On January 10, Beijing time, it was officially announced that Zheng Qinwen, Zhu Lin, and Wang Xinyu of the Chinese women's tennis team were among the three seeds of the Australian Open! Among them, Zheng Qinwen made history again, playing in the four Grand Slam tournaments for the first time as the No. 12 seed, setting a new personal career high! Zhu Lin was listed as the No. 29 seed in the women's singles of the tournament, and Wang Xinyu followed closely to become the No. 30 seed.
Since entering the senior professional tennis world, Zheng Qinwen has continued to set new records, won 2 WTA Tour championships last season, and the four Grand Slam records are also quite good. Krejcikova is only a few points to more than 100 points apart, as long as she can perform well at the 2024 Australian Open, Zheng Qinwen is very likely to break into the top 10 in the world, for Zheng Qinwen and Chinese tennis, the goal of the top 10 is in sight, maybe this year's Australian Open, this goal can be achieved.
Becoming the No. 12 seed at the Australian Open means that Zheng Qinwen will avoid the top four seeds Swiatek, Sabalenka, Rybakina and Gauff in the fourth round, which means that if Zheng Qinwen can reach the fourth round, then Zheng Qinwen is very likely to reach the Australian Open women's singles quarterfinals, setting the best result of her career in the Australian Open, and also reaching the quarterfinals of two consecutive Grand Slam tournaments since the US Open last year. In all probability, entering the top 8 of the Australian Open can make Zheng Qinwen's world ranking continue to rise, and it is expected to jump directly into the top 10 in the world, continue to catch up with the footsteps of idol Li Na, and become the second player in the top 10 in the history of Chinese tennis since Li Na.
At present, the Australian Open has announced the full seeding of the top 32 singles, the top 10 in women's singles are Swiatek, Sabalenka, Rybakina, Gauff, Pegula, Jabbar, Vondrousova, Sakkari, Krejcikova, Maya, Zheng Qinwen is the 12th seed, in men's singles, defending champion Djokovic is the top seed, Alcaraz, Medvedev, Sinner and Rublev are 2nd to 5th, and Zverev, Tsitsipas, Rune, Hurkacz and De Minaur are 6th to 10th seeds. According to the arrangement, the lottery ceremony will be held at 10 a.m. Beijing time on January 11, when the lottery will also be released.