The Chinese tennis player Qinwen Zheng, number 111 of the WTA, fulfilled the predictions by winning in the qualifying round of the Australian Open by 1-6, 7-6 and 6-1 in one hour and fifty-five minutes to Coco vandeweghe, American tennis player, number 161 of the WTA. With this result, the winner will be in the next round of the Australian Open.
In the tournament Melbourne (Australian Open Indiv. Fem.) a preliminary qualification phase is held that the tennis players with the lowest ranking have to pass to participate in the official tournament. During this specific phase, 128 tennis players participate. Likewise, it takes place between January 9 and 30 on an open-air hard court.