On January 25, Beijing time, the much-anticipated 2024 Australian Open women's singles competition went to the semifinals, Zheng Qinwen played well in the confrontation with Ukrainian player Yastremska, defeating the opponent 2:0 (6:4, 6:4) and reaching the four Grand Slam finals for the first time in his career. Ten years ago, Li Na won the women's singles title at the Australian Open, and with the flick of a finger, Zheng continues her magical journey and will challenge for her first Grand Slam title.
It was an encounter between the two sides, and both sides advanced to the semi-finals of a Grand Slam for the first time.
In the first set, Zheng Qinwen seemed to play very restrained, but Yastremska, who had played all the way from the qualifying round, entered the state faster and soon broke serve to take a 2-0 lead. In the crucial third game, Zheng Qinwen, who gradually entered the state, broke back in a thrilling way, and completed the hold in the next service game, and the score chased to 2:2. After playing to 3:3, Zheng Qinwen completed the break for the first time and overtook the score to 4:3. Yastremska applied for a medical suspension. After the timeout, Zheng Qinwen, who had a reduced hand, made two double faults in succession, but struggled to hold serve through excellent defense. After Yastremska successfully held serve, she came to Zheng Qinwen's serve to win the set. Zheng Qinwen didn't give his opponent a chance again, and won the tenth game strongly through an excellent serve, thus winning the first set 1:0.
As soon as the second set came up, the two sides played very closely. After each held serve, they broke back again, and the score came to 3:3. Zheng Qinwen, who played steadily, seized the opportunity well and won the next set again with 6:4, thus defeating the opponent with a big score of 2:0 and advancing to the women's singles final, where she will face the defending champion Sabalenka.