On January 25, Beijing time, the good news came from the Australian Open, and China's Jinhua Zhang Shuai created history again! Partner Pierce swept a Japanese pair 2-0 with a big score, and entered the Australian Open mixed doubles final 4 for the first time in his career, which will continue to impact the Australian Open winning miracle staged by predecessor Sun Tiantian in 2008.
This year's Australian Open, Zhang Shuai's third-line battle: women's singles, Zhang Shuai once again reached the round of 32 after two years, lost to Mertens in the 1/16 final and did not qualify for the round of 16; women's doubles, Zhang Shuai's partner Stosur regretted to stop the second round; mixed doubles, Zhang Shuai and Pierce partnered all the way to the top two, the first two rounds, Zhang Shuai / Pierce has swept two 2-0 to advance to the quarterfinals, without losing a set, strong performance.
In the quarterfinals of this round, Zhang Shuai/Pierce met the Japanese team of Shibahara Yingcai/McLaren. In the first set, Zhang Shuai/Pierce won 6-4. In the second set, Zhang Shuai/Pierce won again with a score of 6-4. With a score of 2-0, Zhang Shuai's combination swept three consecutive rounds to advance to the mixed doubles round of 4. This is the third time in their careers that Zhang Shuai/Pierce has reached the semi-finals of a Grand Slam mixed doubles, but at the Australian Open, this is the first time!
Zhang Shuai/Pierce is the No. 2 seed in this year's Australian Open mixed doubles, and after entering the top 4, it has naturally become a big favorite to win the championship! If he can win the championship, Zhang Shuai will become another Australian Open mixed doubles champion from China after his predecessor Sun Tiantian in 2008.
Fourteen years ago, at the 2008 Australian Open, Sun Tiantian and Serbian Zemundzic defeated the Indian duo Bupati/Mirza 2-0 in the final, winning the first Grand Slam mixed doubles title trophy in the history of Chinese tennis. After 14 years, we look forward to Zhang Shuai winning the Australian Open mixed doubles title for Chinese tennis again.