The schedule of the 7th day of the Australian Open was announced: the Golden Flower Derby shined on the center court, and Shang Juncheng PK was second in the world
On 20 January, the Australian Open will enter Match Day 7. The day before the match, the schedule for matchday 7 was officially announced, and three Chinese players appeared at Rod Laver Stadium for the first time in the history of a Grand Slam. Zheng Qinwen and Zhu Lin's Golden Flower Derby was the first to start, followed by Shang Juncheng's battle with world No. 2 Alcaraz.
At 9 a.m. Beijing time, No. 12 seeds Zheng Qinwen and Wang Yafan will meet in a Golden Flower derby. Both men are reaching the third round of the Australian Open for the first time, and whoever wins the next match will set their best record at the Australian Open. The two Jinhua met once on the ITF Liuzhou 60K Tour in 2018, when Wang Yafan defeated 16-year-old Zheng Qinwen in straight sets.
Immediately after Wang Yafan and Zheng Qinwen, there will be a showdown between Shang Juncheng and No.2 seed Alcaraz. Teenager Shang Juncheng won two consecutive games with a wild card and became the first Chinese player to reach the top 32 at the Australian Open. Alcaraz, who is two years older than him, is already a two-time Grand Slam champion and former world number one. This youth duel is a very good opportunity for Shang Juncheng to learn and improve. It is worth mentioning that this match with Shang Juncheng was the first time in Alcaraz's career that he faced a younger player than himself.
Rod Laver Stadium will begin with a showdown between Women's Singles world No.1 Swiatek and world number 50 No.50 No.S.S.Co., with their only previous meeting coming in Warsaw last year, when Swiatek won comfortably at home. The finale of the night was a clash between Men's Singles No. 6 seed Zverev and world number 91 Mikkelsen.
There will also be a couple of high-profile battles at the Margaret Court, with Ostapenko and Azarenka facing off for Grand Slam titles, with Azarenka having won their last three meetings. No.3 seed Dmitry Medvedev takes on No.27 seed Aliassime, who has won all six of their previous meetings.
In addition, on this match day, Hurkacz, Ruud, Norrie, Paul, Dimitrov, Svitolina, Stephens and other famous players will also appear on the stage one after another, and attack the top 16 of singles.
Australian Open Day 7 Highlights (Beijing Time)
Zheng Qinwen VS Wang Yafan (09:00 on the 20th)
Shang Juncheng VS Alcaraz (about 11:00 on the 20th)
Ostapenko VS Azarenka (around 12:00 on the 20th)
Swiatek VS Noskova (16:00 on the 20th)
Aliassime VS Medvedev (16:00 on the 20th)