Under the cover of the night, the 2025 Australian Open tennis tournament came to a successful conclusion at Melbourne Park, marking the end of the first Grand Slam tournament of the year. Life is full of surprises and regrets, intertwined into everyone's unique story, and the same is true on the court, and this opening Grand Slam has left us with many memorable moments. ASICS has continued to deliver a brilliant performance at this Australian Open, delivering an inspiring sportsmanship to the world.

ASICS Tennis Ambassador Novak Djokovic

Coming with the will of a king, ASICS tennis ambassador Djokovic fought tirelessly until the end. In the men's singles semi-final against No. 2 seed Zverev, the 37-year-old Serbian king played a high-quality set with an injury, but eventually withdrew due to a torn muscle. "It's a shame to end up like this, but I've done everything I can." Djokovic said after the match, "I want to keep playing, and if I'm healthy and motivated, there's no reason why I can't keep going, and as long as I feel like I can handle it, I'm going to try to win a Grand Slam." ”

Although there is always a twilight day for heroes, as a tennis legend, Djokovic, with passion and drive, will still attack for greater records again and again. The defeat of Alcaraz at this Australian Open shows that he still has the ability and foundation to win another Grand Slam, and his fighting spirit and ambition will never be extinguished by a single defeat.

ASICS Tennis Ambassador De Minauer

ASICS tennis ambassador De Minaur unlocked the final piece of the puzzle for him to complete the "quarterfinals" of the four Grand Slam tournaments at this Australian Open, losing only one set in the first four rounds of matches to defeat Van de Shanschulp, Boyer, Cerundolo and Mikkelsen, setting the best record of his career in a home Grand Slam, and finally he suffered a loss in the quarter-finals against world No. 1 Sinner. As the current No.8 men's player in the world, De Minaur is convinced that there is still room for improvement in his career: "I don't think I've reached my ceiling, I feel like I still have some potential, so I'm going to dig into it." When I see other players in the semi-finals and finals of Grand Slams, I believe I have what it takes to be one of them, so I'm going to face up to the gap between myself and the top players like Sinner and keep working hard and improving myself. ”

ASICS Tennis Ambassador Bencic

ASICS Tennis Ambassador Bencic is one of the most anticipated players in this year's "comeback army", and as the gold medallist of the women's singles at the Tokyo Olympics, Bencic's return has added a lot of excitement to the women's tennis scene. The Australian Open is the first Grand Slam tournament for the Swiss since her comeback, having previously reached the round of 16 in Melbourne in 2016 and 2023. Bencic entered the tournament with a protected ranking, beating former French Open champion and 16th seed Ostapenko in the first round, the Netherlands' Lamens in the second round, and receiving the retirement gift from former world No. 1 Naomi Osaka in the third round after winning a set in a tie-break, thus equalling her best Australian Open record, and finally losing to third seed Gauff in the fourth round in three sets.

Bencic admitted in the interview that the Australian Open was not part of her plans, and she was pleasantly surprised to reach the round of 16 of the Australian Open: "If it weren't for Switzerland to qualify for the United Cup this year, I would even consider skipping the Australian Open because I think it's a little too early and I'm not in the best shape yet, but I'm glad I ended up here." Now for me, winning is not the most important thing, it's about constantly improving myself to regain my competitiveness in the tournament and improve my ranking. "A strong start to the season has made us more and more excited about the prospect of Bencic's return.

ASICS Tennis Ambassador Zhang Shuai

ASICS tennis ambassador Zhang Shuai won the women's singles round of 64, women's doubles top 8 and mixed doubles top 8, once again becoming the farthest Chinese player in the Grand Slam (except for junior and wheelchair events), she spent her 36th birthday at this Australian Open, but the "veteran" in everyone's eyes still sees herself as a "young player". Zhang Shuai said in an interview that the trip to Australia was fruitful, from representing China in Perth to participating in the United Cup, to regaining a Grand Slam singles victory at the "Blessed Land" Australian Open, injecting more confidence and confidence into her next tennis career.

Zhu Zhenzhen

Entering the Grand Slam final, Chinese wheelchair tennis star Zhu Zhenzhen shone at the Australian Open, where she and Japan's Aimi Tanaka defeated top seeds Griffin/Van Kotter in the semi-finals to enter the title match, and finally lost to compatriots Li Xiaohui/Wang Ziying in the final to win the wheelchair women's doubles runner-up title, while Li Xiaohui/Wang Ziying won the first Grand Slam title in the history of Chinese wheelchair tennis. Previously, Zhu Zhenzhen had won the women's doubles runner-up and women's singles runner-up at the 2023 Australian Open and the 2024 French Open, which was the best performance of Chinese wheelchair tennis in a Grand Slam before this Australian Open.

The Australian Open tennis tournament is celebrating its 120th birthday this year, and every year in Melbourne in January, only the hot sun and tennis feelings are always the same. The 15-day "Happy Grand Slam" ended with a glorious ending, and the honors and experiences of the athletes will remain in the history and memory, and their stories will inspire generations to pursue their dreams and shine.

(Text/Faye Wong, Photo/Visual China, Li Jianyi)