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The top seed was reversed in a hard-fought battle, ending an 18-game winning streak across the season

The top seed was reversed in a hard-fought battle, ending an 18-game winning streak across the season

On January 20, Beijing time, the Australian Open entered its seventh match day since the start of the tournament. In the third round of the Women's Singles, top seed Swiatek meets world number 50 Noskova. There was a big upset in this match, Swiatek was reversed by Noskova in three sets, 1-2 out of the round of 16, and the 18-game winning streak across the season was ended.

The top seed was reversed in a hard-fought battle, ending an 18-game winning streak across the season

In the sixth game of the first set, Swiatek cashed in on a break point in the third game to take a 4-2 lead. In the ninth game, Swiatek successfully held serve in the service game and won the first set 6-3.

The top seed was reversed in a hard-fought battle, ending an 18-game winning streak across the season

Swiatek missed a break point in the seventh game of the second set, and then she lost four points in a row in the eighth game to break serve, and Noskova held serve in the ninth game to win the set and take the match to a deciding set 6-3.

The top seed was reversed in a hard-fought battle, ending an 18-game winning streak across the season

Swiatek broke in the third game in the deciding set, and then quickly broke back in the fourth. In the seventh game, Swiatek lost her serve again and fell behind 3-4 on the court. In the 10th game, Noskova successfully held serve and won the deciding set 6-4.

The top seed was reversed in a hard-fought battle, ending an 18-game winning streak across the season

In the end, after a thrilling three-set battle, Noskova defeated top seed Swiatek 3-6, 6-3, 6-4 to defeat the world number one for the first time in her career and reach the round of 16 of a Grand Slam for the first time. At present, among the remaining players in the top half of the Australian Open women's singles, the highest-seeded player is Chinese Jinhua Zheng Qinwen.

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