🔥 Tennis fans, brace yourselves! Zheng Qinwen of China just kicked off her 2025 Australian Open journey in style! 🇨🇳🎾
In an electrifying match at Melbourne Park on Sunday, Zheng faced off against Romania's Anca Todoni, sealing a 7-6(3), 6-1 victory in the women's singles first round. Talk about starting with a bang! 💥
The 20-year-old Todoni made her Australian Open main draw debut after battling through the qualifiers. Facing Zheng in her first match was no small feat! Both players held their nerves (and serves) fiercely, leveling the first set at 3-3. Zheng, conceding only a single point in her initial service games, snagged the first break point in the seventh game. Despite Todoni's ace to save it, Zheng powered through to take a 4-3 lead. 🚀
Fast forward, Todoni was trailing 5-3 but wasn't ready to back down. In an epic 11-minute rally filled with five deuces, she clinched her service game, narrowing the gap to 5-4. The tension was real! 😱
But wait, there's more! Todoni wiped out three set points and capitalized on Zheng's unforced errors to break back, tying the set at 5-5. She then held her serve to edge ahead 6-5, putting the pressure back on Zheng. With nerves of steel, Zheng saved three set points to push the set into a tiebreaker, where she dominated 7-3. First set, Zheng! 🎉
Riding the momentum, Zheng came out swinging in the second set. She broke Todoni's serve right off the bat and sprinted to a 3-0 lead. Despite a quick medical timeout, Todoni couldn't halt Zheng's surge. Zheng went on to claim three consecutive games, wrapping up the match in style. Victory secured! 🏆
Keep an eye on Zheng Qinwen as she charges forward in the Australian Open. The court is heating up, and we can't wait to see more! 🔥🙌
Reference(s):
cgtn.com
