The year 2024 has been a fruitful one for Chinese sports. Our athletes shone brightly at the Paris Olympics and continued to deliver impressive results in various top-tier international competitions. Sports such as tennis, diving, golf, and track and field, which were once considered niche, have now become hot topics of public discussion. Behind this success lies the relentless efforts and dedication of countless athletes. Let's start with Sun Yingsha, an extraordinary young table tennis player who has become a world-class athlete. Known as a prodigy, few are aware of the immense effort she puts into her craft. With thousands of swings each day, sweat soaking through her clothes, she never complains about the hard work. It is this persistence and dedication that allows her to create miracles on the court time and again. Moving on to Quan Hongchan, the rising star of the diving world. Her every dive is executed with perfection, as if dancing in the water. But do you know how much sweat and tears she has shed for these moments? Hundreds of dives each day, giving it her all every single time, all for that split second of perfection. Her story teaches us that there are no shortcuts to success. Zheng Qinwen and Yin Ruoning also impressed with their performances on the golf course. Not only are they highly skilled, but they also possess an indomitable fighting spirit. Facing formidable opponents and adverse weather conditions, they never retreat, always standing firm on the field and proving themselves with their abilities. Gold medals are undoubtedly the best…

The draw for the 2025 Australian Open was held on the morning of January 9th, Beijing time. Zheng Qinwen's first opponent is a qualifier, and looking at the top eight seeded matchups, she faces Sabalenka, which is quite unfortunate as they are like sworn enemies! Last year's Australian Open women's singles and men's singles champions were Sabalenka and Sinner, respectively. Here are the matchups for the top eight women's seeds: [1] Sabalenka - [5] Zheng Qinwen [3] Gauff - [7] Pegula [6] Rybakina - [4] Boulter [8] Navarro - [2] Swiatek Last year, Zheng Qinwen reached the final of the Australian Open but lost to Sabalenka again in the final. Prior to that, she had never beaten Sabalenka! Now, the two may meet again, and it will be very difficult for Zheng Qinwen to break through from her half of the draw. Here are the first-round matchups for Chinese women's singles players: Zheng Qinwen vs Qualifier Wang Xinyu vs Badosa (11th seed) Yuan Yue vs Pavlyuchenkova (27th seed) Wang Xiyu vs Grabher Zhang Shuai vs Kessler Wang Yafan vs Bondar Zheng Saisai vs Erika Andreeva From the perspective of the current draw for Chinese women's singles, it can be considered average overall. It is worth noting that the decisive round of the Australian Open qualifying tournament is also underway. Chinese player Wei Sijia faces Stojanovic. If Wei Sijia wins, China will have another player advancing to the main draw of the Australian Open. For the men's singles, here are the matchups for the top eight seeds, with Djokovic facing tough…

Translation: The annual Australian Open will open this Sunday, and due to Zheng Qinwen's championship-winning capabilities, domestic attention is very high. For this reason, CCTV has also spent a lot of money to purchase the broadcasting rights for the Australian Open, with live broadcasts throughout the event. According to the schedule, the Australian Open will hold its draw ceremony at 11:30 am on January 9th, which is today. The top 32 seeds in the women's singles have been announced early, with the top 8 seeds as follows: Sabalenka Swiatek Gauff Boulter Zheng Qinwen Rybakina Pegula Navarro According to the rules, the No. 1 and No. 2 seeds enter the upper and lower halves respectively, then the No. 3 seed and the No. 4 seed draw lots, randomly placed in the upper and lower halves, respectively in the 2/4 area and the 3/4 area, and so on for the No. 5 to No. 8 seeds and the No. 9 to No. 16 seeds. In other words, Sabalenka and Swiatek avoid each other in advance, guarding the upper and lower halves respectively. Whether Gauff and Boulter are in the same half needs to be determined by drawing lots, as well as where Zheng Qinwen, Rybakina, Pegula, and Navarro fall into which half and which division, which is also decided by drawing lots. Last year at the Australian Open, Zheng Qinwen reached the final but unfortunately lost to Sabalenka and finished as the runner-up, still creating her best Grand Slam record. After a year, she has returned to continue her pursuit of the…

Emma Navarro's 2025 season began with an extremely cruel defeat for her! The Brisbane 500 tournament held on New Year's Day in 2025 contributed a major upset, with world No. 8 Navarro losing 0-2 to local player Burel, ranked 113th in the world, thus contributing another major upset to this year's Brisbane 500 tournament. What's more absurd is that Navarro was the winner of the fastest-improving player award in the women's tennis circuit in 2024. As one of the "opening matches" of the new women's tennis season, the Brisbane 500 tournament has indeed not been short of upsets. Before the highly regarded No. 2 seed Navarro made her debut, big seeds such as Badosa (4), Schneider (5), Kalinskaya (6), and Ostapenko (7) had all embarrassingly lost in the first round. However, even so, before the match between Navarro and Burel began, few would have thought that Navarro would contribute another upset to this event. After all, the local wildcard player Burel is currently ranked only 113th in the world, and the 26-year-old local player defeated a top 10 player for the first and only time in what was quite a "distant" 2019. However, the unexpected really happened, and what made the embarrassed debut of Navarro even more awkward was that the world No. 8 lost two sets with the same score of 5-7, both of which were broken at the critical moment of 5-5. Afterwards, in Burel's serve-winning set and serve-winning match, the 23-year-old American player failed to make any effective resistance, especially facing Burel's serve-winning match, the fastest-improving player…

The question of who is the best female athlete of the year is not a simple one. Is it Sun Yingsha, the new queen of table tennis at just 24 years old, who won the first-ever Olympic mixed doubles gold medal? Or is it Quan Hongchan, the 17-year-old diving prodigy who stunned the world with three championships and set a new record as the youngest champion in history? Or perhaps it's Zheng Qinwen, who opened a new chapter for Asian tennis by winning the first Olympic singles gold medal? Their stories are each more exciting than the last, and their achievements shine brighter than the next. Who is the true "Queen"? This "battle" is even more thrilling than the competitions on the field! Let's start with this year's best winner, Sun Yingsha, who has proven herself with a "well-deserved" victory. At the Paris Olympics, she won the gold medal in mixed doubles in table tennis, which is not only the first gold medal in the history of Chinese table tennis but also the first in the entire history of the Olympics! In women's singles, she has maintained her position as the world's number one, whether in Grand Slam events or tour matches. This current "big sister" of the table tennis world is incredibly stable. Many say that Sun Yingsha has inherited the mantle from her predecessors, Ding Ning and Li Xiaoxia, and has remained at the peak of her game. However, I believe she is even more special, capable of bearing the immense pressure of China's "national sport" while possessing…

Zheng Qinwen's debut in the new season went wild as she played with ease and showed significant improvement, winning both sets 6-2 against Svitolina in an Australian Open charity exhibition match. This impressive performance demonstrated her excellent form, indicating that she is not intimidated by top contenders like Sabalenka and Gauff, giving her a real chance at the Australian Open title. Last year, Zheng Qinwen had a busy season, starting from the Australian Open to the year-end finals, with a reduced winter training period. To prepare well for the 2025 season, she chose to temporarily withdraw from the United Cup and directly made the Australian Open her first event. As the main draw of the Australian Open is set to open on January 12, this charity exhibition match became Zheng Qinwen's debut. In this match, Zheng Qinwen faced Svitolina from Ukraine, who is currently ranked 29th in the world and has reached as high as third, having won the year-end finals championship. The two had no previous encounters. In the first set, Svitolina served first but posed little threat, allowing Zheng Qinwen to easily return serves. After a 40-40 tie, Zheng Qinwen scored two consecutive points to break serve. In the second game, she hit an ace, earning applause from the audience and marking the start of her dominant play, leaving Svitolina with little resistance. In the third and fourth games, Zheng Qinwen continued to break and hold serve, taking a 4-0 lead and gradually turning the match into a one-sided affair. Since it was just an exhibition match, Zheng…

The main event of the Australian Open Grand Slam will officially begin on the 12th. However, the qualifying rounds have already started. China's 31-year-old veteran Zhu Lin lost to Janicijevic in the first round of the qualifiers and was unable to enter the main draw of the Australian Open. As a 30-year-old veteran, Zhu Lin's career is not particularly outstanding, but she has been persistent. Recently, Zhu Lin also returned from an injury. Her latest world ranking is 122nd. Her opponent in the first round of the qualifiers is French player Janicijevic, ranked 188th. The opponent has never made it to the main draw of a Grand Slam tournament. Many people favored Zhu Lin to win this match before the game. In the first set, Janicijevic took the lead. Zhu Lin made too many unforced errors. Although she tried to counterattack in the second half, she fell behind too much in the first half. Zhu Lin lost the first set 3-6 and trailed 0-1 in the big score. In the second set, Zhu Lin, who had found her form, clearly had the advantage. While opponent Janicijevic was completely passive. Zhu Lin won back a city with a score of 6-1. Both sides tied the big score at 1-1. Both sides returned to the same starting line, but fans still believed that Zhu Lin would win the final victory. Because Zhu Lin's state had already come up! In the decisive set, Janicijevic served first. Both sides held their serve in the first four games. In the crucial fifth game, Zhu Lin…

Recently, the latest world rankings of the WTA were announced, confirming that Zheng Qinwen will compete in the women's singles event of the 2025 Australian Open as the No. 5 seed, marking her first appearance as a top-five seed in a Grand Slam tournament. The top eight seeds for the women's singles at the Australian Open are as follows: Sabalenka, Swiatek, Gauff, Paolini, Zheng Qinwen, Rybakina, Pegula, and Navarro. According to the schedule of the Australian Open, the qualifying rounds will be held first, with matches involving higher-seeded players scheduled for next week. Notably, CCTV5 will provide live coverage, with Zheng Qinwen's matches being a focal point. CCTV is set to broadcast every match, ensuring comprehensive coverage! Due to Zheng Qinwen's withdrawal from the United Cup and her non-participation in the WTA500 Adelaide tournament, many fans have expressed concerns about her competitive form, especially considering that her rivals such as Sabalenka, Swiatek, and Rybakina have been actively participating in recent competitions and gradually regaining their competitive edge. For Zheng Qinwen, starting the new season with such challenging matches presents a significant challenge. However, looking back at last season, each competition for Zheng Qinwen was filled with difficulties that she overcame. Taking the Paris Olympics as an example, Zheng Qinwen was not favored by everyone, and her journey to the finals could be described as a miraculous survival, particularly in the women's singles semifinals! At that time, Zheng Qinwen faced Swiatek in the semifinals. They had previously met seven times, with Zheng Qinwen suffering defeats in all encounters, and Swiatek's world…

In the tennis world, the Orange Bowl Junior Tennis Championships holds significant importance, with many tennis greats leaving their mark on this event. Recently, an exciting piece of news has emerged: 15-year-old Chinese prodigy Wang Xiaotong shone brightly on this stage, sweeping aside her American opponent Gilibaran 2-0 to win the U16 girls' singles championship. Wang Xiaotong's victory is particularly remarkable as she became the first Chinese female singles champion at the Orange Bowl, breaking the runner-up record set by Zheng Qinwen in 2018. In the match, she displayed astonishing power and a unique style. Her serves were powerful and precise, with scores of 6-1 and 6-0 in the two sets, leaving her opponent helpless. Wang Xiaotong's journey with tennis began at the age of 5, and years of dedication and hard work have brought her numerous achievements. To date, she has won five championship trophies. Since 2023, she has been training long-term in Spain and actively participating in ITF junior tournaments, claiming four women's singles titles. Her success did not come easily. The path of tennis is filled with challenges for ordinary families. Just like Zheng Qinwen, whose parents sold their house to support her before she became famous, it is said that the cost of raising her reached 10-20 million yuan. Wang Xiaotong's story is similar, with countless efforts and sweat behind her. Wang Xiaotong's playing style is impressive, fierce and forceful, somewhat reminiscent of her idol Zheng Qinwen. Zheng Qinwen's idols are Li Na and Chinese hurdler Liu Xiang. The power of these role models inspires generation…

Beijing Time January 7th, the first round of the Australian Open qualifiers saw Gao Xin-yu face off against Kefelmanns. This outstanding Chinese player, who had previously impressed in the Fed Cup, emerged victorious with a 2-0 win, marking her first victory in this year's Australian Open qualifiers. In the previous Fed Cup competition, Gao Xin-yu replaced Zheng Qinwen and quickly gained recognition from fans for her late-blooming talent. She won both her group stage matches, leaving a deep impression. Now, participating in the Australian Open qualifiers, Gao Xin-yu has not disappointed. In the first set, Kefelmanns served first but was overwhelmed by Gao Xin-yu's pressure, leading to numerous errors. Gao Xin-yu broke early and dominated the match, winning 6-0 and taking a 1-0 lead. Seeing her own mistakes, Kefelmanns could only laugh helplessly. The second set saw Kefelmanns continue to gift points with her errors. Gao Xin-yu gratefully accepted these gifts and easily won another 6-0 set, securing a 2-0 victory and advancing to the next round. Prior to Gao Xin-yu, several other Chinese players competed in the qualifiers. Wei Sijia narrowly defeated Sasnovich 2-1, advancing to the second round – the first victory for a Chinese player in this year's Australian Open qualifiers. Including Gao Xin-yu, at least two Chinese players made it to the second round on this day. Unfortunately, Zhu Lin, the earliest competitor, was eliminated after a 0-2 defeat, missing out on the second round. Shi Han is also set to compete in the qualifiers against Teyshman; as of the article's deadline, the match had not…