On the morning of March 31, Beijing time, the Miami match ended the women's singles quarterfinals. In a highly anticipated new Boss Slam championship showdown, ST World No. 1 Swatek spent only 1 hour and 17 minutes to defeat two-time Wimbledon champion Czech veteran Kvitova in two straight sets 6-3 6-3 to advance to the women's singles semifinals and win 15 consecutive wins in the WTA1000 tournament.
At the start of the game, both sides quickly got into shape, and the fast-paced strong stalemate showed the level of a Grand Slam championship match. Neither side was able to make a difference in the first five sets of the other set, and the score came to 2:3. In the crucial 6th inning, Kvitova's focus declined somewhat, the quality of the return ball dropped, and Svatek seized the opportunity to break. After that, the two sides exchanged serves, and Svatek took the next set 6-3. In the third set of the second set, Swatake put a lot of pressure on Kova's serve, getting break points four times, but they were all saved by Kova with a beautiful winning score, and it was difficult to save the serve. In the fifth set of the second set, Swatek once again got the break point, this time she did not waste the opportunity, the first break point directly won. After that, Kvitova failed to find a good opportunity in Svatek's serve, and in the 3:5 service, Kova, who had reached a bottleneck in physical fitness and energy, completely lost the focus of the shot and had no intention of fighting, and Svatek once again achieved a break to lock up the victory of the whole game 6-3.
In this game, Kvitova's second-serve scoring rate was only a pitiful 28%, while Svatek was as high as 67%. The huge gap in this data became the main reason for Kova's defeat in this game. Pre-match fans believed that if Kova wanted to win the cold, Swatake's relatively weak rib serve was a breakthrough. But recently, Svatek has worked hard to make up for this shortcoming, from the Australian Open to the present, not only the number of double errors has been significantly reduced, but the landing point and rotation of the serve have also improved, making Kova, who was originally good at grabbing the serve, make a series of mistakes in this game. Once unable to establish an advantage in the hair extension link and dragged into the bottom line to shoot more, the 32-year-old Kova is obviously not the opponent of Svatek, who is 11 years younger than herself. Swatake showed a strong offensive and defensive conversion ability in this game, carrying Kova's "three-plate axe", and for most of the players to form a winning shot, Iga still saved the ball back to the bottom line, forcing Kova to play extreme speed and landing point to get a point. In Kova's serve, Sva launched a powerful attack on Kova's second shot, Kova tried to get rid of the restraint, tried the tactics of serving the net, was played by iga with a high-quality crossing, wanted to play more aggressively, but because the possession ability was no longer the same, he sent outrageous mistakes. It is worth mentioning that Kova's several limit shorts became the highlights of the game, but they were not enough to influence the outcome of the game.
Previously, Kova was plagued by asthma and rarely performed well in the hot and humid North American hard court. In this Miami race, Kova has already shown a long-lost level, reaching the quarterfinals and equaling her best record in Miami. However, in the face of the 20-year-old world number one, it still exposed the gap in the bottom line's multi-shooting ability and swallowed the defeat. For players who eat youth meals, as they age, the decline in physical ability is irreversible. Especially for Kova's style of play, a little bit of strength is not enough, and the previous brilliant winning points will become unforced mistakes.
After the match, Swatek praised Cova as "a legend". Yes, the first Grand Slam champion after the 90s, Kvitova, has also reached the age of being revered as a legend in the blink of an eye! After Cova was out, the oldest player in the Miami Final Four was Pegula, 27. In recent years, it has become normal for young players to reach the end of the signing table, and a Grand Slam champion over the age of 30 in the women's online is Kerber of Wimbledon in 2018. It can be said that the women's tennis world has become the world of young people!
In the semi-finals, Swataker will face Pergura, a wealthy American woman. If you can successfully qualify, the final, whether it is against Naomi Osaka, who is in a rejuvenated state, or Bencic, who lost at the US Open last year, will be a good test of the results of the promotion of the world's first in the past six months! (Source: Tennis House Author: Wenwen)