The 5th racket and last year’s finalist started at AO-2025 not without problems

The fifth racket of the world Zheng Qinwen from China won the opening match at the 2025 Australian Open.

In the 1st round, the Chinese woman lost in two sets Anka Todoni (Romania, WTA 110) in 1 hour and 52 minutes.

Australian Open 2025. 1/64 of the final

Anka Todoni (Romania) [Q] – Zheng Qinwen (China) [5] – 6:7 (3:7), 1:6

This was the first meeting of the rivals. Todoni made her way into the base of the major by qualifying.

In the first game, Zheng won 5:3, but in the 10th game on serve, she failed to realize 3 set points. Todoni led 6:5 and already earned 3 set points at the reception, but in the end the Chinese woman still managed to close the game in a tie-break.

Zheng Qinwen played in the Australian Open final last year, where she lost to Arina Sobolenko.

It was Zheng’s first match in 2025. Her next opponent will be the winner of the confrontation between Laura Siegemund and Haley Baptiste.

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