Zheng Qinwen has a huge advantage: he will become No.1 in the top half of the region, or reach the final
On January 20, Beijing time, the Australian Open was a shocking upset. Women's Singles top seed Swiatek upset her opponent 1-2 (6-3 3-6 4-6) against world Noskova of the Czech Republic. As a result, while Swiatek stopped in the round of 32, there were no more top 10 players in the upper half of the Australian Open women's singles. China's Zheng Qinwen has a godsend, and she has become the top seed in the top half of the draw!
In this match, Swiatek has an absolute advantage in terms of strength. In their only previous meeting between the two, Swiatek also won 2-0. At the beginning of the match, Swiatek also played smoothly, winning the first set 6-3 easily. In the second set, Swiatek forced break points several times in the first seven games, and it looked like it was only a matter of time before she broke serve. But in the 8th game, the situation on the court changed abruptly, and Swiatek lost four points in a row and was broken. Noskova then won the set on serve to win the set 6-3.
In the deciding set, the two broke each other's serve several times. In the crucial seventh game, Swiatek was broken again. At this point, Noskova improved her service game and finally won the game on serve, defeating Swiatek 2-1 to advance to the round of 16, and Noskova cried with joy. This is also the number one upset of this Australian Open so far, and the world No. 1 is out of the tournament. As a result, there are only three of the top 10 seeds in the women's singles at this year's Australian Open, No. 2 seed Sabalenka, No. 4 seed Gauff, and No. 9 seed Krejcikova.
To the excitement of Chinese fans, all three of the big seeds are in the bottom half. In the top half, 12th seed Zheng Qinwen of China is already the biggest seed. In the next round, Zheng will face world No. 95 Dodin, and if he wins, he will face the winner of No. 26 seeds Paulini and Karinskaya. The other two seeds in the top half are 18th seed Azarenka and 19th seed Svitolina. For Zheng Qinwen, the top 4 and even the final are highly likely.