On January 18, Beijing time, the first round of the Australian Open continued. China's Little Flower King Xinyu played in the first round of the tournament, and her opponent was Ang Lee of the United States, who is ranked 56th in the world. After two sets of competition, Wang Xinyu swept the opponent in two straight sets, becoming the fifth Chinese golden flower to advance to the second round of the Australian Open.
In the first set, Wang Xinyu defused the break point in the 2nd set to save the set, and in the 3rd set, Ang Lee also saved the break point to save the set. In the first eight innings, both sides saved serves and the innings went to 4-4. In the 9th set, Wang Xinyu took the lead in completing the break, and in the 10th set, Li An broke Wang Xinyu's serve to win the set, after which both sides saved their own serves, and the game entered the seventh. The competition between the two sides in the seventh set was still fierce, and Wang Xinyu won 7-5 to win the first set to grab the seventh.
In the second set, Wang Xinyu broke the opening game and took a 2-0 lead. In the 3rd set, Ang Lee quickly completed the return break, and in the 4th set, Ang Lee defused 4 break points to save the set, chasing the set to 2-2. In the 8th set, Wang Xinyu completed a key break in the opponent's serve and came to win the set 5-3. In the 9th set, Wang Xinyu successfully saved the serve and won the second set 6-3.
In the end, in a match that took 1 hour and 35 minutes, China's Little Flower King Xinyu defeated The Chinese Player Ang Lee 7-6 (5)/6-3 to successfully reach the second round of the Australian Open women's singles. This is Wang Xinyu's first personal victory in the Grand Slam main tournament, she became the fifth Chinese Jinhua to advance to the second round of the Australian Open, so that the five Chinese Jinhua who played in the first round of the Australian Open have all advanced.