The 2024 season has come to a close, and during this period, China's sports industry has flourished, achieving remarkable accomplishments. Notably, at the Paris Olympics, China tied with the United States for the most gold medals, setting a new record for the best performance in an overseas Olympic Games. These achievements are the result of the hard work and dedication of Chinese athletes. Recently, the top ten international athletes of 2024 were announced, but surprisingly, Ma Long, the legendary star of the national table tennis team, did not make the list, with only one Chinese athlete being selected. The athlete who made the list is Zheng Qinwen, which sparked heated discussions among netizens. Some questioned why Ma Long, as a key player for the national table tennis team, failed to make the top ten athletes list. This raises questions about whether the selection criteria are based on athletic ability or influence, and what exactly are the standards for international sports awards? Let's take a closer look at the overall performance of both athletes in the 2024 season. Zheng Qinwen reached the finals of six different levels of women's tennis events in 2024, winning three championships and finishing second in three others. Her world ranking reached a new high, placing fifth. Especially at the Paris Olympics, she won the women's singles championship, becoming the first Asian athlete to achieve this honor and creating history. In terms of commercial achievements, Zheng Qinwen earned a staggering $30 million in the 2024 season, making her the highest-paid female athlete globally. Tennis is a mainstream…

On January 17th, Beijing time, the third round of the new season's Australian Open women's singles began. A match was played between defending champion Sabalenka and Tauson. In the end, Sabalenka refused to be upset and eliminated Tauson with a score of 7-6 (5), 6-4, successfully advancing to the round of 16. At the same time, she achieved an impressive 17 consecutive victories at the Australian Open, continuing to refresh her career record of the longest winning streak in the four Grand Slams. In the past two years, Sabalenka has been the most successful player on the Grand Slam hard court, winning two Australian Open titles and one US Open title. This year's Australian Open is also the top favorite to win the championship. She has already achieved 16 consecutive victories at the Australian Open, showing super stability. In order to achieve the goal of winning the Australian Open three times in a row, Sabalenka participated in the WTA500 Brisbane Station competition to warm up in advance and prepare for the defense of the Australian Open. She eventually won the championship with a wave of five consecutive victories. After arriving in Melbourne, Sabalenka won Stephens and Bossas consecutively, advancing smoothly to the third round and moving closer to the championship. In this game, Sabalenka faced a real challenge. Her opponent, Tauson, was in excellent form. Although her world ranking is only 42nd, her serving, receiving, and rallying abilities are not inferior to any of the top ten players in the world. In the first set, the two sides engaged in…

The second day of the 2025 Australian Open main draw has concluded, and it was a day filled with upsets at Melbourne Park, with as many as six seeded players exiting the tournament. Additionally, two Grand Slam champions were unable to progress beyond the first round! In the men's singles, the 10th seed Dimitrov and the 11th seed Tsitsipas both relinquished their spots in the draw; in the women's singles, two former Grand Slam champions, the 16th seed Ostapenko and the 21st seed Azarenka, also experienced "first-round exits." Also eliminated was Kenin, the former champion, who was defeated by Gauff with two 6-3 scores. Australian Open Eliminated Seeds:‌ Men's Singles: [10] Dimitrov, [11] Tsitsipas, [23] Tabilo Women's Singles: [16] Ostapenko, [21] Azarenka, [29] Noskova Among the four eliminated seeds, Dimitrov is the most unfortunate. The 34-year-old Bulgarian veteran announced his withdrawal due to injury when trailing 5-7, 1-2. His opponent, Passano, can be considered the luckiest loser, as he stepped up after Fognini's withdrawal and received the gift of his opponent's withdrawal in the first round, truly standing there to collect a prize of 900,000 yuan! The 11th seed Tsitsipas lost 5-7, 3-6, 6-2, 4-6 to the American prodigy Mikelson born in 2004, stopping in the first round of the Australian Open for the first time in seven years. In the past three Grand Slams, the Greek player has only achieved one victory. In fact, this result is both an upset and not so surprising! As a participant in the ATP Next Gen Finals, Mikelson is the pioneer who holds…

Multiple tennis legends have analyzed the roots of Zheng Qinwen's defeat, describing her as being "outmaneuvered by the 'Spiritual Teaching'" in her second-round loss at the Australian Open to Siegemund. Experts from the renowned international tennis website Tennis Channel used four words to describe Zheng Qinwen's defeat in the second round of the Australian Open against Siegemund: "baffling." "This is a player who has won an Olympic gold medal and reached the Australian Open final last year," said tennis journalist Jon Wertheim. "It's not that she was guaranteed to win the Australian Open, but to lose to someone who is almost 37 years old?" Siegemund, a seasoned veteran currently ranked 97th in the world, demonstrated a frustratingly diverse playing style on Court Cain, defeating the fifth-seeded Zheng Qinwen with a score of 7-6(3) 6-3, thanks to her success in doubles matches over the years. "If you look at the top 100 or 150 players in women's tennis, very few use slice shots anymore," pointed out former world No. 1 Davenport. "One reason Barty was so successful was that she was not only an excellent player but also because, in her era, few players were accustomed to dealing with slice shots." Davenport analyzed: "Siegemund is a master of the slice shot. She plays drop shots, slices, and lob shots. Her goal is to give her opponent no sense of rhythm. For Zheng Qinwen, she did not play at her best and could not find a way to establish a rhythm to integrate herself into the game. This also proves Siegemund's ability;…

In the early hours of January 7th, Beijing time, a focus match in the second round of the Australian Open men's singles saw the fifth-seeded Russian star Daniil Medvedev lose 2-3 to world number 121, Renner Jin, after a grueling five sets, resulting in an unexpected exit from the top 32. During the match, Medvedev, after falling behind 0-2 in total score, managed to save match points and win two consecutive sets to drag the game into a decisive set. However, he missed the opportunity to serve for the match and lost three consecutive points after a 7-7 tie in the tiebreak, ultimately exiting the tournament with regret. Similarly, in the women's singles second round, the fifth-seeded Chinese player Zheng Qinwen was surprisingly defeated 0-2 by the 36-year-old German veteran, Tamara Zidansek, also stopping at the second round. Thus, both the men's and women's singles No. 5 seeds were eliminated in the same round of this tournament. Medvedev and Zheng Qinwen are also the highest-seeded players to be eliminated so far in this Australian Open. Many netizens jokingly commented: "The No. 5 seed at the Australian Open is really cursed." Coincidentally, last year, Medvedev and Zheng Qinwen each finished as runners-up in the men's and women's singles at the Australian Open, respectively. This year, they both competed as the No. 5 seeds and did not participate in warm-up matches, directly parachuting into the Australian Open. However, Zheng Qinwen did not participate due to an unhealed elbow injury, even considering withdrawing from the Australian Open at one point. Medvedev, on the…

Foreign Media Reveals Zheng Qinwen: Residing in Andorra Year-Round, Annual Income of 220 Million, and Beloved Globally Introduction: Spanish media "Marca" reported that in 2025, 22-year-old Zheng Qinwen became the highest-paid female athlete globally. Currently, she has 14 endorsements with off-court earnings as high as 30million.OnthepublishedForbeslistofhighestincomesin2024,amongfemaleathletes,ZhengQinwenrankedfourth,becomingadarkhorseintermsofearningpotential.Asaresult,manyrefertoherasthesecondGuAiling.Recently,shealsosecuredanendorsementdealwiththeinternationalbrandDior,furtherdoublinghercommercialvaluewithanendorsementincomeofupto30 million. On the published Forbes list of highest incomes in 2024, among female athletes, Zheng Qinwen ranked fourth, becoming a dark horse in terms of earning potential. As a result, many refer to her as the second Gu Ailing. Recently, she also secured an endorsement deal with the international brand Dior, further doubling her commercial value with an endorsement income of up to 30million.OnthepublishedForbeslistofhighestincomesin2024,amongfemaleathletes,ZhengQinwenrankedfourth,becomingadarkhorseintermsofearningpotential.Asaresult,manyrefertoherasthesecondGuAiling.Recently,shealsosecuredanendorsementdealwiththeinternationalbrandDior,furtherdoublinghercommercialvaluewithanendorsementincomeofupto30 million, making her future prospects immeasurable. I. Australian Open Women's Singles: Zheng Qinwen's Victory in the Opening Match On January 12, 2025, the Australian Open began. During the game, fans experienced both excitement and tension, worrying for her. In the first set, Zheng Qinwen and Todoni were evenly matched, with the score tied at 3-3. After a tense standoff, Zheng Qinwen started to exert herself in the seventh game. With two high-arc serves, she broke serve first, leading 4-3 and boosting her morale. She then saved three match points to win the first set 7-3 after the twelfth game, securing a hard-fought victory. With this auspicious start, Zheng Qinwen's state significantly improved in the second round. Without continuing the slow start from the first round, she quickly took the initiative, winning three points in a row to gain the lead. She then controlled the entire match. Although her opponent Todoni…

This competition has a point that has attracted much attention, which is Fissette. It should be noted that she, who currently serves as Swiatek's coach, had also coached Zheng Qinwen before, although the duration of coaching was not very long. In 2023, Zheng Qinwen once collaborated with Fissette, and that period of cooperation was quite good, making people think they would continue to work together. However, no one could have expected that Fissette eventually "breached the contract," which was quite unexpected. After the 2023 Hangzhou Asian Games concluded, Fissette made a move by tearing up the relevant contract. Subsequently, he entered into a signing collaboration with Naomi Osaka, with whom he had previously won multiple Grand Slam titles. Prior to this, Fissette had been coaching elsewhere. During Naomi Osaka's comeback, Fissette eagerly anticipated the opportunity to coach her again, hoping to help her return to peak form. This situation left Zheng Qinwen somewhat at a loss, unsure how to respond to this turn of events. During the subsequent China Open and Zheng Open events, Zheng Qinwen was without a coach's guidance. As a result, she had to rely on Wu Di to temporarily lead her in the Zhengzhou station competition. Zheng Qinwen did not disappoint, ultimately winning the championship at the Zhengzhou station. By the end of the year, Zheng Qinwen announced that she had re-signed with her former coach, Ribar, and they have continued to collaborate until now. The reason Botini temporarily served as the coach for this Australian Open was due to Ribar's need for surgery, leading to…

On the evening of January 16th, Beijing time, the last match of the second round of the new season's Australian Open women's singles saw the No. 4 seed, Paulini, defeat Zalazuhua with a total score of 2-0, advancing to the next round. With this victory, the top 32 in the women's singles have been finalized, with American players occupying many seats, totaling 5 who have advanced, including Gauff, Pegula, Navarro, Collins, and Keys. However, none of the Chinese players managed to win, resulting in a complete wipeout. In the first round, Paulini easily eliminated Weisjia with a 2-0 victory. Her opponent in the second round was also ranked outside the top 70 in the world, Zalazuhua. For Paulini, as long as she played normally, she could secure a stable win. In the first set, Paulini was broken at the start but immediately broke back in the second game, followed by breaks in the fourth and eighth games, winning the set 6-2. In the second set, both players engaged in a break battle, with Paulini breaking serve three times, one more than her opponent, winning the set 6-3 and the match with a total score of 2-0 against Zalazuhua. With Paulini's advancement, all the top 32 spots in the women's singles have been filled. Today's successful players include Swiatek, Paulini, Rybakina, Navarro, Kasatkina, Collins, Kudermetova, Keys, Raducanu, Maria, Jabeur, Putintseva, Christian, Lis, Svitolina, and Yastremska. Yesterday's successful players were Sabalenka, Gauff, Pegula, Mira Andreeva, Naomi Osaka, Schneider, Fernandez, Badosa, Vekic, Kostyuk, Pavlyuchenkova, Siegemund, Bencic, Tauson, Danilovic, and Fletcher. Seeded players who…

Latest news, Zheng Qinwen's mentality collapsed. Unexpectedly, she was swept out of the Australian Open by the 36-year-old veteran Siegemund in just two sets, creating the biggest upset of this year's Australian Open! After the match, Zheng Qinwen refused to shake hands with the referee and bluntly said: "The referee's decision greatly affected my concentration. This is the first time I have encountered such a situation, but these are not the reasons for my loss. Overall, it was very difficult for me today." It must be said that in this second-round women's singles match at the Australian Open, Zheng Qinwen's performance was really disappointing. As a strong player ranked fifth in the world, she should have been a strong contender for easy advancement, but she was unexpectedly defeated by Siegemund, ranked 97th in the world, with scores of 6-7 and 3-6, suffering elimination. If Zheng Qinwen had the opportunity to advance smoothly, then she would have had the chance to challenge for the Australian Open championship. However, the reality is cruel. Zheng Qinwen's mentality completely collapsed during the match, becoming the biggest highlight of the game. In the first set, although both sides once fought to a tiebreak, Zheng Qinwen obviously did not perform as well as her opponent in grasping key points, and eventually lost regrettably. Entering the second set, Zheng Qinwen's state took a sharp turn for the worse, and after being broken several times, her mentality was completely unbalanced. Especially after being penalized by the referee for serving overtime, her emotions reached a boiling point. Despite her…

Australian Open Shocks Continue with World No. 5 and No. 6 Out, Alcaraz Aims for First Australian Open Title!‌ January 15, 2025, 15:44 Hua Sheng Sports The second round of the Australian Open singles is in full swing. In the women's singles, world number 1 Sabalenka and number 3 Gauff easily advanced to the third round in straight sets. Unfortunately, the fifth seed Zheng Qinwen lost 0-2 to German veteran Siegemund and was eliminated in the second round. On the men's side, Djokovic, Aka, and Zverev all advanced to the third round without any surprises. The first to take the court was the fifth seed Zheng Qinwen. Her opponent was the 64th-ranked German veteran Siegemund, whose best Grand Slam result was reaching the quarterfinals at the 2020 French Open and the third round at the Australian Open in 2016. This was their first career meeting. In the first set, Zheng Qinwen engaged in a fierce battle with Siegemund, eventually losing 6-7 (3) after a tiebreak, falling behind 0-1. In the second set, Zheng Qinwen's state clearly declined, and she quickly suffered a break by Siegemund, ultimately losing another set 3-6, resulting in the biggest upset since the start of the tournament with a score of 0-2. After the match, Zheng Qinwen stated that she still had an injury and played with slight pain, which occasionally affected her performance, but she had not fully recovered. However, she emphasized that this was not the reason for her loss; today, it was mainly due to not performing well on the spot. Last year,…