Australian Open first round: US Open women's singles runner-up upset defeat to Australian wild card players

MELBOURNE, Jan. 18 (Xinhua) -- The 2022 Australian Open entered the second day of the first round on the 18th, and the 2021 US Open women's singles runner-up from Canada and the No. 23 seed Fernandez lost to Australian youngster Inglis, who was playing with a wild card.

In the first set, the two sides played more glue, and the score alternately rose. In the seventh set, Inglis took the lead in breaking to seize the lead and finally won the first set 6:4.

In the second set, Inglis opened with two consecutive serves and led the way. In the sixth set, the two sides began a tug-of-war, playing five innings to tie the score, and finally Inglis scored directly with a serve to save the serve, just one step away from victory. In the eighth set, Inglis won the second set 6:2 despite missing a match point.

The victory also became the 24-year-old's best performance in a Grand Slam singles match. After the game, she excitedly said that she couldn't believe the victory.

"I think I executed the game plan well and controlled my emotions very well and I was very happy to win the first round of the Australian Open in front of the audience." Inglis said.

Fernandez failed to break his australian open record for a "one-round trip". She said in the post-match press conference that she had made too many mistakes. "I didn't find the right way to cope, I didn't get the game into the third set, today doesn't belong to me... The only thing I can do now is to go back on the pitch and practice hard and get ready for the next game. ”

In the second round, Inglis will face Heli Baptiste, a qualifier who has reached the Australian Open for the first time. (End)