Australian Open: Serena Williams flies out against Qiang Wang
Serena Williams has to wait for her 24th major title. The American lost to Qiang Wang in the third round of the Australian Open 2020 with 4: 6, 7: 6 (2) and 5: 7.
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last edit: Jan 24, 2020, 05:46 am
From the dream of setting Margaret Court's record, this time in the third round. After Serena Williams last failed in the final at the US Open (against Bianca Andreescu ) and at Wimbledon (against Simona Halep ), the 38-year-old had already ended the first week at the Australian Open 2020. Williams lost 4: 6, 7: 6 (2) and 5: 7 to the Chinese. Earlier this year, Williams won their first tournament in Auckland since 2017.
Wang showed strong tennis - but also nerves: After winning the first set, she led in round two, first with 4: 2, then with 5: 4. Williams came back, saved himself in the tiebreak. Where she raised her playful level again, clearly won 7-2. Set compensation.
Serena Williams too flawed
In the decision, Wang was always closer to the break, also because Serena produced more than 20 unforced mistakes with her backhand. But the veteran kept pulling her head out of the loop, for example at Breakball Wangs in the eighth game. At the score of 5: 6, the favorite made one mistake too much - after Wang was initially unable to use two match balls. The third, however, was sitting, Wang was allowed to be celebrated by the fans in the Rod Laver Arena.
A few minutes before the end of Serena Williams' match, her best friend Caroline Wozniacki's career had ended. The Danish lost to the Melbourne Arena Ons Jabeur in three sets. And will hang up her tennis racket. The only thing planned is an exhibition fight in Copenhagen. Against Serena Williams, of course.
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