On January 14, 2024, Beijing time, the first Grand Slam of the new season, the 2024 Australian Open, will officially start at Melbourne Park, Australia. At present, in addition to Ma Yexin and Wei Sijia who are still competing in the qualifying round, China has 7 golden flowers shortlisted for the main competition, which may create a record for the largest number of participants in the main competition. Although the draw for the singles event will be ushered in tomorrow at the Australian Open, who can stand out and advance to the round of 16 in the Australian Open, a Grand Slam where Chinese golden flowers have repeatedly created miracles?!
Zheng Qinwen
Recently, the Australian Open announced the list of singles seeds, among the seven Chinese golden flowers that have been confirmed to enter the main draw, Zheng Qinwen is the No. 12 seed, Zhu Lin is the No. 29 seed, and Wang Xinyu is the No. 30 seed. Other shortlisted Golden Flowers list, Wang Xiyu, Yuan Yue, Bai Zhuoxuan, Wang Yafan.
Zhu Lin
For Chinese Jinhua, the Australian Open is undoubtedly their blessed land. In the singles field, Li Na and Zheng Jie reached the semifinals at the same time in 2010, creating the highest Grand Slam results of the same kind so far. In 2011, Li Na went one step further and reached the women's singles final of a Grand Slam for the first time. In 2013, Li Na made great progress and reached the Australian Open women's singles final again. In 2014, Li Na was finally crowned the Australian Open women's singles champion for the first time. In 2016, Zhang Shuai reached the top 8 of the Australian Open. In 2020, Wang Qiang advanced to the round of 16. In the 2023 season, two Chinese golden flowers broke out, and the veteran Zhang Shuai and 28-year-old Zhu Lin reached the top 16 of the women's singles together. This is the fourth time in history that two Chinese mainland female players have reached the round of 16 of a Grand Slam at the same time.
Wang Xiyu
In the 2024 Australian Open, at least 7 Chinese golden flowers will participate in the main event, and from the perspective of comprehensive strength and recent form, Zheng Qinwen, Zhu Lin, and Wang Xiyu are all expected to advance to the top 16. Needless to say, China's first sister Zheng Qinwen's comprehensive strength is to participate in the United Cup in the new season, and she has made great contributions to the Chinese team's top 8. After the United Cup, Zheng Qinwen did not participate in other tournaments and went all out to prepare for the Australian Open. Zheng Qinwen ranked 12th seeded player this time, and from the perspective of signing, he did not have to match the top 8 seeds before entering the top 16, so Zheng Qinwen's promotion to the top 16 was almost certain.
Wang Xinyu
The 2023 Australian Open is Zhu Lin's moment - she reached the third round of a Grand Slam for the first time, she even reached the fourth round of a Grand Slam for the first time, and she also beat the world's top 10 for the first time. 2024 Australian Open Zhu Lin, as the No. 29 seed, in the two warm-up matches before the Australian Open, Brisbane and Hobart, Zhu Lin performed decently, Hobart has reached the top 8, and may win the first tour championship of the new year. Zhu Lin is also the Chinese Jinhua who is most likely to reach the round of 16 of the Australian Open after Zheng Qinwen. Wang Xiyu won the championship in Guangzhou in the 2023 season and made a breakthrough. In the new season, Wang Xiyu participated in the competition for the Auckland station, advanced to 4 games as he wished, and was also the first semi-final of China's Golden Flower in the new season. I hope Wang Xiyu can reach the round of 16 at the Australian Open and create a personal Grand Slam best.
Yuan Yue
In addition, Xiaohua Yuan Yue is also more mature in the new season, defeating former US Open champion Stevens 2-1 in the first round in Hobart. In the second round, he defeated Wang Xinyu in two straight sets to advance to the top 8. But Yuan Yue's serve and stability are not enough, and it is not easy to advance to the top 16. Listed as the No. 30 seed, Wang Xinyu has been in average form in the new season, losing in the first two tournaments and Wang Xiyu and Yuan Yue's Golden Flower Derby, and the prospects are not good. However, Wang Xinyu is known as a WTA super VIP member, and her luck has always been good, but it is too difficult to draw into the top 16. The other two Jinhua Bai Zhuoxuan and Wang Yafan can advance to the second round is victory!
Tomorrow the Australian Open will be a singles event draw, or hope that the golden flowers can have good luck! After all, the strength is not enough to make up for it!