On January 18, 2022, Beijing time, the Australian Open entered the second matchday, and the women's singles field continued to break out. Two-time Grand Slam winner and 20th seed Kvitova lost 2-0 to Costia and were defeated in the first round. Last season's US Open runner-up winner and 23rd seed Fernandez lost 0-2 to homegrown wild card player Inglis, and his three appearances in the Australian Open were stopped in the first round. At the same time, the good news came from China's Jinhua again, Zhang Shuai eliminated Grubich 2-0, and the Chinese women's singles won 4 consecutive wins.
In the women's singles, No. 3 seed Muguruza, No. 6 seed Kontavite, No. 7 seed Swatek, No. 10 seed Pavlyuchenkova, No. 14 seed Halep, No. 12 seed Leibakina, No. 19 seed Mertens all advanced to the second round, and No. 20 seed Kvitova was upset, and the two-time Grand Slam winner defeated Romanian player Kostia 2-6 and suffered a round trip.
Also out on this matchday was last season's US Open runner-up winner Fernandez, the 23rd seed Fernandez against homegrown wild card player Inglis, who lost two consecutive sets 4-6, 2-6 and stopped the first round of the Australian Open three times. Although Fernandez finished runners-up in the US Open last season, there are some accidents, judging by her personal strength, that she is not yet top competitive.
China Jinhua performed well on the first day of the Australian Open, with Zheng Qinwen, Wang Qiang and Wang Xiyu entering the second round. On the second match day, the first Chinese Jinhua to appear was Zhang Shuai, and her opponent was Grubic. In the whole game, Zhang Shuai played quite well, completely suppressing the opponent at both ends of the attack and defense, winning two consecutive sets 6-3, 6-4, and winning the Australian Open after two years. After this match, Zhang Shuai's career Grand Slam singles wins have reached 30 games, and she will play against 12th seed Leibakina in the next round.
It is worth mentioning that Zhang Shuai's doubles partner Stosur also passed the first round, and the veteran fought for two and a half hours to reverse the American Anderson, who also held a wild card, 6-7, 6-3, 6-3, ending a 10-game losing streak in singles. Stosur has previously said it will be the last singles match of her career and that the victory is meaningful.
In the men's singles, No. 2 seed Medvedev, No. 5 seed Rublev, No. 11 seed Sina, No. 13 seed Schwartzman, No. 15 seed Bautista Agut, No. 26 seed Dimitrov and No. 27 seed Cilic all passed the first round. No. 8 seed Rudder withdrew from the tournament due to an ankle injury, and No. 29 seed Amber lost 1-3 to Gasquet, becoming the first men's singles seed to get out of the matchday!