Zheng Qinwen, ‘yar kasar Sin da ke matsayi na biyar a gasar, ta fara gasar Australian Open da nasara a kan ‘yar Romania Anca Todoni da ci 7-6 (7-3) 6-1 a ranar farko da aka yi wasa a Melbourne. Zheng, wacce ta sha kashi a hannun Aryna Sabalenka a wasan karshe na bara, ta yi wasanta a cikin rufaffiyar Rod Laver Arena bayan ruwan sama ya katse wasannin da aka yi a waje.
Zheng, wadda ta lashe lambar zinare a gasar Olympics, ta yi kasa a gwiwa a wasan farko lokacin da ta kai ga 5-4 40-0, amma ta kasa cin set din. Todoni, ‘yar shekara 20, wacce ba ta taba cin wani dan wasa da ke cikin 50 mafi kyau ba, ta sami damar cin set din a lokacin da ta sami dama uku a kan sabis na Zheng a 6-5, amma ta kasa cin nasara. Zheng ta ci gaba da dagewa kuma ta ci nasara a cikin tie-break.
A wasan na biyu, Zheng ta sami nasara cikin sauki bayan ta fara karya a farkon wasan kuma ta ci gaba da cin nasara. “Wasan farko ba shi da sauqi, musamman saboda na yi kura-kurai – ban san abin da ya faru ba,” in ji Zheng. “Amma na yi farin cikin samun nasara.” Ta kara da cewa, “Tabbas akwai matsin lamba bayan lashe gasar Olympics, amma magoya bayan suna tura ni in zama mafi kyau.”
Yayin da Zheng ta kammala wasanta a cikin gida, ruwan sama mai tsanani ya sa aka dakatar da wasannin da aka yi a waje har zuwa 18:00 na lokacin gida (07:00 GMT).
Daga baya, ‘yar Rasha Mirra Andreeva, ‘yar shekara 17, ta ci nasara a kan Marie Bouzkova da ci 6-3 6-3. Andreeva, wacce ta kai wasan kusa da na karshe a Roland Garros a bara, ta ce ta ji cewa ta kasance cikin gasar WTA. “Yanzu ban ji kamar sabuwar ‘yar wasa ba a cikin gasar. Ina ji cewa na kasance a nan,” in ji Andreeva.
Gasar Australian Open, wacce ita ce babbar gasa ta farko a shekara, za ta ci gaba har zuwa 26 ga Janairu, inda zakarun da suka lashe gasar bara Jannik Sinner da Aryna Sabalenka suka fara karewa. Gasar tana gudana ne a Melbourne Park, wanda ke daukar bakuncin gasar tun 1988.
