Hosted by the Australia Tennis Association, fully supported by the Hengqin New Area Management Committee, and hosted by Zhuhai Huafa Sports Operation and Management Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of Huafa Group, the 2018 Australia Tennis Open Asia-Pacific Wild Card Tournament entered the final battle today, with the cheers of the audience, Chinese teenager, 16-year-old Wang Xinyu overcame the fluctuations and tension during the game, and defeated Papua New Guinea's Terre · Apisa 4-6/7-5/6-4 in the women's singles field. won the championship of this year's wild card tournament, and also took over the wild card for next year's Australian Open women's singles from the hands of Chinese Jinhua Zheng Jie, officially entering the 2018 Australian Open at the age of 16, and also becoming the youngest female player in the main draw of a Grand Slam in Chinese history. In the men's singles, China's Li Zhe failed to continue the hot feeling of the previous round, losing 1-6, 1-6 to Korea's new generation Kwon Chun-woo in today's match, and once again missed the first major of his career. In the 2018 Australian Open Asia-Pacific Wild Card Tournament, after a week of exciting matchups, players from Asian countries and regions also experienced the pleasant climate of Zhuhai, as well as excellent competition hardware facilities and thoughtful player services.

At 12:30 noon today, the women's singles match was the first to be held at the Huafa Center Court. The match was played by China's 16-year-old Wang Xinyu against Papua New Guinea's Terre · Apisa. Just like yesterday's semi-finals, teenager Wang Xinyu felt a little tight in the first set, and suffered a break 1-4 down as soon as she came up, although she chased the score closely, she was still at a disadvantage by breaking a game, and finally handed over the first set 4-6. Wang Xinyu, who adjusted her mood, regrouped and broke serve as soon as she came up in the second set, but the good times did not last long, Wang Xinyu was still in poor condition and lost the service game, and the game came to a disadvantageous situation of falling behind 3-5 and the opponent's turn to serve, as long as the opponent won the serve, the whole game could be ended. Wang Xinyu's mood was also unstable, and the game once fell to the racket. However, the Chinese girl won a valuable break point and successfully cashed in to turn the situation around 7-5. In the third set, the two sides were evenly matched, and after the game was deadlocked to 4-4, Apisa dropped the chain in his own service game and sent three break points in a row, Wang Xinyu broke and won the match point in one fell swoop in her own service game, and successfully won the women's singles championship of this wild card tournament.

"I didn't give up even when I was behind, and that was probably the key to my win today." When talking about the secret of winning this game, Wang Xinyu smiled shyly. Indeed, during the game, Wang Xinyu was once in a backward situation, but he turned the tide at critical moments. As the youngest female player in history to compete in a Grand Slam tournament, the Chinese Jinhua Zheng Jie who presented the award also gave encouragement and affirmation. In the history of Chinese tennis, Li Na, who was also 16 years old at the time, once said that her biggest dream is to break into the top 10, and although this path is difficult, she will always persevere. For 16-year-old Wang Xinyu, the same opportunity has befallen her, Wang Xinyu said: "Li Na and Zheng Jie and other seniors are our role models, and I want to be like them." ”

Wang Xinyu, who was born in a sports family, and her parents also came to today's game. After the game, Wang Xinyu hugged her head with her father and coach to celebrate. Wang Xinyu said that at present, her team has technical coaches from Serbia, physical trainers from Croatia, and the biggest meritorious coach is from her father. Next year, they will also accompany Wang Xinyu to the Australian Open.

In men's singles, Chinese veteran Li Zhe faced off against Korea's new generation player Kwon Chunyu, and Li Zhe resisted for an hour before handing over two 1-6 matches and continuing to miss his first Grand Slam main draw. During the match, Li Zhe failed to find a break opportunity. When talking about this game, Li Zhe said: "The opponent's ball speed is too fast, it's not that I'm not in bad shape. The pace was fast throughout. Although he missed the Grand Slam main event, Li Zhe smiled at the future tennis path: "I still love tennis very much. I can't say how long I can last, but I will continue to fight, and if I can't fight, I will raise my daughter. ”

Men's singles champion Kwon Chun-woo is currently the number two among Korea men's players, ranking second only to Korea's first brother Jung Hyun. Getting a wild card for the Australian Open this time means that two Korea players will compete in the Australian Open at the same time next year. Speaking of this phenomenon, Kwon Chun-woo said: "Zheng Hyun, Lee Deok-hee and other colleagues have played well, which has indeed played a good role in promoting the development of men's tennis in Korea. Kwon Chun-woo, who won the championship, had a smile on his face all the time. Next year's Australian Open is also the first Grand Slam main draw of his career, and for next year's competition, Kwon Chunyu said that he hopes to meet his idol Federer and fulfill his career dream.

In addition to the wonderful matches, the Australia Tennis Association also joined hands with Huafa Group to bring a series of surprises to the audience. After the men's singles awards, Zheng Jie gave away autographed lucky balls to the audience, and at the same time drew the ultimate Australian Open prize for super fans - a free flight to Melbourne to watch the 2018 Australian Open. Regarding this visit to Zhuhai to present the awards, Zheng Jie said that the biggest purpose is to cheer for the young players. For the Hengqin International Tennis Center, in addition to praising the excellent hardware facilities, Zheng Jie said: "The first time I came to Zhuhai, the biggest feeling I felt when I came from Beijing was that the climate here is very good, which is very suitable for playing tennis. I hope that Zhuhai will continue to hold tennis sports, create a good tennis atmosphere for the city, cultivate more tennis people, and promote the development of the national tennis industry. The

Australian Open Asia-Pacific Wild Card Tournament was held in Zhuhai for the second consecutive year, and with the full support of the Australia Tennis Association, Zhuhai Municipal Bureau of Culture, Sports and Tourism, Hengqin New Area Management Committee, Huafa Group and its subsidiary Huafa Sports, the tournament was presented at a higher level. Zhuhai has been hosting various competitions for more than three years, and this sport is gaining more and more support from the people and will continue to develop in the future.