2022 Australian Open: Wang Xiyu beat Kuzmova to win the grand slam regular tournament for the first time

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On January 17, Beijing time, the 2022 Australian Open continued the competition for the first matchday, in a women's singles first round match ending at Stadium 7, Wang Xiyu, a 20-year-old youngster with a wild card, spent 1 hour and 20 minutes to defeat qualifier Kuzmova 7-5, 6-3, winning the first Grand Slam main tournament, becoming the third Chinese Jinhua to enter the Australian Open women's singles round of 64. Wang Xiyu's opponent in the second round will be last year's French Open champion and No. 4 seed Kregitskova.

Wang Xiyu fell into a slow heat at the beginning of the first set, and Kuzmova seized the opportunity to take a 3-0 lead. As Wang Xiyu recovered at the bottom line, she chased the score to a 3-3 draw. At the end of the set, the scores of the two sides alternately rose, Wang Xiyu broke four consecutive points in the eleventh set, and then won the set strongly, taking 50 minutes to win the first set 7-5. The second set turned into a break war, the two fought in the first six sets to a 3-3 draw, playing more steadily Wang Xiyu gradually gained the upper hand, she took control of the game situation after the seventh set broke, and then broke down two consecutive sets to win the game at 6-3.

(Text, Editor/Faye Wong, Photo/Li Jianyi)