The 2022 Australian Open women's singles quarterfinals were all born, and the next matches are as follows: Barty vs Pegura, Kregitkova vs Keys, Collins vs. Koone, Swartec vs. Canepi. But for the 32-year-old veteran Koone and the post-00s youngster Swataker, this is a different day, because this is the first time in their careers that they have reached the australian open women's singles quarterfinals.
Svatek overcame the passivity of losing a set first, and finally eliminated Romanian veteran Kostia 5-7, 6-3, 6-3, and advanced to the women's singles quarterfinals at Melbourne Park for the first time in his career. Although Swatak won the 2020 French Open, she is still young and has a lot to achieve.
After winning the last round, Swataker, who went into his second week for three consecutive years, wrote on camera: "It's time to create my best record at the Australian Open." Today she withstood the pressure and went one step further, becoming the first Polish female player to reach the quarterfinals of the Australian Open in six years! After successfully advancing to the Australian Open women's singles quarterfinals, Svatek is not only the only post-00 player, but also one of the three top 20 players who are still in the competition, the other two being Barty and Krejicova.
After qualifying, Svatek cried again, and the Polish girl's explanation for this was: For me, a week without crying is not a week. I cried when I lost, and I cried when I won, and you all have to get used to me. Speaking at the post-match press conference, Swartec said: "Costia put a lot of pressure on me, I need to overcome some doubts, I did a good job, but after losing the first set, the data from the counter-attack is still not very good, so this is still something I am trying to do. ”
After winning the victory, swatak wept with joy and knelt down to celebrate, she was constantly achieving her goals. In another arena, the same scene was staged again, with the 32-year-old veteran French star Coney beating the 14th seed Halep 6-4, 3-6, 6-4, ending the latter's eight-game winning streak in the new season, and finally reaching the quarterfinals for the first time in a grand slam tournament for the 63rd time in his career.
From his debut at the French Open in 2005 to his first Grand Slam quarter-finals at the 2022 Australian Open, Koone has waited a long time. After the game, Coné's live interview had many poignant spots, "Try again, it's never too late!" "This year's Australian Open is Koone's 63rd Grand Slam singles tournament and his 60th consecutive appearance since the 2007 Australian Open, and if this year's four Grand Slam tournaments remain full attendance, Cone will be able to break the record of 62 consecutive Grand Slam women's singles tournaments held by Ai Sugiyama in the US Open."
"After 30 minutes of playing, my brain was overloaded, my vision was no longer clear, my hands were shaking, and I was thinking, 'If I only play for 30 minutes, how can I hold out until the end?'" But I think on the other side of the net, Halep didn't feel much better than I did, and my coaching staff helped me a lot. Corne then said, "Try again, it's never too late." That's why I keep playing tennis. It is for this moment that I can share all my emotions with all of you on the field. The journey continues and I still can't believe it. ”
Halep, as an opponent, also paid tribute to Konei after the game. There are many impossibilities on the field, whether it is the 32-year-old veteran Koone, or the post-00s young player Swatak, they are all worthy of respect. The game is like that, full of competition, but also full of unknowns, for them, enjoy the next game, come on!