On January 14, Beijing time, the first round of the Australian Open men's singles between Chinese player Zhang Zhizhen and No. 13 seed Rune started at Margaret Court Court, and after 3 hours and 10 minutes of fierce competition, Rune won 4-6/6-3/6-4/3-6/6-4, and Zhang Zhizhen stopped in the first round of the Australian Open again after two years.

Rune

Zhang Zhizhen

Zhang Zhizhen was the first to get into the groove, breaking first in the opening third game to hold serve and take a 3-1 lead, and he maintained the advantage until the end of the set to take the next set 6-4. Rune quickly fought back in the second set, winning the set 6-3 with a crucial break in the fourth game. In the third set, Rune also broke serve at the beginning of the set, and then went to the next set 6-4. Zhang fought tenaciously from a 1-2 deficit to take the match to a 6-3 tiebreaker at the end of the fourth set. In the deciding set, Rune broke first in the sixth game, and Zhang Zhizhen immediately broke back, but when it came to Zhang's unbreakable service game at the end of the match, he could not withstand the pressure, and Rune broke to seal the victory 6-4.

Rune's opponent in the men's singles round was Italy's Berrettini, who came back from behind to beat Great Britain's Norrie 6-7(4), 6-4, 6-1, 6-3.

(Text, Editor/Faye Wong)