(Central News Agency reporter Huang Qiaowen, Taipei, 17th) Taiwan tennis player Zeng Junxin made his debut in the Grand Slam tournament. Today, in the first round of the Australian Open men’s singles, he lost to German player Ou 4-6, 3-6, 2-6. Special, missed the first Grand Slam victory.
Tennis’ first grand slam of the year, the Australian Open, debuted at Melbourne Park today. World No. 190 Tsang Junxin, 20 years old this year, won the Australian Open wild card ticket by winning the second leg of the Maya Tennis Challenge at the end of last year. He once won the 2018 Australian Open Junior Men’s Singles runner-up. This is the first time he has knocked off the stage of a Grand Slam tournament since he switched to a professional career.
Tsang Junxin’s first match in the Australian Open was once morest Oscar Otte, a 28-year-old German player who ranked 96th. Otte reached the top 16 at the US Open last year, and the two sides faced off for the first time in their careers; On his debut, Tsang Junxin admitted before the game that he was excited and looking forward to it, hoping to maintain a normal heart and give his best performance.
The two sides broke each other’s serve game today. Tsang Junxin lost serve in the 6th game. He wasted 5 break points in the next game and failed to win, falling behind 2-5, but Zeng Junxin showed resilience and broke back in the 9th game, but unfortunately At the end of the set, the serve might not be saved, and the first set was abandoned 4-6.
In the early part of the second set, the two sides were at a stalemate for a while, and they broke each other in the second half. Tsang Junxin lost his serve once more and lost the second set 3-6. The third set also failed to resist the opponent’s offensive, and the serving game was continuously broken by the opponent. 2 to 6 swallowed.
Tsang Junxin became the only Taiwanese tennis player to appear in the singles tournament this year, since Xie Shuwei, the first Taiwanese tennis sister who made it to the top 8 of the Australian Open last year, did not participate this year. (Editor: Tang Shengyang) 1110117
