2024-01-27 18:07 United Daily News reporter Su Zhishe/Report in real time Shabalenka defeated mainland Chinese female player Zheng Qinwen and became the first player to successfully defend the Australian Open women’s singles title since 2013. …
The Australian Open women’s singles final was held today. Belarusian star Aryna Sabalenka defeated Chinese mainland female player Zheng Qinwen 6:3, 6:2, becoming the first Australian Open women’s singles champion to successfully defend her title since 2013. player of.
Shabalenka performed strongly in the first set, winning 3 consecutive games at the beginning. It was not until the 4th game that Zheng Qinwen successfully held serve. Shabalenka entered the 8th game with a 5:2 lead, and once achieved 3 set points. But Zheng Qinwen worked hard to equalize, relying on three aces in a single game to keep serve. In the 9th game, Shabalenka kept serve and also won the last point of the set.
In the second set, Sabalenka’s condition improved again. She won 2 games in a row at the beginning. When Zheng Qinwen took the lead in the third game, there was a sudden noise in the audience and the game was temporarily suspended. This did not affect Zheng Qinwen’s first time holding serve, but then Sabalenka Winning 3 games in a row, Zheng Qinwen held serve again in the crucial 7th game. In the 8th game, Shabalenka missed 4 championship points and was once forced to break serve. However, she equalized with an ace first and then won 2 points in a row. She raised her hands high to celebrate the victory. .
Shabalenka defeated Chinese mainland female player Zheng Qinwen and became the first player to successfully defend the Australian Open women’s singles title since 2013. …
Azarenka won the Australian Open women’s singles championship again after last year, becoming the first player to successfully defend the title after compatriot Victoria Azarenka in 2012 and 2013. Coincidentally, Azarenka also won the title in 2013. Successfully defended her title by defeating mainland Chinese player Li Na.
The only previous match between Zheng Qinwen and Sabalenka was in the quarter-finals of last year’s US Open. At that time, Zheng Qinwen lost in straight games 1:6, 4:6, and there was no break point in the game. Before the game, Shaba Lianka, who was ranked in the world Lian Ka ranked 2nd and Zheng Qinwen ranked 15th. They were at a disadvantage regardless of competition or results.
However, Zheng Qinwen became the second Chinese player in history to enter the Grand Slam finals after Li Na at the Australian Open, which also allows her to enter the top 10 of the world’s women’s singles next week. The 21-year-old Zheng Qinwen encountered the epidemic when she entered professional tennis in 2020. In 2022, he officially challenged the WTA Tour, and his ranking rose from 143rd to 25th. He continued to advance in 2023, and was also named the Most Improved Player of the Year by the WTA.
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