On January 11, Beijing time, the first round of the WTA500 Sydney leg was contested, and in a focus battle, last year's US Open champion Raducano made her season debut, and her opponent was the 9th seed Lebakina. After two sets of competition, Raducannu had no ability to fight back in the game, losing two sets in a row to swallow out, and the new season encountered a black opening.
In the first set, Leibakina took the lead, and in the first set she successfully saved the love game, and then Leibakina broke Radukanu's serve to take a 2-0 lead. Raducanou's serve was broken again in the 4th set and Lebakina took a 4-0 lead. In the 6th set, Lebakina broke another set to win the first set 6-0.
In the second set, Lebakina started with a break in the run to take a 2-0 lead. Raducannu did not hold out until the 4th inning, stopping the decline of losing 9 consecutive sets. But then Lebakina broke again in the 6th set, coming to win the game 5-1. In the 7th set, Lebakina managed to save her serve and won the second set 6-1.
In the end, after two sets of competition, the 9th seed Lebakina swept last year's US Open champion Radukanu 6-0, 6-1 to successfully reach the second round of the tournament. Radukanu made her debut in the new season, and since winning the US Open last year, her record is only 2 wins and 4 losses.