On January 12, Beijing time, the first day of the 2025 Australian Open tennis tournament kicked off, and the fifth seed of the women's singles tournament, last year's runner-up, Zheng Qinwen of China, defeated qualifier Todoni 7-6(3)/6-1 in the opening match of Rod Laver Stadium, making a good start to the tournament.

Due to the need for surgery on Coach Riba, Zheng Qinwen temporarily teamed up with new coach Dante Bottini in the off-season and the Australian season, and in order to get more preparation, she chose to withdraw from the United Cup in the first week of the new season and went directly to the Australian Open. This match was an encounter between the two sides, Zheng Qinwen took the lead in the first set to complete the break, but in the service game, she wasted 3 consecutive set points to be broken by her opponent; After the battle reached 5-6, Zheng Qinwen saved 3 opponents' set points in the unbreakable serve game in this set and brought the game into a tie-break; In the tie-break, Zheng Qinwen won 7-3 with a small score with a more stable play.

In the second set, Zheng Qinwen faced a break point in the first service game, and after successfully defusing it, she broke to take a 3-0 lead. Todoni then applied for a medical timeout. The match restarted, Zheng Qinwen did not leave another chance for his opponent and sealed the victory 6-1. Zheng Qinwen's opponent in the second round will be between Sigmund and Baptiste.

The 2025 Australian Open is wonderful, witnessed with the Australian Open partner Luzhou Laojiao and Guojiao 1573!

(Text and editor: Dato)