PHOTO An unusual detail at a Grand Slam winner’s match. The broadcast director could not help | Sports.sk

In the second round of the WTA tournament in Hong Kong, Simona Halepová and Anne Blinková faced each other. The Russian tennis player got the final victory after the sets 6: 2, 6: 1. However, viewers near the screens began to notice interesting details that were responsible for the director of the broadcast.

“I played the best tennis of my life. I was prepared for a lot of long exchanges, because Simona is known to have made no mistakes. I tried to be very consistent, run all over the court and return every ball,” said Anna Blinkovová at the end of the game, which lasted 63 minutes.

In addition to the match itself, viewers were also interested in curious details in the broadcast on the official WTA website, which was accessible to all users with a free account. The cameras were too often focused on the chief judge.

Martina Baldiová appeared on the screens before the game and then at almost every break. It often happened that the cameras focused on the referee without interruption even for a few tens of seconds at the expense of the two tennis players. So the audience could follow every movement and facial expression.

The will of the Italian referee did not please Simona Halepova. The two-time Grand Slam winner (Roland Garros 2018 and Wimbledon 2019) lost to Anna Blinková, who has played 38 matches this year. On the other hand, the Romanian tennis player has been absent from the courts since spring, but she made wonderful exchanges.