On January 19, in the second round of the Australian Open women's singles, Wang Qiang defeated Belgium's Ujtfank in three sets to reach the third round of the Australian Open for the third time in his career, returning to the round of 32 of a Grand Slam after two years.
With Uitfank returning the ball to the net, the "late strike" Wang Qiang finally won in a three-set battle that took 132 minutes, reversing it 2-6, 7-6, 6-3, and reaching the third round of the Australian Open for the third time in her career. After returning to the round of 32 of a Grand Slam after two years, Wang Qiang will compete with American star Case across the net to compete for a ticket to the round of 16.
Among the five golden flowers that advanced to the second round, Wang Qiang was undoubtedly the most optimistic, after all, the opponent Uit Fank was only ranked 55th in the world. In the first round of the game to overturn Gauff, Wang Qiang showed the fiery feel after the return of the state. However, after transferring from the stadium to the outer court of no. 17, Wang Qiang was "cold in the hand".
In the first set, Wang Qiang's first serve was challenged, and under the opponent's fast-paced re-draw, her previous "reliable" forehand made consecutive unforced errors, and soon fell behind 1-4. At the end of the set, Wang Qiang went online with the ball in order to disrupt the opponent's rhythm, which also confirmed the mistake of tactical layout. She scored just 38 percent of her first shot in the entire game.
Entering the second set, Wang Qiang strengthened her offense and return depth in time, but unfortunately, she was the first to achieve a break, and she was always in a state of disconnection and could not hold the serve. In the 6th set, Wang Qiang played more patiently on the bottom line, using the advantage of accumulating multiple shots to break the deadlock with a forehand victory, but she failed to take advantage of the break to chase, but was pushed by her opponent to a 4-5 and 5-6 trail at the end of the set. At the critical moment, Wang Qiang, who had a semi-home advantage, withstood the test and won the winning score in a row of "Fa Wei" in the seventh set to win a city 7-6.
Under the momentum of this and that, Wang Qiang, who released the pressure, played more calmly, especially the strategy of chasing the opponent in the decisive game also highlighted the advantages, forcing the opponent to make mistakes many times. In his own serve game, Wang Qiang can also be based on the imaginative line combination, and at the end of the set, Wang Qiang played the attack wave of the next three consecutive sets to win 6-3 and reverse the promotion.
In the whole game, Wang Qiang's state was good and bad, and the attack was not good when she attacked became the key to her passive encounter with bitter battles. Judging from the ratio of 39 mistakes in the three-set game with 25 winning points, China Jinhua still needs to be carefully summarized after the game, especially how to "not lose his mind" to maintain the score lead after gaining an advantage, and how to judge the situation at the best time to go online, which is crucial to whether she can go further. But the good news is that Wang Qiang can make a thrilling comeback in the case of a total score lag (95-104), get rid of the haze of consecutive defeats in the season, her resistance to pressure has been tested again, and under the "double harvest" of points and confidence, she will also strive to continue to create surprises in Melbourne.
Returning to the australian open round of 32, Wang Qiang bluntly said that the weather was tricky: the wind was so strong, but I was quite stable
Since the Chinese girl brought a surprise of five wins and five wins in the first round of the Australian Open women's singles, if the survival rate of the second round is not high, it does not have to be regarded as too much of a scare.
Especially for the three little flowers, they all faced high-level opponents at least the top 5 seed level in the second round. Wang Xiyu and Zheng Qinwen faced French Open champions Krechkova and Sakkari yesterday, but they basically did not see the hope of winning, and both were directly dropped; today, Wang Xinyu faced the No. 2 seed Sabalenka on Central Court, and although he won the first set, he still failed to win.
Fortunately, Wang Qiang will continue the victory, she lost a set 2-6 first, 7-6 and 6-3 reverse Uit Fank, reaching the women's singles round of 32. The scene of this game was very windy, and Wang Qiang also talked about the impact of the wind several times after the game: "The wind is really big, and the opponent starts well; fortunately, I have always reminded myself to actively adapt to the game environment, especially to adjust my steps." Although the score looked ups and downs, in fact, from the first set to the last set, I did not have any outrageous mistakes, and the completion of this game was still quite high. ”
After last year's Olympic Games, Wang Qiang basically shut down the season early and did not return to the tour. However, because of the surprise of her comeback after 9 months away from the tour in the early years of the epidemic, she felt quite comfortable returning to the tour, and finally had the opportunity to test the focus of training with Pat Cash.
"I played something that was improving in training and that's what makes me happiest." Wang Qiang revealed that she further modified her serve action in the hope of continuing to improve the power of the serve; her backhand has always been a special skill, and Cash hopes that her forehand can also become a deadly weapon. In addition, after having a shallow ball, she actively ends the score on the Internet, which is also her ability to improve. In short, I hope that my playing style can be more three-dimensional and diversified, and expand a new living space and career years for the career path after the age of 30.
Compared with the first round of upset Gough, Wang Qiang believes that this game is actually more difficult and can continue to boost her self-confidence. Although she laughed and said it was a "secret" when asked by foreign media reporters about her goals for this season, these two victories have proved that she is clearly beyond the current ranking and has also made a good start to the 2022 season.
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