The opening match of the 2025 Australian Open tennis tournament was started by China's first sister Zheng Qinwen, and after a fierce battle of nearly two hours, Zheng Qinwen saved the first set and advanced with difficulty!

China's first sister in the first round of the Australian Open is against the qualifier Todoni. Although the opponent's world ranking is far outside the top 100, it is full of impact, and this Australian Open also won three consecutive matches in the qualifying round to break into the main draw. As for Zheng Qinwen, she only participated in two exhibition matches as a warm-up before this year's Australian Open, plus the protection of her right elbow, which also made many fans full of worries for Zheng Qinwen's Australian Open journey this year. As last year's Australian Open runner-up, Zheng Qinwen needs to keep at least 1,300 points at this year's Australian Open, otherwise she will face points deductions.

As soon as the first set came up, Todoni played very fiercely, with a strong serve and a bold change of line from the bottom line, and for a while he was inseparable from Zheng Qinwen. However, as the score rose alternately, Zheng Qinwen's tournament experience also showed, and she took the lead in the first set tie-break with a more stable psychology and more decisive attack! It is worth mentioning that the fifth seed once resolved three set points in the first set! In the second set of the rematch, the opponent who unfortunately lost the first set was a little lacking in confidence, and the hesitation on the offensive end made it difficult for her to be on the same level as Zheng Qinwen, and soon surrendered 1-6! As a result, the Chinese sister defeated qualifier Todoni 7-6(3) 6-1 in straight sets to reach the second round of the Australian Open for the fourth consecutive year, and Zheng Qinwen will wait for the winner between Sigmund and Baptiste!

Zheng Qinwen's debut in the new season was still remarkable, especially in the crucial first set, Zheng Qinwen still showed the strength of the world's top five under pressure, hitting 29 winning points and 21 unforced errors. In the whole game, Zheng Qinwen issued eight aces and three double faults, with a respectable first-serve scoring rate of 60%, a first-serve scoring rate of 83%, a second-serve scoring rate of 48%, 9 points on the net 12 times, and 5 of the 6 break points saved! In addition, the performance of 30 winning points and 26 unforced errors also makes her extremely aggressive and pressing on the baseline, and these statistics are enough to see that Zheng Qinwen's current form is still very online. It is worth mentioning that the winning points and unforced errors against opponents are 22 and 34 respectively.

After the game, Zheng Qinwen was interviewed by the German "Dancer" - Petkovic on the sidelines, and she admitted that the first game is always difficult, especially the opponent played very well. Zheng Qinwen said that she was very happy to survive this hurdle and win the tie-break, so as to start finding her rhythm, she bluntly said that this is always not easy for herself.

Returning to Australia with the halo of last year's Australian Open runner-up, Zheng Qinwen admitted frankly, "There is pressure", but there is also motivation. She said that when she came to the field, she tried to focus on the moment, not dwell on the result, and not think too much about the points that have been lost. Although there are times when many people may feel that they look calm on the court, they are not so calm, for themselves, they just learn to be as calm as possible on the court, but if necessary, they will try to show more energy.

"Of course there's a lot of pressure [after fame], but at the same time, it pushes me to be a better person, a better athlete. I feel like I'm still doing well under pressure, and I like to play under pressure, as Mrs. Billy Jeanking said: pressure is a privilege. I love this quote, let's keep moving forward with the pressure. Zheng Qinwen said.

After winning the first round of the Australian Open, Zheng Qinwen gained 70 points and a prize of 200,000 Australian dollars (equivalent to about 900,000 yuan). Judging from this year's draw, it is not easy for Zheng Qinwen to be promoted, and he needs to come out in the best condition as soon as possible, so let's wait and see!(Source: Tennis Home Author: Lu Xiaotian)