In the Australian Open, Zheng Qinwen lost 0-2 to the world's second and still made history with a prize of more than 8.14 million yuan

On January 27, Beijing time, in the women's singles final of the Australian Open, Chinese player Zheng Qinwen faced off against world No. 2 Sabalenka. In the end, Zheng Qinwen had no chance to continue to rewrite history, lost 0-2, and won the runner-up.

Record inventory

1. The runner-up of the first post-00 Grand Slam in Chinese tennis.

2. After Li Na, the best singles record of Chinese players at the Australian Open.

3. The first Grand Slam runner-up in his career.

4. A new career high in the world ranking.

Game recap

Zheng Qinwen had excellent luck at the Australian Open, making it all the way to the final without encountering a seeded player. Facing the world No. 2 and reaching the Grand Slam final for the first time in his career, Zheng Qinwen was obviously nervous as soon as he came up, and was broken by his opponent in the first service game, falling behind 0-2 in the opening game.

In the third game, Zheng Qinwen got three break points, but Sabalenka continued to chase points, and there was no danger to hold serve, leading 3-0 in the game. In the fourth game, Zheng Qinwen scored directly on two consecutive serves, and won this sentence in only 1 minute and 12 seconds.

In the fifth game, Sabalenka scored consecutive points on a strong serve and soon led 4-1. In the sixth game, Zheng Qinwen easily held his serve. In the seventh game, Sabalenka also held serve, and in the eighth game, Zheng Qinwen was forced into a desperate situation, relying on serve to save three set points in a row, and finally held serve. In the ninth game, Sabalenka took the winning point with an outside corner and won the first set 6-3.

In the second set, Zheng Qinwen made three double faults and lost the first game 0-1. Sabalenka relied on her service advantage and scored consecutive points to quickly take a 2-0 lead. In the third game, Zheng Qinwen got the game point, and there was noise on the scene for a while, stabilizing her emotions, she scored on the serve and successfully held serve, 1-2.

In the fourth game, Sabalenka continued to serve and led 3-1. In the fifth game, Zheng Qinwen double-faulted again at a critical moment, and was broken by the opponent again, falling behind 1-4. In the sixth game, Sabalenka easily held serve. In the seventh game, Zheng Qinwen held serve, and in the eighth game, Sabalenka won the serve to win the game, and in the end, won Zheng Qinwen 6-2, with a big score of 2-0, won the Australian Open women's singles championship and successfully defended the title.

Runner-up prize

Zheng Qinwen unfortunately missed the championship, missing out on the $3.15 million grand prize and getting a prize of $1.725 million, more than RMB 8.14 million.