The Australian Open is coming to an end, and when looking back on this Australian Open, the new force is a force that must not be ignored. In particular, the New Talent Finals, which was held at the end of last year, gave birth to a number of players who performed well at this year's Australian Open. Let's see:
Mikelson (New Players semi-finalists): This year's Australian Open defeated former runner-up Tsitsipas and semi-finalist Khachanov to reach the round of 16 of a Grand Slam for the first time
The first thing that caught the eye was American Mickelson, who knocked Tsitsipas off in the first round. Although the Greek has been dropping in the rankings since the second half of last season, he has been the most consistent of the four Grand Slams at the Australian Open. He also made a name for himself by beating two-time defending champion Roger Federer, who was runner-up the year before.
However, the American beat the old master to death in the opening game and eventually completely dominated the match, and Tsitsipas broke out in a shocking upset, becoming the first highly-seeded player to go out of the tournament.
Lerner Qian (New Force Runner-up): This year's Australian Open reached the main draw from the qualifying round, beating Medvedev to reach the round of 16 of a Grand Slam for the first time
The same American, who is not far behind Mickelson. Starting from the qualifying round, it went all the way to the second round. In the third round, he faced three-time tournament runner-up Dmitry Medvedev, who didn't give his opponent any chance at all, and seized the lead from the start, and finally won last year's tournament runner-up in a five-set battle, which surprised the world.
Fonseca (New Force Champion): This year's Australian Open reached the main draw from the qualifying round, beating Rublev to reach the second round
It was the Brazilian youngster who was really expected to be higher. Through the victory of the New Force Finals, it is widely expected to be able to share a piece of the pie with Acre and Sinner, and the last person to win the New Championship and then win the Challenge Tournament is Sinner. The Brazilian beat the world's top 10 Rublev in the first round without a temper, but in the end it was a bit disappointing for the fans to stop in the second round.
Mensik (newcomer): Defeated Ruud to reach the third round at the Australian Open
Another potential stock! This is another superstar born from the Czech boy group after Lehecka and Makhac. He started to shine at last year's Shanghai Masters, and he eventually lived up to expectations, beating Ruud to reach the round of 32.
Let's not forget last year's runner-up in the New Force Finals, Fes, who failed to make it out of the group last year, but as the highest-ranked and most titled man in the group, he also reached the third round, only to lose in a battle with his country's brother Embel. In addition, Barcelona Valedi was able to win a set against Djokovic in the first round, which is also remarkable.
Did you foresee the collective eruption of so many new forces? Who will be more successful in the future?(Source: Tennis Home Author: Luo Cheng Qiye)