On 19 January, the 2022 Australian Open continued. In the women's singles match, Jinhua Wang Qiang stubbornly reversed Belgium's Van · Ujfank, once again advanced to the australian open round of 32. In the women's doubles, the No. 4 seeded Zhang Shuai/Stosur combination and the Xu Yipan/Yang Zhaoxuan combination defeated their opponents and successfully advanced to the next round.
Before this women's singles match, Wang Qiang and Uyvank had played each other twice, with each side winning one. It is worth mentioning that in the second round of the 2019 US Open, Wang Qiang defeated the Belgian and reached the women's singles quarterfinals all the way, creating her best record in a Grand Slam event. Now in Melbourne, the two met again, the first set of Wang Qiang failed to fully enter the state, both the serve and the bottom line confrontation link is at a disadvantage, and finally lost a set 2-6.
In the second set, Wang Qiang quickly adjusted his state, and the battle situation on the field also became glued. Wang Qiang broke his hair three times, but all of them were recovered by Uyvank, and the two sides had to enter the cruel "Seven Robbery War". In the crucial seven-set game, Wang Qiang was eliminated by only two points at one point, but she calmly fought and finally won a set 7-6. After entering the decider, Wang Qiang had stronger confidence and played better. At the end of the set, she won three consecutive sets, thus defeating Ujbank 6-3, 2-1, and advancing to the Australian Open women's singles round of 32 after 2019 and 2020.
Talking about his two consecutive wins after the game, Wang Qiang said: "This game is more difficult than the first round, in the game, the wind on the scene is really big, the opponent played well after the opening, fortunately, I have always reminded myself to actively adapt to the game environment, especially to adjust the pace. Although the game was thrilling, from beginning to end, I didn't think I made too many outrageous mistakes, and the degree of completion of the game was relatively high, and the victory of this game was conducive to further enhancing my self-confidence. Interestingly, when pressed by reporters about Wang Qiang's goals for this season, she smiled and said: "It's a secret. ”
In fact, before the start of this Australian Open, Wang Qiang did not adjust to her best state, but defeated the 18th seed of the tournament and the American talented girl Gauff in the first round, which made her regain her confidence. In addition, Wang Qiang and coach Pat · Cash's collaboration is also getting more and more effective, "The coach has been hoping that I will improve in some aspects, and after a period of practice, now I can use these techniques more confidently in the game, which is better." In the 3rd round of the Australian Open, Wang Qiang will play against former US Open runner-up Case, who has been in good shape this season, after she had just won the women's singles competition in Adelaide. Fighting a strong hand again, I also hope that Wang Qiang can continue to work hard and go further!
In the Australian Open women's doubles, Zhang Shuai and Xu Yipan also performed eye-catching. Tournament No. 4 seeds Zhang Shuai/Stosur face another cross-country duo, Weiwei Kato/Santamaria, in the first round. The two sides played a big game in the decider, and in the decider, the more experienced Zhang Shuai/Stosur seized the opportunity, and finally they won 2-1 with a big score to advance to the next round, with three sets of 6-3, 2-6, 6-1. In another doubles match, Tianjin's Xu Yipan paired up with her partner Yang Zhaoxuan, who also beat the multinational duo of Kenning/Pudtinseva by a score of 2-1.
Zhang Shuai and Stosur