The 2023 Australian Open is in full swing, but the overall performance of the Chinese Legion is inevitably a bit disappointing. In the singles match, Zheng Qinwen, a rising Chinese women's tennis star who had high hopes, lost two sets to Pella in a row and stopped the second round of the Australian Open; Another star Wang Xinyu lost to the 10th seed Keith, and missed the women's singles round of 32. In the men's singles, the youngster Shang Juncheng defeated No. 16 seed Tiafu and missed the round of 32. So far, the Chinese tennis team has only Zhang Shuai and Zhu Lin left in the singles match of the Australian Open. Compared with the 2022 Australian Open, the results have dropped significantly.
As the first Grand Slam tournament at the beginning of the year, the Australian Open has attracted widespread attention from tennis fans around the world. But judging from the game that has ended, many people's first reaction is: this Australian Open is a little "cold"! Men's singles reigning champion Nadal
In the second round of the men's singles, he upset American MacDonald, ranked 65th in the world, and bid farewell to Melbourne early. Former US Open women's singles champion Stephens lost to Potapova to stop the Australian Open first round for the fourth consecutive year. 2019 US Open women's singles champion Andreescu lost to Spanish qualifier Buksha, also missing the round of 32.
In addition, two-time Wimbledon women's singles champion Kvitova could not escape the bad luck of losing and was eliminated by dark horse players. As for Chinese players, they have not been able to achieve the desired results. The 17-year-old men's singles rising star Shang Juncheng was swept away by 16th-seeded Thiafoo, who threw 20 ace balls in the match to teach the Chinese youngster a good lesson. Cheng Chin Man, who performed well in the four Grand Slam tournaments last season, ended his Australian Open trip with a loss to in-form Pella in the second round of the women's singles.
Some fans said that Zheng Qinwen's ceiling may be like this, and in her own conditions, it is impossible to win the Grand Slam women's singles championship like Li Na. Another Chinese golden flower Wang Xinyu met the tournament's 10th seed Keith, who had finished runner-up in the US Open women's singles in the second round. Due to the gap between the overall strength and the opponent, in the end, the Chinese girl was blocked from the top 32 of the women's singles.
However, it is gratifying to note that 23rd seed Zhang Shuai of China defeated Romanian pickers to secure their first singles victory of the 2023 season. Many fans have praised Zhang Shuai, believing that the Chinese women's tennis veteran stepped up when the team was in a difficult time and helped Chinese tennis save face. Zhu Lin beat 32nd seed Teichmann in another match to reach the last 32 of a Grand Slam for the first time in her career. It is worth mentioning that the Chinese golden flower also defeated 7-time Grand Slam women's singles champion Williams not long ago!
(Luo Treasurer)