff easily defeated former champion Kenin with a score of 6-3, 6-3, achieving an eight-match winning streak across seasons. Following this, second-seeded Swiatek eliminated Siniakova with a score of 6-3, 6-4, advancing to the next round and improving her career Grand Slam first-round record to 23 wins and 1 loss. Thus, the top three seeds in the Australian Open women's singles all advanced with a 2-0 scoreline, with defending champion Sabalenka also eliminating Stephens with a 2-0 victory. However, there were several upsets on this match day. Former champion and 21st seed Azarenka performed poorly, losing 2-6, 6-7(2) to Bronzetti, suffering a first-round exit at the Australian Open for the first time in four years. For this 35-year-old veteran, increased age and declining form have left her with little competitiveness on the Grand Slam stage. Additionally, 16th seed Ostapenko also underperformed, losing the first set 3-6 and then being overturned by Bencic 8-6 in the tiebreak after leveling the second set at 6-6, resulting in a first-round exit with a total score of 0-2. In other matches, seventh-seeded Pegula swept past local wildcard youngster Jont with a 2-0 score, 12th seeded Schneider eliminated Kokhareto with a 2-0 score, 25th seeded Samsonova defeated Laksimova with a 2-0 score, 28th seeded…

On January 12th, Beijing time, the first day of the new season's Australian Open women's singles round welcomed its first match day, featuring several Chinese players including Zheng Qinwen, Wang Xinyu, and Yuan Yue. Due to the scheduling, the first victory at the Australian Open was achieved by a 17-year-old prodigy. Zheng Qinwen's match started at 8:30 am, while some players had already begun their matches at 8 am, including Russian prodigy Mira Andreeva, whose first-round opponent was Buzkova. In this Australian Open, Mira Andreeva is ranked as the 14th seed, sharing the same 1/8th quarter with Sabalenka and the same 1/4th quarter with Zheng Qinwen. Whether advancing to the quarterfinals or aiming for the semifinals, Mira Andreeva faces significant challenges. Mira Andreeva's first-round opponent was Buzkova, ranked 42nd in the world. In the first set, Mira Andreeva started with a break, followed by Buzkova breaking back in the second game. By the seventh game, Mira Andreeva broke again, securing consecutive holds and breaks in the eighth and ninth games to win the first set 6-3. In the second set, both players engaged in a series of breaks, with Mira Andreeva breaking three times and Buzkova twice. In the ninth game, Mira Andreeva reached her match-winning serve, successfully holding serve to win the second set 6-3, defeating Buzkova 2-0 overall. She earned a prize of 200,000 Australian dollars (approximately 900,000 RMB) and 70 points. Due to heavy rain interrupting other Australian Open matches, Mira Andreeva and Buzkova's match ended earliest, making Mira Andreeva the first player to advance in this…

With the conclusion of the United Cup and Brisbane Station events, the new season's Australian Open has arrived, starting with qualifying matches on January 6th and officially welcoming the main draw on the 12th, which will continue until the 26th. This year at the Australian Open, Zheng Qinwen became a guest at the countdown ceremony and also took a photo with the championship trophy. Last year, Zheng Qinwen reached the Australian Open final but ultimately lost to Sabalenka, finishing as the runner-up. Despite this, she still achieved her best performance in a Grand Slam event. Returning to Melbourne after a year, Zheng Qinwen naturally hopes to claim the championship trophy. According to the Australian Open's prize money scheme, the singles champion can receive a record-breaking prize of 3.5 million Australian dollars (approximately 15.92 million RMB). However, there have been no changes to the point allocation for Grand Slam events. Among them, before participating in the Australian Open, Zheng Qinwen had 1,300 points deducted from last year's results, and now she must focus on maintaining her points. Final points and rankings at the end of 2024:‌ Sabalenka: 9,416 points Swiatek: 8,295 points Gauff: 6,530 points Paolini: 5,344 points Zheng Qinwen: 5,340 points Rybakina: 5,171 points Pegula: 4,705 points Navarro: 3,589 points Kasatkina: 3,368 points Krejcikova: 3,214 points Latest rankings after deducting points based on last year's Australian Open results:‌ Swiatek: 7,665 points Sabalenka: 7,156 points Gauff: 5,608 points Paolini: 5,069 points Rybakina: 4,503 points Pegula: 4,406 points Zheng Qinwen: 4,040 points Navarro: 3,231 points Hollins: 3,076 points Kasatkina: 3,033 points From…

On January 1, 2025, the second round of the WTA125 Canberra women's singles main draw brought good news. Chinese post-00s tennis player Wei Sijia performed outstandingly, defeating the No. 8 seed and Thai player Sawangkai 6-3, 6-2 in straight sets, advancing strongly to the quarter-finals and rewriting their head-to-head record to 3-0. Wei Sijia is currently ranked 134th in the world. Last season, she was eliminated in the qualifying rounds of all four Grand Slam events. However, at the end of the year, she successfully reached the second round in both the Jiangxi 250 tournament and the Guangzhou 250 tournament. Sawangkai, on the other hand, is currently ranked 130th in the world and should not be underestimated. She eliminated Zheng Saisai to reach the quarter-finals in the Jiangxi 250 tournament, eliminated Yuan Yue to reach the quarter-finals in the Guangzhou 250 tournament, and even eliminated Dias to reach the second round of the main draw in the China Open 1000 tournament. Looking back at their previous encounters, they had faced each other twice in 2024, with Wei Sijia winning both matches in Lexington and Takasaki. In this rematch, Wei Sijia continued her good form and maintained her winning streak against Sawangkai. In the first set, she successfully converted 3 out of 5 break points to win 6-3. In the second set, Wei Sijia was in even better form, serving 3 aces with a first serve winning rate of 92%, and converting all 2 break points. Sawangkai did not get a single break point in this set, and Wei Sijia easily…