A victory in one game may not prove anything, but for Wang Qiang, who has just celebrated her 30th birthday, her desire for victory in this game is definitely beyond everyone's imagination.
At about 1:30 p.m. Beijing time, Margaret Court ushered in a tournament that was highly concerned by Chinese fans, and the 18th seed Gao Fu ushered in the challenge of wang Qiang, the former sister of Jinhua.
Born on March 13, 2004 in Deira Beach, Florida, Gauff is a full round younger than Wang Qiang, but the age gap does not represent a lack of experience and skills, and the tennis supernova won his first tour title at the age of 15.
At Wimbledon in 2019, Gauff, who was not yet 16 years old at the time, had already reached the fourth round of the Grand Slam women's singles, and last year's French Open she was in the women's singles quarterfinals, refreshing her best record in the Grand Slam arena (women's singles).
On the other hand, Although Wang Qiang is a full 12 years older than Gao Fu, her best Slam record is only the only time that she has reached the quarterfinals of women's singles, and the fourth round of the 2020 Australian Open is her second best result on the Grand Slam stage.
Before the game, almost no one was optimistic about Wang Qiang's victory, and the winning odds were also 1.08 far better than Wang Qiang's 8.00, but as the game progressed, the fans seemed to see a new Wang Qiang.
With clear thinking and clear tactics, Wang Qiang's arsenal has many tricks, more landing points and full blooms; on the contrary, Gao Fu is frequently mistaken, and the impatient mood is completely written on his face and reflected in the score.
In the end, Wang Qiang swept the 18th seed Gao Fu with a score of 6-4 6-2, and finally won the first victory in three meetings between the two sides, and advanced to the second round of the Australian Open after two years.
So how precious is this victory for Wang Qiang? It was her first Tour-level victory since last year's French Open (not counted in the Olympics) and her first win against the TOP20 since beating Serena Williams at the 2020 Australian Open.
Although the world ranking has slipped to 100 places away, Wang Qiang still used her tenacious performance to impress fans again, "Australia may really be my blessed land," the winning Wang Qiang said in a post-match interview.
National champion, Asian champion, tour champion, Grand Slam quarterfinalist, world highest ranking has come to 12th place... As a professional player, Wang Qiang's current achievements are quite good, but obviously she still wants to rush again in her thirty stage.
Under the guidance of the famous tennis star Cash, Wang Qiang's future development is still worth looking forward to! Her next opponent is Uyvank, and she expects Wang Qiang to continue to achieve good results! (Source: House of Tennis Author: Barbie)