On January 16, Beijing time, the Australian Open entered the first matchday of contention. In a contest in the first round of the women's singles, the talented Chinese teenager Raducanu played against world No. 74 Kopac. The two sides have met once before, and Raducanu won in three sets. Raducanu also performed better in this match, knocking her opponent out in straight sets.
The two sides exchanged serve in the opening set, and Raducanu broke again in the third set, after which she held serve to take a 3-1 lead. In the 6th game, Raducanu lost his serve and the two sides fought to a 3-3 draw. In the 7th game, Raducanu broke serve again to take a 4-3 lead. In the 9th game, Raducanu broke the unavoidable set and won the first set 6-3.
Raducanu broke serve in the second set to take a 3-0 lead in the opening set. In the 5th game, Raducanu saved the break point on the serve, and then in the sixth game Kopaci also saved the break point to save the serve. In the eighth game, Raducanu broke serve in the first game where his opponent had no way back, winning the second set 6-2.
Finally, in a match that lasted 1 hour and 25 minutes, Raducanu defeated Kopacz 6-3, 6-2 and successfully reached the second round of the women's singles. In the second round, Raducanu will stage a focused conversation with Gauff, who swept and eliminated Siniakova.