Chinese star Zheng through to Australian Open third round for first time
MELBOURNE, Jan. 18 (Xinhua) -- Chinese tennis star Zheng Qinwen is into the third round at the Australian Open for the first time.
Zheng, the 12th seed and China's top-ranked singles player, beat England's Katie Boulter 6-3, 6-3 in one hour and 35 minutes in their 2024 Australian Open second round match at Melbourne Park on Thursday evening.
It means that the 21-year-old Zheng has advanced to the third ro