Original title: Wang Qiang withdrew from 2023 Australian Open for the first time in 9 years and missed third round last year
CCTV News: Chinese player Wang Qiang withdrew from 2023 Australian Open and Dart was shortlisted for the vacant seat. Wang Qiang’s record of eight consecutive years of fighting at Melbourne Park is gone; since 2019, Wang Qiang has played in the Australian Open once in the top 16, twice in the top 32, and was eliminated in the first round once.
Wang Qiang reached the top 32 at the Australian Open last year, and was overturned and stopped by Keith after taking a set in the fourth round. This time, it is also the first time she has been absent from the Australian Open for eight consecutive years Wang Qiang’s best result at Melbourne Park was in the round of 16 in 2020, when she beat Serena Williams 6-4/6(2)-7/7-5 in the third round.
After Wang Qiang withdrew from the 2023 Australian Open, the current mainland Chinese players who have been selected for the Australian Open women’s singles are Zhang Shuai, Zheng Qinwen, Wang Xiyu, Wang Xinyu, Yuan Yue, Zhu Lin and Zheng Saisai.
