On January 25, Beijing time, the 2024 season of the tennis Grand Slam Australian Open continued, in the women's singles semifinals, the No. 12 seed Zheng Qinwen of the tournament continued to be in good form, defeating the qualifying dark horse Yastremuska in straight sets 6-4/6-4, reaching the first Grand Slam women's singles final in her career, and it is also the first time in ten years that a Chinese player has reached the Grand Slam singles final after Li Na won the Australian Open in 2014, and will next face the defending champion Sabalenka.
Congratulations! Zheng Qinwen advanced to the Australian Open women's singles final
Chinese golden flower Zheng Qinwen has risen strongly in the last two seasons, reaching the fourth round of the Grand Slam in 2022 and the quarterfinals of the Grand Slam in 2023, and playing as the No. 12 seed in this Australian Open, he has maintained his good form all the way to the semifinals in one fell swoop, setting a new personal best record, and also the best record of Chinese players in Grand Slam singles in 9 years, Zheng Qinwen is ranked in the top ten for the first time in the world ranking. In the semi-finals, Zheng Qinwen faced the qualifier dark horse Yastremuska, who reached the fourth round of the Grand Slam in 2019, but has since fallen silent, and this Australian Open broke out strongly, reaching the semifinals and setting a new record for the best Grand Slam record.
In the first set, Zheng Qinwen was the first to encounter the impact of his opponent, and he sent consecutive break points in his first service game, and Zheng Qinwen double-faulted the game after saving four break points. In the third game, Zheng Qinwen quickly adjusted and launched a counterattack, Yasteremuska sent a 0-40 break point with two double faults, and after saving three break points, Zheng Qinwen broke and tied 2-2. Zheng Qinwen gradually improved his form after holding serve in the first round, and once again won a 40-0 break point in the seventh game, and under pressure, Stremuska saved three break points and lost the game, Zheng Qinwen even broke and held to cash in on the advantage, and won the first set 6-4 under the hold.
In the second set, after each held serve to tie 1-1 in the third game, the balance was broken in the third game, Zheng Qinwen scored a second rush to score a 40-0 break point, Astremuska's first serve was not of high quality, and Zheng Qinwen scored another break point. Astremuska then quickly completed the break, and Zheng Qinwen once again had the upper hand at the end of the set, winning consecutive break points at 40-0 in the seventh game, and then scoring on the baseline to complete the break, Zheng Qinwen retained the break advantage to win the second set 6-4, and won the first Grand Slam women's singles final in her career with a total score of 2-0.
Zheng Qinwen advanced to the Australian Open women's singles final Victory speech: The five-star red flag is really good-looking
In the other semi-final, reigning champion Sabalenka met new US Open champion Gauff, who took the lead on her serve, scoring 33 winning points and four breaks to defeat Gauff in straight sets 7-6, 6-4 to reach the Australian Open women's singles final for the second consecutive season