Original title: Zhang Shuai saved match point by winning double tiebreaker, overturned Garcia, and progressed to the quarter-finals at Tokyo Station
CCTV News: On September 21, Beijing time, the second round of the women’s singles competition will begin at Tokyo Station 2022 WTA500. Chinese player Zhang Shuai fought fiercely for 2 hours and 30 minutes. After resolving a match point in the third set, he successfully overturned a double tiebreaker and ultimately defeated the No. 2 in the match for 4-6 / 7-6 (5) / 7-6 (5).
In the first set, Garcia felt hot as soon as he came out, scoring 8 of the first 10 points and opening with a 2-0 lead. Zhang Shuai gradually improved his state, but Garcia had no choice but to serve the ball all the time. After 40 minutes of play, Zhang Shuai lost the first set 4-6. In the first game, Garcia hit 10 aces balls.
In the second set Zhang Shuai was leading 3-0 at the start, although he failed to take the lead 5-2 and was dragged to the tiebreaker, but he also overcame a 1-3 behind in the tie. -break. break and finished 7-6 (5) Pull back a city. This is also the first time in five fights in their careers that a tiebreaker is required. In this set, Garcia hit other 8-axis balls. As soon as the match was over, Zhang Shuai communicated with the referee, saying that he was hungry and needed to eat bread. Coach Liu Shuo in the stands immediately went to get ready when he heard it.
In the third set, both teams played steadily in their respective service games, but Zhang Shuai faced a break point in the tenth game, but survived the pressure to save a match point and served an exciting serve. The game entered the tie-break again. Zhang Shuai quickly reversed the passive situation in the passive opening of 0-2 and cashed in the second match point opportunity to win the tiebreak again with 7-6 (5). thus successfully undoing the deletion. Garcia! Garcia shot 27 ace balls in the entire game, but was ultimately defeated by Zhang Shuai.
Zhang Shuai successfully avenged the defeat to Garcia in the third round of Wimbledon this year, and also rewrote the two teams’ record to 3 wins and 2 losses; this is also the eighth time that Zhang Shuai has defeated a Top 10 player in her career. After winning this match, Zhang Shuai earned 100 points and a bonus of US $ 20,505, finishing 26th in real time.If he manages to win the championship at this station, he breaks through the highest ranking of his career.
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