In the third round of the 2022 WTA1000 Cincinnati women's singles, Zhang Shuai played against Cantawirt, and in the end, Zhang Shuai lost one set and then won two consecutive sets, and the big score was 2-1 to bid farewell to Kantawirt, breaking out of the big cold and shining the Cincinnati match. Zhang Shuai rewrites history: further refreshing the best record of the tournament, such a result is too exciting.
Zhang Shuai made history for the first time in his career after defeating Naomi Osaka and Alexandrova for the first time in his career. Kontawirt is ranked No. 2 in the world, and she faced a certain challenge in the last round, reversing qualifying player Martinkova after losing one set first. As a former Chinese sister, Zhang Shuai's performance in singles is indeed inferior to his doubles, and this time against Cantavite, it is indeed a little worrying. In addition, according to statistics, the previous 4 meetings between the two, Zhang Shuai 1 win and 3 losses are in a significant disadvantage, of which, this season's Sydney station, Contavet fell in two straight sets. Another confrontation, can Zhang Shuai burst out of the big cold?
The first set of the game began, Contavetter quickly entered the state, the continuous protection belt broke to take a 4-0 lead, Zhang Shuai was extremely passive, in the 5th set, Zhang Shuai achieved a break, and completed the hold in the 6th set, chasing 2-4. However, Contavet adjusted his form again, also winning two sets in a row, winning one set easily 6-2, and Zhang Shuai's first set can be said to be a rout.
In the second set, the two played a 3-3 draw in the first six sets, both successfully maintained their own serves, and in the 7th set, Zhang Shuai withstood the pressure and finally broke to take a 4-3 lead, and then smoothly saved a 5-3 lead. Then the two saved their own serves, and Zhang Shuai successfully won 6-4, and the big score was 1-1 equalized.
In the tiebreaker, Kontawirt took a 2-1 lead, and in the 4th set, Kontawirt broke to take a 3-1 lead. In the 5th set, Zhang Shuai stopped the decline and broke back, and then each saved their own serves, Andaveit 4-3. In the 8th set, Zhang Shuai saved a 4-4 equaliser, then in the 9th set Zhang Shuai broke 5-4 to overtake, and then Zhang Shuai cashed in the serve to win the set, 6-4, and the big score was reversed 2-1.