Sohu Sports News On January 22, Beijing time, the 2022 Tennis Grand Slam Australian Open continued. In a focus match in the third round of the women’s singles, No. 2 seed Sabalenka made three consecutive double faults ( 10), lost a set first and defeated the 31st seed Wandrosova 4-6/6-3/6-1. Sabalenka staged a good comeback in three consecutive rounds and advanced to the top 16 of the Australian Open women’s singles.
The Belarusian star Sabalenka achieved a breakthrough last season and reached the semi-finals at Wimbledon and the US Open. Sabalenka started this season in poor form. The first two warm-up matches of the Australian Open were all lost, and the two games were sent out respectively. With 19 and 21 double faults, this year’s Australian Open played as the No. 2 seed. In the first round, he lost a set to reverse Saunders 2-1. In the second round, against Chinese teenager Wang Xinyu, Sabalenka lost another set first. reverse. In the third round, Sabalenka will face the strong Wandrosova, who has a record in the French Open final, and has won 2 matches in each of the previous two matches.
In the first set, Wandrosova, who was the first to serve, hit the opponent as soon as she came up. Sabalenka made double faults in a row, and Wandrosova even broke the belt to maintain a 2-0 lead. Sabalenka made a break in the sixth game with their own serve. After that, the serving state was still unsatisfactory. The next serving game was troubled by double faults again. Disc victory.
In the second set, Wandrosova got the break point in the first game and failed to fulfill it. In the second game, Sabalenka’s state improved significantly and completed the break. After that, she kept her 3-0 lead in serve. In the fourth game, Sabalenka’s bottom-line forehand power continued to show, and she got another break point opportunity. Wandrosova improved her serve to resolve the break point. Then Sabalenka’s serving status improved steadily, and she continued to serve 6-3. Won the second set and the total score came to a 1-1 tie.
In the deciding set, Sabalenka forced another break point in the first game, Wandrosova saved the break point and secured serve. In the third game, Sabalenka continued to receive the serve and scored consecutive winning points to complete the break. In the four games, Sabalenka made a double mistake to send a break point, and then returned to serve and completed a 3-1 lead. It was difficult for Wandrosova, who was behind, to get a chance to counterattack. Sabalenka regained his offensive touch and broke serve twice, and even broke the belt and secured a 6-1 victory in the deciding set.
In the end, Sabalenka, the No. 2 seed in the tournament, gradually regained her form and staged a good reversal after losing a set in three consecutive games. She defeated Wandrosova 3-1 to advance to the top 16, and she will encounter Kanepi in the next round. The whole game took 1 hour and 49 minutes. Sabalenka completed 1 ACES ball and 10 double faults in the game, which is also the least double fault in the past 5 games. Wandrosova has 6 ACES balls and 5 double faults. error. Sabalenka leads the opponent with a success rate of 65% and a scoring rate of 79%. Sabalenka led 36-24 on the winning point, and Wandrosova was 29-36 lower than her opponent in an unforced error. In the break segment, Wandrosova broke 6 break points twice, and Sabalenka cashed 8 break points 5 times.Return to Sohu, see more
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