On January 24, Beijing time, the Australian Open women's singles field broke out a super big cold! The No. 2 seed in the women's singles tournament faced Kanepi, who was only ranked 115th in the world, and finally reversed 7-5 2-6 6-7 and missed the quarter-finals. The match took 2 hours and 19 minutes and was dramatic.
Canepi is currently only ranked 115th in the world, but the 37-year-old veteran is a famous superstar killer. In previous Grand Slam tournaments, he has defeated Grand Slam champions such as Halep and Kenning. In the first round of this Australian Open, Kanepi defeated 3 more Grand Slam champions Kerber.
Sabalenka is currently ranked No. 2 in the world and has been in the same tournament as a tough match, with 3 games being beaten in 3 sets, and all of them are winning two sets in a row without losing one set. And this game is also very much like the previous script. In the only meeting between the two of them, Kanepi laughed and finally won.
In this battle, the two played extremely well in the first set. The two sides maintained their own serves all the way, and the score reached 5 draws. In the crucial 11th set, Canepi briefly forced two break points 40-15, but Sabalenka scored four consecutive runs to save. In the 12th set, Canepi's mood was affected, and he lost four consecutive points in the serve and was directly broken, losing the first set 5-7.
In the second set, Canepi readjusted her mentality, and her form was very amazing, breaking twice in the first four innings to lead directly 4-0. Canepi then retained the lead and pulled back a set 6-2.
The decider was even more dramatic, with Canepi taking the lead in the first set and taking a 4-2 lead at one point. But Sabalenka then broke the eighth set, with the two sides drawing four. In the 9th set, Kanepi broke back again, taking the ball to win the game. As a result, with a 40-0 lead, Canepi actually wasted 4 match points and was broken. Both sides then came to grab ten.
In the first ten innings, Canepi was 5-2 to establish an advantage, but then she lost four consecutive points and was overtaken. At the critical moment, Sabalenka made a mistake to send consecutive match points, this time Canepi did not waste the opportunity, and finally won the ten, 2-1 victory! Kanepi was also very excited, and sitting in the chair seemed a little unbelievable.