The first round of the new season's Australian Open women's singles concluded with many high-seeded players, including Polini, Rybakina, Kasatkina, and Navarro, making their appearances. Additionally, several Chinese players such as Zhang Shuai, Wang Yafan, Zheng Saisai, Wang Xiyu, and Wei Siqi also competed. Navarro and Kasatkina both secured victories in the morning matches, with Kasatkina winning comfortably 6-1, 6-3 against Tomova, while Navarro narrowly avoided an upset. As the No. 8 seed, Navarro faced Sterns, ranked 46th in the world, in a tough three-set match filled with breaks of serve. Navarro lost the first set tiebreak 5-7 but won the second set tiebreak 7-5. In the decisive set, she came back from a 3-5 deficit to win four consecutive games, securing the set 7-5 and the match 2-1, narrowly avoiding becoming the first top-ten seed to be eliminated in the first round at this year's Australian Open. However, No. 26 seed Alexandrova and former US Open champion Raducanu both lost in two tiebreak sets, resulting in a 0-2 elimination, making Alexandrova the fourth seeded player to exit in the first round. Seeded players eliminated in the first round include: [16] Ostapenko, [21] Azarenka, [26] Alexandrova, [29] Noskova. Grand Slam champions who did not advance past the first round are: Ostapenko, Stephens, Azarenka, Kenin. Among the Chinese players who competed in the morning, Wang Yafan, Zheng Saisai, and Wang Xiyu experienced mixed results. Zheng Saisai lost 1-6, 6-7 to D. Andreieva, ending her run in the first round. On the other hand, Wang Xiyu performed well, winning the first set…

Golden Blossom Prevails! Wang Yafan Reverses 2-1 to Advance to the Second Round of Six Consecutive Grand Slams, Set to Face No. 9 Seed On January 14th, Beijing time, in the first round of the 2025 Australian Open women's singles main draw, Chinese tennis player Wang Yafan faced off against Bondar. Despite losing the first set, Wang Yafan won the next two sets to achieve a total score of 2-1 and reverse her position, advancing to the second round of the Australian Open with specific scores of 3-6, 6-3, 6-4. Wang Yafan has become the third Chinese player to advance to the second round of this year's Australian Open, as well as the only one to do so for six consecutive Grand Slam events. ‌[World Rankings]‌ Wang Yafan is ranked 64th in the world, while Bondar is ranked 97th. ‌[Match History]‌ Throughout their professional careers, the two have never faced each other before. ‌[Match Recap]‌ In the first set of the match, both players held serve in the first four games to maintain a 2-2 tie. Wang Yafan then lost three consecutive games, falling behind 2-5. Wang Yafan managed to hold serve in the eighth game, but Bondar took the service-winning game, causing Wang Yafan to lose the first set 3-6. Entering the second set, both players held serve in the first six games to maintain a 3-3 tie. Wang Yafan then held serve, broke her opponent's serve, and held serve again to win three consecutive games, thus winning the second set 6-3. In the third set, Bondar held serve…