In the Doha leg of the WTA1000-level event, China's Golden Flower Wang Xinyu played well in the first round, facing a fierce opponent like the world No. 14 Maya, and after losing the first game in the first set, she sent an invisible egg to achieve a good start 6-1.
Wang Xinyu served on the line in this game, the baseline was full of firepower, and all kinds of penetrating flat shots were very threatening. In the second set, the score was 6-3, achieving a 2-0 sweep, and at the same time sending a big upset to this tournament. Wang Xinyu has defeated the world's highest-ranked player in her career since defeating world No. 13 Kasatkina at the China Open last year, and the process can be described as perfect and pleasing to watch.
Overall, this is also the fourth time that Wang Xinyu has defeated a player ranked in the top 20 in the world, and will face former world No. 1 Azarenka in the next round. It was only after winning this match that she moved up to 41st in her personal rankings.
In the first round, Azarenka fought hard to advance in three sets, playing 6-3, 3-6 and 6-3 respectively, and eliminated Freich, which shows that his form is not at its best. Wang Xinyu's match took only 69 minutes, and she will compete with Azarenka for a place in the round of 16, can she still advance?
Judging from the draw of this tournament, Zheng Qinwen's No. 5 seed is in the bottom half, with a bye in the first round, the winner between Linette/qualifiers in the second round, and if it goes well, he may have to play against Milk Tea Baby and Rybakina, and then if he can pass the test, he may face Gauff in the semi-finals, and he may face Swiatek in the final. The gold content of the 1000-level tournament is quite high, I wonder if Zheng Qinwen can continue to play bravely after the Australian Open, and reach the final to complete the dream of winning the championship? Of course, Zhu Lin and Wang Xinyu must also play at their due level and continue to pass the test.
At 19 o'clock today, Zheng Qinwen is about to usher in the first game, against Linette. At the same time, Zhang Zhizhen and Wang Xinyu's matches will be staged, and Zhu Lin's recruitment of Rybakina will be carried out in the early morning of the next day.