On January 16, Beijing time, the first matchday of the Australian Open was contested. In a contest in the first round of the women's singles, Chinese flower Zheng Qinwen faced Galfi's challenge. Zheng Qinwen was in excellent form, and she won 11 consecutive sets in the match, winning 6-0/6-2 in just 56 minutes to reach the second round of the Australian Open women's singles.
【H2H】
Cheng is currently ranked 28th in the world and her opponent Galfi is ranked 86th in the world, and the two sides have never met before.
【Historical Achievements】
Cheng made her Australian Open debut last year, winning four straight games since qualifying to reach the second round. Garfield has previously played three appearances at the Australian Open, stopping qualifiers on all three occasions.
【Competition Details】
Zheng Qinwen served first in the first set, and she broke serve in the second game to take a 2-0 lead. In the fourth game, Zheng Qinwen broke the opponent's serve again to lead Galfi 4-0. In the 6th game, Zheng Qinwen broke serve again in the opponent's unavoidable game to win the first set 6-0.
In the second set, Zheng Qinwen broke serve twice in the second and fourth games, saved two consecutive break points in the fifth game, and led 5-0 after winning 11 consecutive games. Galfi didn't win the first game of his match until the sixth game of the second set, and in the seventh game, Zheng Qinwen fluctuated in the win game of serve, and Garfield broke serve to chase 2-5. In the 8th game, Zheng Qinwen broke serve again on the opponent's serve to win the second set 6-2.