Yuan Yue, a Chinese tennis player, lost to Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova in the first round of the Australian Open on January 13, 2025. Despite the loss, Yuan expressed a positive attitude and a determination to improve.
Another Chinese player, Shang Juncheng, retired from his match due to a foot injury. Shang, who was a semifinalist at the Hong Kong Open in the buildup to 2025's Australian Open, reached the men's singles round of 32 in 2024, the best result by a male Chinese mainland player.
Many fans have pinned their expectations on Shang to become a leading player in men's singles. However, Shang's early exit left Zhang Zhizhen the only male player remaining in the competition.
Women's world No.37 Wang Xinyu, a Olympic silver medalist in the mixed doubles, said she sees room for improvement after being defeated by No.11 seed Paula Badosa of Spain.
Zheng Qinwen remains the only Chinese tennis player that has qualified for the second round after two days of competition. Her fellow Chinese female tennis athletes Zheng Saisai, Wang Xiyu, Wang Yafan, veteran Zhang Shuai and qualifier Wei Sijia will compete at Melbourne Park on Tuesday.
6 Comments
Donatello
I'm excited to see what Zheng Saisai, Wang Xiyu, Wang Yafan, Zhang Shuai and Wei Sijia can do in the upcoming matches.
Leonardo
This is not the performance we were hoping for from the Chinese contingent.
Michelangelo
Zheng Qinwen is the only hope left for Chinese tennis at this point.
Raphael
We should celebrate the achievements of our Chinese players, no matter how big or small.
Donatello
Wang Xinyu's loss shows that she still has a lot to work on.
Rotfront
I was expecting more from the Chinese players at this year's Australian Open.