The 2024 Australian Open women's singles ended two semi-finals, in which Zheng Qinwen swept Yastremska 2-0 and became the second Chinese golden flower to advance to the Australian Open final after Li Na. In the other semi-final, Sabalenka also beat Gauff 2-0 to reach the final of the Australian Open for the second consecutive year.
Zheng Qinwen brought fans a huge surprise, 2 years ago her first Grand Slam best results were the fourth round of the French Open, the second round of the Australian Open, 1 year ago Zheng Qinwen broke into the quarterfinals of the Grand Slam (US Open) for the first time, the second round of the Australian Open, this year, Zheng Qinwen won 6 consecutive matches in the Australian Open to directly reach the Grand Slam final, will compete with Sabalenka for the final title.
Throughout the match, Zheng Qinwen did not encounter much challenge, facing the "dark horse" Yastremska from the qualifying round, Zheng Qinwen won in straight sets 6-4 6-4. Zheng Qinwen also became the second Chinese golden flower to reach the Australian Open women's singles final after Li Na in 2014.
In the other women's singles semi-final, the two new Grand Slam champions competed fiercely. Sabalenka was the last Australian Open women's singles champion, while Gauff was the last US Open women's singles champion. The best match between the two came at the 2023 US Open final, where Sabalenka lost 6-2 3-6 2-6 to Gauff to finish runners-up.
Now, the two met in the semifinals of the Grand Slam ahead of schedule. This time, Sabalenka completed her "revenge" by defeating Gauff 7-6(2) 6-4 to advance to the Australian Open women's singles final for the second consecutive year.
So far, the final final battle of the 2024 Australian Open women's singles: Zheng Qinwen VS Sabalenka. The two have faced each other in the quarterfinals of the 2023 US Open women's singles. In the end, Zheng Qinwen lost to the tournament's No. 2 seed Sabalenka 1-6 4-6 and stopped in the quarterfinals. But it is worth mentioning that Zheng Qinwen has defeated the Grand Slam champion three times in his career. Include:
(1) 2-6 6-2 6-1 in the second round of the women's singles at the 2022 French Open against Simone Halep (Wimbledon champion)
(2) The 2022 US Open Women's Singles defeated former Grand Slam champion Yelena Ostapenko (French Open) 6-3, 3-6, 6-4 in the first round.
(3) In 2023 WTA1000 Cincinnati C-6 6-6 6-2 6-1 reversed seven-time Grand Slam winner Serena Williams
Therefore, for Zheng Qinwen, the final final is not completely out of chance.
Men's Singles:
In the quarter-finals, Spanish superstar and two-time Grand Slam winner Alcaraz lost 1-6 3-6 7-6(2) 4-6 to Zverev in the semi-finals. Third seed Dmitry Medvedev narrowly beat old rival Hurkacz 7-6(4) 2-6 6-3 5-7 6-4 to advance to the semi-finals. He will compete with Zverev for a ticket to the final.
10-time Australian Open champion Novak Djokovic will compete with Sinner for another ticket to the final, which starts at 11:00 on January 26.