In the first round of the WTA1000 Miami Crown Women's Singles Tournament, the world's 101st-ranked Chinese women's singles champion Wang Qiang defeated the host country's young player Kruger 2-1 (4-6/7-5/6-2) in a reversal, and in the case of losing the first set, the decider broke the opponent's serve three times, ushering in the opening of the main game, and the next round will be against the women's doubles runner-up Gauff of the 2021 US Open.
After Wang Qiang came to Miami, the qualification match in the high-level event of this station played eye-catching, did not encounter too many challenges, the world ranking of the qualifier matchmaker Bronzetti was similar to Wang Qiang, Wang Qiang ranked 101st, Bronzetti was 102nd, but the whole game Wang Qiang firmly controlled the rhythm, 6-3, 6-2 very easily defeated the opponent, ushered in the first round of the women's singles main tournament of the Miami Crown, the opponent was the host wild card contestant Kruger.
The first set by the American player Kruger took the lead in serving, both sides in the first 5 innings did not find a break opportunity in the opponent's serve, until the 6th game Wang Qiang's serve first lost, in the face of Kruger's fierce serve, Wang Qiang chose to risk increasing the power of the serve, but unfortunately the effect was not ideal, and finally was broken by the opponent, the score came to 2-4, followed by the 7th set Wang Rose served the ball, got 2 break points in a row, but failed to convert into a break, were saved by Kruger one by one, and saved successfully. Fortunately, in the next 2 sets, Wang Qiang chased to 4-5 with a break, but Wang Qiang's 10th set of serve could not be held, and he was defeated 6-4 after being hit by the opponent's continuous bottom line.
In the second set, Wang Qiang actively mobilized the state, the opponent came up to the first set of the serve into a passive, Wang Qiang bottom line large angle of the transfer, after consecutive wins, the smooth break won. However, in the 2nd set, Wang Qiang's own serve was not saved, the opponent quickly broke back a set, and then the 8 sets of the game between the two sides to maintain a stable, the score battle to 5-5, the 11th set Wang Qiang suddenly sent a force, a fatal break of the opponent's vital set, to achieve a 6-5 lead, Wang Qiang did not make the last set of the last set was broken and led to the loss of the first set, after saving the break point, it was difficult to save the two to pull the two back to the same running line 7-5.
In the third set, Wang Qiang became more and more courageous! Opponent Kruger's first set of serve was overwhelmed, Wang Qiang was full of firepower on the bottom line, playing the opponent with repeated mistakes, and soon Wang Qiang easily broke 2 degrees, plus his own serve to save 2 sets, the score quickly came to a huge advantage of 4-0, although Kruger did not give Wang Qiang another chance to break in the 5th set, won the first set of the decisive set, and broke Wang Qiang in the 6th set, Wang Qiang broke back to stop the decline, with a 5-2 score to his own serve to win the game, with Wang Qiang's sideways straight-line win, with Wang Qiang's flank straight- The 6-2 win won the game and won the main game of the Miami Crown.
Wang Qiang's next opponent is still the host player of the United States, the 14th seed Gao Fu in the past year's fourth meeting, Wang Qiang lost 2 opponents last year but this year's Australian Open Wang Qiang defeated Gao Fu to win, this game Gao Fu comprehensive strength is dominant, and sits on the advantage of the home, hoping that Wang Qiang can continue the good feel of the Australian Open.