The Australian Open kicks off! All three Chinese players made a good start, and the suspense of the men's singles championship increased sharply

[Global Times special correspondent Xu Yunfeng] With the serbian king Djokovic's visa farce coming to an end, the first tennis Grand Slam event in 2022 - the Australian Open was staged as scheduled on the 17th. On the first match day, three Chinese players all won the opening red: Zheng Qinwen and Wang Xiyu, the post-00s players, won the first Grand Slam main tournament, and Wang Qiang beat the 18th seed Gao Fu. At the same time, Deyo's absence has made the competition for the men's singles championship more intense, and the competition pattern of women's singles is still open.

The Chinese players made a good start

On the 17th, Zheng Qinwen, who won the first victory in the main round of his career Grand Slam, beat Belarusian Sasnovic, who was ranked 76th in the world, 2:1, and will face the 5th seed Sakkari in the next round. Wang Xiyu defeated Slovakia's Kuzmova 2:0, and her opponent in the second round was No. 4 seed Krejickova. Wang Qiang swept the American Gauff 2:0 to reach the Australian Open round of 64 again after two years, and the next game she will be opposite belgian Ujtfank.

Two-time women's singles champion and Japan's Naomi Osaka beat Colombian teenager Osorio in two straight sets, yahoo Japan said after the game, "Osaka Naomi made a good start for defending the Australian Open!" "The other games were uneventful: Nadal, Beretini, Zverev Jr., Svitolina, Azarenka and other famous players successfully defeated their opponents and successfully passed the level together.

The suspense of the men's singles championship has increased sharply

As the winner of the nine-time Australian Open, Deyo's absence not only postponed his plan to win 21 Grand Slam titles, but also increased the suspense of the men's singles title at the Australian Open. Agence France-Presse said on the 17th that the unvaccinated Djokovic has lost the opportunity to win the tenth Australian Open men's singles title, which also makes his sponsors nervous, and Djokovic's nemesis, Spanish King Nadal, has the opportunity to become the first male player to reach 21 Grand Slams.

In addition to Nadal, German star Zverev Jr., US Open champion Medvedev and world number four Greek Tsitsipas are all expected to lift this year's Australian Open trophy. "Djokovic's absence opens a window of grand slam opportunity," Reuters said, adding that Deyo's absence, coupled with the premature withdrawal of Federer and Tim, was a blow to the Already "star-studded" Australian Open, but a golden opportunity for players who remained in Melbourne.

"No one would be happier than sixth-seeded Nadal, the only 'online' former Australian Open champion on the signing charts". But in recent years, the next generation of leaders has gradually beaten Nadal on hard-earth fields, and some of them feel that the time has come. Second-seeded Medvedev could be a major obstacle for Espanyol, and once the Australian Open is crowned, Medvedev will be the first player to win a consecutive Grand Slam title outside of Djokovic, Nadal and Federer's "Big Three" since Agassi from 1999 to 2000.

Women's singles competition is more open

Serena Williams hung up the exemption card due to health problems, so the competition pattern of women's singles was more open. In terms of Chinese players, Zheng Saisai temporarily withdrew due to injury, and the Chinese players who played in the women's singles of this Australian Open were zhang shuai, Wang Xinyu, Wang Qiang, Wang Xiyu and Zheng Qinwen. Among them, Wang Xinyu has better signing luck and is expected to go further in this year's Australian Open.

Among the seeded players, Barty and Naomi Osaka were more vocal about winning the title. Agence France-Presse said that the world's first sister Barty is optimistic about winning a Grand Slam at home for the first time, but too high expectations will put more pressure on her. The women's singles signing table shows that the fourth round will stage a strong dialogue between Barty and Naomi Osaka, provided that the two successfully pass the first three rounds. Barty's best performance at home at Grand Slam is reaching the semi-finals in 2020, this time with the goal of becoming the first local female player to win the Australian Open singles title since Chris O'Neill in 1978.