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Australian Open: Three members of the Chinese Legion advance to the top 32 and the “Chinese Derby” will be staged
China News Service, Beijing, January 18th. On the evening of January 18th, Beijing time, the second round of the 2024 Australian Open ended in Melbourne. China’s “Golden Flowers” Zheng Qinwen and Wang Yafan advanced to the top 32 women’s singles and will stage the “Chinese Derby” in the third round. Young player Shang Juncheng entered the top 32 of men’s singles at the Australian Open for the first time.
No. 12 seed Zheng Qinwen, who took the lead, faced British star Usain Bolt, ranked 54th in the world, for the first time in his career. The latter had eliminated “Golden Flower” Yuan Yue in two sets in the first round. Zheng Qinwen beat Bolt 6-3 twice, entering the top 32 of the Australian Open women’s singles for the first time, and achieved at least the third round of the four Grand Slams.
Wang Yafan came on the stage after Zheng Qinwen, and his opponent was the former US Open women’s singles champion and British teenager Raducanu. Wang Yafan defeated his opponent in three hard sets, setting a new record for his best Grand Slam record. He will compete with Zheng Qinwen in the “Chinese Derby” in the third round.
In the men’s singles arena, Zhang Zhizhen, ranked 54th in the world, played against No. 21 seed and French player Amber for the first time in his career. Despite a tenacious comeback after a bad start, Zhang Zhizhen still lost to Amber 1-3, regrettably stopping in the second round.
18-year-old Shang Juncheng advanced to the second round of the Australian Open for two consecutive years and faced Indian player Nagar. After losing the first set 2-6, Shang Juncheng remained patient and overcame his opponent in three consecutive sets. He entered the top 32 of men’s singles in a Grand Slam for the first time in his career and became the first Chinese to reach the third round of the Australian Open. Mainland male players.
After the game, Shang Juncheng said that he and his team studied the opponent’s past games before the game and adjusted the combat strategy according to their physical problems. “I firmly believe that as long as I stay steady, my opponent may make mistakes. Because persistence is part of the game, sometimes there is no other way but to prolong the game and get back to my best state.”
In the third round, Shang Juncheng will face Spanish player Alcaraz, the No. 2 seed and two-time Grand Slam champion.
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