Aussie Open Day 3 by the numbers: Collins' tiebreak, Ukrainian success "Australian Open Day 3 Number Counting: Collins Grabs Seven, Ukrainian Player Wins", by Alex Macpherson, WTA official website columnist.
On the third matchday of the Australian Open, there were some make-up matches delayed by rain or heat, from Collins' first Grand Slam tiebreaker to 3 flowers for Ukraine to advance to round 3, here are some core stats:
2 - The first 2 super tens were completed on the 3rd day of the Australian Open. The tournament's 13th seed + last year's runner-up Collins finished at 1 a.m. Collins vs 2021 semifinalist Mukhova, the two fought in the dark, this high-quality match took 2 hours and 55 minutes, scores: 6-7 (1), 6-2, 7-6[6]. In the tiebreaker, Collins won 10-6. (Last year's tiebreaker, Kanepi 10-7 Zheng Qinwen).
In fact, in the first round, Collins played against Karinskaya and it took 3 hours and 3 minutes to make it through.
Earlier, Vickić faced 20-year-old qualifier OS (Oksana Selekhmeteva), also by grappling until midnight + super tie-break, scores: 6-2, 2-6, 7-6[7].
54 - Varvara Gracheva VG (Varvara Gracheva) took only 54 minutes to knock eighth-seeded Kasakina down in the first round, 6-1, 6-1, the biggest upset in the women's singles tournament so far. For the world No. 97+22-year-old Gracheva, there is no doubt that she has won a big victory against the Top 10. Previously, Gracheva defeated world No. 26 Badosa in the second round of the 2021 US Open.
11 - Diaz spent 11 sets to finally bite the fruit of his first set victory, Diaz vs 14th seed Maya, the final match of the first round of the match, scoreline: 7-6 (11), 6-2. In fact, Diaz trailed 5-3 in the first set and then dragged into a tie-break. In the seventh game, she once took a 6-1 lead, allowing the tenacious Maya to bite the score all the way.
With this victory, the 31-year-old Diaz earned his first win against the Top 20. Previously, she won the highest ranked player from No.27 Kostia, Madrid 2022 round 1.
100 - Gauff reached 1 milestone and scored 100 career wins, and American Black Pearl defeated Raducanu 6-3, 7-6 (4) to win the 2-man youth showdown 1. At the age of 18, she became the youngest woman to win 100, last in Wozniacki in 2009.
150 - Azarenka wins Grand Slam 150. The two-time Australian Open champion is the only tournament winner currently on the table. Unexpectedly, her 150th victory came so easily. She won almost 12 straight games, took 57 minutes, and swept NP (Nadia Podoroska) 6-1, 6-0.
1 - Cristina Bucsa saves 1 match point to reverse 2019 US Open champion Andreescu, scoreline: 2-6, 7-6 (7), 6-4. The Spanish qualifier made her first Top 100 win this week, her second win against the Top 50, and last year she beat Koné in the first round of Lyon. In the next round, Bukasha will face world No. 1 Swatek.
4-4 players reached the third round of a Grand Slam for the first time in their careers, including 2 Ukrainian beauties: Anhelina Kalinina + Kateryna Baindl, and Bukasha + Zhu Lin from China. All four of them struggled to reach their respective career milestones by overcoming their higher-ranking opponents. Karina upset 15th-seeded Kvitova 7-5, 6-4 to claim her fifth win against the Top 20, but it was still the first in a Grand Slam. No.95 Bandel broke through the high-hopes American rising star No.94 McNally 6-1, 7-6 (4). No.87 Zhu Lin defeated No. 32 seed Teichmann 6-2 by two to win his 11th victory against the Top 50, but also his first win in a Grand Slam.
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