On January 18, Beijing time, the first round of the Australian Open continued, in a duel between wild card players, the former Grand Slam champion who participated in the Australian Open for the 20th time, Stosur, met with the United States Anderson. This year's Australian Open is the curtain battle of Stosur's personal career singles, in the case of losing one set in the first seven, Stosur reversed the opponent in two consecutive sets, ending a 10-game losing streak in singles and continuing his personal singles career.
In the first set, Anderson defused three break points in the first set, and in the second set she broke to take a 2-0 lead. In the 7th set, Stosur broke her opponent's serve and then she saved the serve to make it 4-4. Since then, both sides have maintained their own serves, and the first set has entered the grab seven. The competition between the two sides in the seventh set was still fierce, and in the end Andreas won the first set 7-5.
In the second set, Stosur opened the match to defuse the break point to save the set, and in the second set she broke to take a 2-0 lead. In the 9th set, Stosur won the set, and at the critical moment she defused 4 break points and successfully cashed in on the 5th set, winning the second set 6-3.
In the decider, Stosur took the lead in the 3rd set and Anderson broke back to make it 2-2 in the 4th set. Stosur broke again in the 5th set and she then took a 4-2 lead. In the 9th inning, in a set with no way back, Stosur broke four consecutive runs to win the decider 6-3.
In a 2-hour, 30-minute match, world No. 487 Stosur defeated another wild card player, Anderson, 6-7 (5), 6-3, 6-3, to end a 10-game losing streak in singles and a three-game losing streak at a Grand Slam, following last year's Australian Open.