Three minutes a day to know about tennis in the world. Hello fans and friends, today is Monday, January 17, 2022, welcome to listen to the news noon report provided by Tennis House.
Yesterday afternoon, Beijing time, after the Australian Federal Court ruled that Djokovic lost the case, World First issued a brief statement, feeling very disappointed by the verdict. However, he also expressed respect for the final decision of the court and cooperated with the relevant authorities in handling matters related to leaving Australia. Djokovic also hopes that everyone can turn their attention to the Australian Open and thank his family, friends, team, supporters, fans and fellow Serbians for their support.
At about 7 o'clock Beijing time last night, Djokovic, under the supervision of the relevant personnel of the Australian federal government, took the opportunity to leave this country that had made him extremely honored, but now he was extremely sad. Subsequently, the ATP issued a statement on the incident, regretting that Djokovic did not qualify for the Australian Open and looking forward to his early return to the stadium.
At the same time, the ATP also expressed its respect for the Australian court's ruling and will carefully summarize the incident and learn lessons. Finally, the ATP again strongly recommends that all players be vaccinated against COVID-19. At this point, this incident is basically over. However, many fans believe that the impact of this event will continue, both for Djokovic himself and for the organizers of the tennis tournament.
Let's look again at the Australian Open. At about 8:00 a.m. Beijing time this morning, the 2022 Australian Open kicked off at Melbourne Park. In the women's singles, four Chinese players played on the first matchday. The youngster who made the first appearance, Zheng Qinwen, played against Belarusian Sassnovic. Zheng Qinwen won 6-3 in the first set and was equalized 1-6 in the second set. In the decider, Zheng Qinwen once won multiple match points at the end of the set, but was saved by Sasnovic and dragged the game into the tenth. In the tenth, Zheng Qinwen regained the advantage, locked in the victory with a small score of 10-5, and reached the second round of the first Grand Slam trip. Congratulations to her!
The first round of wang qiang's showdown with American rising star Gauff will take place around 12:00 noon Beijing time. At the same time, Wang Xiyu will face Slovakian qualifier Kuzmova at the Seventh Stadium, followed by Zheng Saisai against Italian qualifier Trevissan. Czech star Krejickova and defending champion and Japanese star Naomi Osaka will also make appearances.
As of press time, six games in the women's singles arena have been decided. Ukrainian cabbage Svitolina defeated French teenager Ferro 6-1, 7-6 to advance to the second round. Olympic champion and Swiss star Bencic defeated Frenchman Mladenovic 6-4, 6-3 and also successfully passed the first round.
Italian beauty player Giorgi swept The Russian Potapova 6-4, 6-0, Frenchman Harmony Tan defeated Kazakh Putinseva 6-3, 6-3, American Anisimova 2-6/6-4/6-3 against Dutchman Hattono; Greek sister Sakkari defeated German Maria 6-4, 7-6 to advance to the second round.
On the men's side, the only former Australian Open champion in the signing table, Spanish god of war Nadal, will face the American Geelong around 11:00 a.m. Beijing time. German Zverev Jr. will face compatriot Ottmer around 6 p.m.
As of press time, two games in the men's singles arena have ended. Frenchman Bunch played well, beating German Goroniczk 6-3 in three games, becoming the first person to advance to the men's singles second round of the Australian Open. Spanish rising star Alcaraz also qualified for the promotion with a 6-2, 6-2, 6-3 clean sheet against Chilean Tabillo.
Finally, let's guess and recognize. The picture below shows a player kissing the field after winning the championship. Without prompting, can you recognize who he is?
Guess last time, the golfer gave the correct answer. That's right, the person in the picture is the Belgian famous Goffin. (Source: House of Tennis Author: Maverick)