The 2022 Australian Open top 16 male and female players hit the quarterfinals, no one could have imagined that we witnessed the breakthrough of some players, and even moved by their strength and spirit.
Cornett
The French player is definitely one of the most touching at the 2022 Australian Open. She played in the Grand Slam for the 63rd time, the Australian Open for the 17th time, and the quarter-final of the Grand Slam for the sixth time, defeating halep, who was favored by experts, ending the latter's eight consecutive wins in the new season, and finally reaching the quarterfinals of the Grand Slam women's singles for the first time.
It was not easy for her to persist from the age of 15 to the age of 32. What is even more emotional is that the post-match hosts Dokic and Korne embraced affectionately, announcing that 13 years ago she waited for the winner between Cornett and Safina in the fifth round, but Cornett lost to Safina and missed the quarterfinals, who knows that in the past so many years, Dockc and Safina have long since retired, Cornett is still insisting, and finally ushered in a new breakthrough.
Carnepi
Kanepi, who has fallen out of the world's top 100, has always been a seed bomb, having beaten the TOP10 13 times before, including 8 grand slams. This time she played the giant killer again, making a new breakthrough in her career. Although she wasted four match points under a 40-0 lead on a serve-win, she withstood the pressure in the scramble and beat world number two Sabalenka, her third win over the TOP2 (2011 Tokyo No.1 Wozniacki, 2018 US Open No.1 Halep).
Not only that, she reached the quarterfinals of the Australian Open for the first time in her career, which is also the seventh grand slam quarterfinals of her career, and what is even more awe-inspiring is that she has been 36 years old since she turned professional in 2000, and finally achieved the achievement of the eight finals of the Grand Slam.
Other players have also made new breakthroughs, as follows:
Swatak defeated Costia 5-7, 6-3, 6-3 to play at the Australian Open for the fourth time, finally reaching the quarter-finals of the Australian Open for the first time and reaching the quarter-finals of a Grand Slam for the third time (2020 French Open champion, 2021 French Open quarterfinals). She also became the first Polish player in six years to reach the quarter-finals of the Australian Open women's singles (A-Radwanska).
Last year's French Open champion and No. 4 seed Krejickova swept the two-time champion and 24th seed Azarenka 6-2, 6-2 to reach the quarterfinals of the Australian Open for the first time, and is expected to continue to refresh his best record at the Australian Open.
Sinar defeated local darling DeMinal 7-6 (3), 6-3, 6-4 to reach the quarter-finals of the Australian Open for the first time after the French Open, becoming the youngest player to advance to the Australian Open's quarter-finals since Kjergasse in 2015, and working with compatriot Berrettini, who also reached the quarter-finals of the Australian Open for the first time, to achieve the four Grand Slam all-eight, created the history of having two Italian men's players in the Australian Open's quarter-finals for the first time. The last time this happened at a Grand Slam was in 1973 (Panata and Bertolucci).
Ariasim defeated Cilic 2-6, 7-6 (7), 6-2, 7-6 (4) to reach the quarter-finals of the Australian Open for the first time, reaching the quarter-finals of three consecutive Grand Slams and consolidating the world's top ten position.
The 2022 Australian Open witnessed their breakthrough, which is great. The charm of tennis is always like this, always let us see full of positive energy and wonderful stories. (Source: Tennis House Author: Stray Rabbit)