CANBERRA, Feb. 9 (Xinhua) -- Zhu Lin spent 65 minutes at the Australian Open on the 9th to sweep the American teenager Osvigui who broke through from the qualifiers in two 65 minutes, and reached the second round for the second consecutive year, winning the first victory of the five "golden flowers" of the Chinese women's singles at Melbourne Park this year, and also became the only player to qualify.
On February 9, Zhu Lin returned the ball during the match. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Bai Xuefei
Zhu Lin said after the game that the key to winning is focus. 'Focus is important, especially for me, a lot of my games are up and down, so I have to focus on every point, even if it's a big lead.
Next, Zhu Lin will challenge Mertens, the No. 18 seed from Belgium, and she said that the most important thing is to play her own things.
"She's a relatively stable player and doesn't have big swings, so what's more important for me is how to be more stable than her in this situation, and dare to shoot more when it's critical... I need to play more fearlessly, she is already ranked higher than me, and she is a seed, I have nothing to fear. ”
On February 9, Whitney of the United States was in the competition. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Bai Xuefei
On the same day, two Chinese players regretted losing after three sets of bitter battles. Among them, Wang Yafan was reversed by Croatia's Vikic 6:4, 3:6 and 4:6, stopping the first round of the Australian Open for two consecutive years.
On February 9, China's Wang Yafan returned the ball during the match. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Bai Xuefei
Wang Yafan reached the second round of the Australian Open in 2019, which was her best result at this Grand Slam. She said that her recent matches have been three sets of battles, but they are regrettably lost, and this Australian Open defeat will allow her to sum up some experience. "Learn how to play the last two sets in these situations and then win the game."
Wang Yafan will continue to play in the Australian Open women's doubles event. Talking about the upcoming Spring Festival, she said that due to the impact of the epidemic, this year may be a person's New Year, but as a professional player has become accustomed to it, hoping to have a better performance in the new season and return the ranking to the top 50 in the world. "Hopefully, everyone can be healthy and healthy... Happy New Year to all. She said.
In another three-set fierce battle, Zheng Saisai lost to Czech Republic's Krejickova 3:6, 6:2 and 2:6, failing to reach the second round for two consecutive years.
In addition, Zhang Shuai faced the impact of American youngster Ann Lee and regrettably stopped the first round with 2:6 and 0:6. Ahead of the Australian Open, Zhang Shuai missed a warm-up match with a shoulder injury, while 20-year-old Ann Lee reached the final of a warm-up match.
So far, only Zhu Lin, one of the five Chinese women's singles players, has entered the second round of the Australian Open. On the 8th, Wang Qiang was reversed by Italian veteran Elani and stopped the first round of this Grand Slam event for the first time in three years.
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