On the day that China celebrated their biggest day in tennis history, with the legendary Li Na having won her second Grand Slam trophy at the 2014 Australian Open, an inspired Zheng Qinwen ended Dayana Yastremska’s fairytale journey in Melbourne, which had started three weeks back in the qualifiers, to book a date with defending Australian Open champion Aryna Sabalenka in her maiden Grand Slam final. Zheng beat the Ukrainian 6-4, 6-4 on the Rod Laver Arena, less than two hours after Sabalenka took down Coco Gauff in the semifinal in straight sets, to become the second Chinese player in history to reach a major final.