On January 18, Beijing time, the Australian Open almost broke out the biggest cold goal since the opening of the tournament! Women's Singles No. 2 seed Sabarenka faced Australian homegrown Sanders with a wild card, and at one point fell behind 5-7, 1-3. But then she played a nine-game winning streak and finally defeated her opponent 5-7, 6-3, 6-2, and reversed to advance to the second round.
In recent years, the women's tennis world has shown a situation of a hundred flowers. At last year's US Open, the 19-year-old Chinese rising star Radulcanu started from the qualifiers and won the championship with a 10-game winning streak, stunning the world. Of course, Barty, the number one seed at the Australian Open, is the biggest favorite, and with the strength of the local battle and the signing table, Barty has the hope of winning the championship at the local Grand Slam for the first time.
As the No. 2 seed, Sabalenka also had high hopes. The Belarusian has never advanced to a final at a Grand Slam in his career. But in the past two Grand Slam Wimbledon and US Open, she has broken into the top 4. At the Australian Open, Sabalenka faced the local 28-year-old Sanders in the first round, who is currently ranked 135th in the world and relied on wild cards to qualify for the main tournament.
However, after the start of the game, the situation did not move forward in the track that Sabalenka had envisioned. In the first two sets of the first set, the two sides broke each other's serves. In the third set, Sanders broke again. In the fifth set, Sanders scored four consecutive runs to give a 4-1 lead. Sabalenka then broke back-to-back to make it 3-4. In the eighth set, Sanders saved the break point to save the serve, 5-3. Although Sabalenka won two consecutive sets to tie 5-5, Sanders then went down two consecutive sets to win the first set 7-5.
In the second set, Sanders still had the advantage at the beginning, taking a 3-1 lead after taking the lead. In the fifth set, Sabalenka struggled to hold on. The two then fought fiercely in the sixth set. After 3 equal points, Sabalenka broke back. The 7th set was a turning point in the game, and after four equals between the two sides, Sabalenka struggled to save and Sanders was a little discouraged. Sabalenka won two straight sets to pull back a set 6-3.
The rhythm of the decider has come fully to Sabarenka's side, she has taken a 4-0 lead after winning four consecutive sets and has played nine consecutive innings. The game lost suspense and in the end Sabalenka won the third set 6-2 and reversed the promotion 2-1.