2024 should be said to be Zheng Qinwen's lucky year, in the 2024 Australian Open just held, Zheng Qinwen passed all the way, achieved a bumper harvest, and also made a lot of money!
In the first round of women's singles on January 16, Zheng Qinwen defeated the world's No. 78 American player Krueger 2:1 and successfully entered the second round of women's singles.
On January 18, in the second round of women's singles, Zheng Qinwen, as the No. 12 seed of the Australian Open, defeated British player Usain Bolt 6-3 with 2 games, and reached the top 32 of the Australian Open for the first time in his career.
On January 20, in the third round of women's singles, Chinese Jinhua Zheng Qinwen and Wang Yafan presented a wonderful match. In the end, Zheng Qinwen narrowly defeated his opponent 2-1 and advanced to the round of 16. This match was also jokingly called the "Chinese Derby" by netizens.
On January 22, in the women's singles 1/8 finals, Zheng Qinwen defeated French player Dotin 2:0 in only 59 minutes and successfully advanced to the top 8. This is also the first time in Zheng Qinwen's career that he has entered the top 8, and after the game, he also thanked Li Na for his support.
On January 24, in the women's singles quarterfinals, Zheng Qinwen faced the world's 75th Russian player Karinskaya, won the game with a 2:1 reversal and successfully entered the Australian Open women's singles semifinals. After becoming Li Na, another Chinese female player entered the top ten in the world.
On January 25, in the women's semifinals, Zheng Qinwen and the dark horse of this Australian Open, the Ukrainian player, ranked 93rd in the world in singles, Yastremska competed, and finally defeated the opponent 6:4 with two and advanced to the final.
Up to now, Zheng Qinwen has 1,300 points, and this tournament has received 1.725 million Australian dollars (about 8.165 million yuan) in prize money, and the instant ranking has also improved to seventh in the world!
Zheng Qinwen will face defending champion Sabalenka in the next final, which is also Zheng Qinwen's revenge battle, can he successfully reach the top and win the first Grand Slam of his career and the championship prize of 3.15 million US dollars?
Come on Zheng Qinwen!