Original title: Veteran Zhang Shuai won the women’s singles championship at the end of the 2025 Australian Open Asia-Pacific Wild Card Tournament
Source: China News Network
Original title: Veteran Zhang Shuai won the women’s singles championship at the end of the 2025 Australian Open Asia-Pacific Wild Card Tournament
Source: China News Network
China News Service, Chengdu, November 30 (Reporter He Shaoqing Lu Yang) After six days of fierce competition, the 2025 Australian Open Asia-Pacific Wild Card Tournament hosted by the Australian Tennis Association concluded in Chengdu. Zhang Shuai won the women’s singles championship, Sam Rui won the men’s singles championship, Pripuyeho/Cao Jiayi won the women’s doubles championship, and Watanabe Shota/Takeshi Yuzuki won the men’s doubles championship.
On the afternoon of the 30th, Chinese veteran Zhang Shuai competed in the women’s singles final of the 2025 Australian Open Asia-Pacific Wild Card Tournament. Photo by Tu Xin
With the rise of the new generation of Asian stars such as Osaka Naomi and Zheng Qinwen, the development of tennis in Asia has ushered in a new wave of climax. The Australian Open Asia-Pacific Wild Card Tournament returns to China after five years, providing players from the Asia-Pacific region with a good opportunity to enter the Grand Slam stage.
During the six-day event, a total of 49 players from 7 countries and regions participated in the competition, including 46-year-old Japanese player Matsui Toshihide, as well as 18-year-old Chinese teenagers Zhang Tianhui and Ren Yufei. Together, these players brought more than 40 exciting contests to the fans, fully embodying the brave pursuit of dreams in the sportsmanship spirit.
In this tournament, Chinese Golden Flower Zhang Shuai lived up to expectations and reached the final. In the championship battle with another Chinese player Guo Hanyu, the two sides fought hard for three sets. In the end, the more experienced Zhang Shuai defeated Guo Hanyu 7:6(2), 0:6, 7:5 to win the championship and received a valuable wild card for the Australian Open 2025 main draw.
In 2025, Zhang Shuai will play in the Australian Open women’s singles main draw for the 13th time as a wild card. Regarding the upcoming trip to Melbourne, the 35-year-old veteran said: “I am very happy to fight for myself again at the end of my career. I have an opportunity to play in a Grand Slam, and this time it’s the Australian Open, so I’m very, very happy because the Australian Open is always the most special.” (End)
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