The local storm in Melbourne could not prevent Zheng Qinwen, the runner-up of last year's competition, from getting off to a good start. On the 12th local time, China's 5th seed Zheng Qinwen finally overthrew his Romanian opponent Todoni who entered the qualifying round 7:6 (7:3) and 6:1 after a fierce battle in the first set and advanced to the second round of the women's singles at the 2025 Australian Open.

Zheng Qinwen ushered in a good start to the 2025 Australian Open

This victory means that Zheng Qinwen won the first game of the new season and passed the first round of the Australian Open in all four times. Although the 20-year-old Todoni, ranked 110th in the world, caused considerable problems for Zheng Qinwen in the first set to tie-break, it did not prevent last year's runner-up Zheng Qinwen from taking a place in the second round of this year's Australian Open, and Zheng is now waiting for the winner between Germany's Sigmund and America's Baptiste.

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"It was a tough game today." Zheng Qinwen reached the first Grand Slam final of her career last year, and the 22-year-old revealed that she has actually been nervous since yesterday, but fortunately she saved three set points in the first set to block the menacing dark horse counterattack, "because I have a special affection for the Australian Open." It feels like it's one of the biggest events and I really like it. But when I'm nervous, I'm actually playing better, more focused, and making fewer unforced mistakes and mistakes. ”

Under the closed roof of Laver's Centre Court, Zheng Qinwen defeated WTA Women's Singles world No. 110 Todoni in straight sets for 1 hour and 56 minutes, and the Paris Olympic gold medallist said after the match: "I think she played very well. It's nice to get through the first round test, although not my best tennis, it's nice to win this match. ”