On January 17, Beijing time, the first round of the 2022 Australian Open women's singles, 19-year-old Chinese rising star Zheng Qinwen defeated Sassnovic 2-1 to get the Australian Open opening red, which was the first Grand Slam match of her career, and finally won as desired. After winning, Zheng Qinwen roared in celebration.
Zheng Qinwen is from Shiyan, Hubei Province, known as "Little Li Na", she is only 19 years old. Previously, she successfully broke through in the qualifiers and reached the main Grand Slam tournament for the first time.
In the first set, Zheng Qinwen opened to establish a 5-1 lead, and then seized the second serve to win the set, and finally took the next city 6-3.
In the second set, the two sides started 1-1, the third set was Sasnovic's serve, Zheng Qinwen once got the break point, but Sasnovic had good luck, returned to the ball to press the line, and finally saved the serve smoothly, leading 2-1. Sassnovich has since applied for a medical moratorium. 10 minutes later, Sassnovich returned, her thigh bandaged up, probably muscular discomfort. However, this medical suspension made Zheng Qinwen's body completely cold, and then Zheng Qinwen lost 4 consecutive sets and lost the game 1-6.
In the decider, Zheng Qinwen started to save the game, 1-0. Subsequently, Sasnovic managed to save his serve. In the third set, Sasnovic 40-15 won two break points, and Zheng Qinwen's trouble came. Although Zheng Qinwen stubbornly chased 40-40, in the end, Zheng Qinwen made a double mistake, and Sasnovic countered 2-1. In the fourth set, Zheng Qinwen led 40-0, got 3 break points, Sassnovic chased 40-40, in the end, a hard fight, Zheng Qinwen had 5 break points in the game, but did not seize the opportunity, Sassnovic saved, 3-1 lead. Zheng Qinwen then saved serve, but she needed to make a difference in the opponent's serve. After that, Sassnovic saved serve, leading 4-2, not far from victory.
However, Zheng Qinwen broke the warranty belt and chased it to 4-4! After the break, Zheng Qinwen's morale was high, and he easily saved his hair, 5-4. Subsequently, Sasnovic saved, 5-5! After taking a 6-5 lead, Zheng Qinwen won three match points in the twelfth set, but Sassnovic was very tenacious and still saved, 6-6! In the end, Zheng Qinwen won 10-5 on the top of ten, and the big score was 2-1.
It can be seen that Sassnovic's thigh injury has no effect on himself, which is most likely a strategy. Sassnovic's medical suspension is all about disrupting the opponent's rhythm and adjusting his form. However, Zheng Qinwen is still skilled and wins!