Returning to Melbourne after the 10th anniversary of the victory, Li Na is destined to be the focus of attention. In the second round of the Women's Doubles of the Senior Tournament, Li Na's partner/Hantuchuna continued to play well, sweeping Mayory/Petkovic in straight sets in just 44 minutes, easily winning two consecutive victories. IT IS WORTH MENTIONING THAT SHE HIT AN ACE BALL WITH A SPEED OF 127KM IN THIS GAME.
In the second round of the Women's Doubles of the Australian Open Senior Tournament, Li Na/Hantuchova faced Mayory/Petkovic. Li Na is known to have won two Grand Slam titles in her career, including the French Open in 2011 and the Australian Open in 2014. This return to the Australian Open is also her return to Melbourne Park after 10 years. And her partner Hantuchova's best Grand Slam singles result is the Australian Open semifinals, the women's doubles 3 finals, and the mixed doubles Grand Slam.
Opponents, Petkovic is a specialist on clay, having reached the semi-finals of the French Open in 2014 and is the sixth woman in the world's top 10 tennis player in German history. Her partner, Majorrie, is also better at clay, having beaten Hingis in the 1997 French Open final to win the title, and her career's highest singles ranking was No. 4.
In the first set, Li Na served first. They got into the groove quickly, dropping four straight points in the second game to break serve. After that, the two sides broke each other in the 3rd and 4th games. In the crucial sixth game, Li Na played well, winning four points in a row after 0-30 to break serve again, and finally won the first set 6-1 in only 19 minutes.
In the second set, Li Na took the lead in the first game to complete the break. In the fifth game, they broke serve again, thus easily defeating their opponents 6-2 and 2-0, and won the second consecutive victory in the women's doubles group of the senior competition.
In this battle, Li Na's combination state has not decreased, with a first-serve scoring rate of 79%, a first-serve scoring rate of 70%, a break efficiency of 8 breaks of 5, 14 winning points, and only 1 UE.