On the morning of the fifth match day of the Australian Open, what was supposed to be a busy day was filled with anticipation due to frequent rain. The singles performances of players such as Zheng Qinwen, Zhang Zhizhen, Shang Juncheng and Wang Yafan have attracted much attention, while whether the doubles matches of Zhu Lin, Guo Hanyu and Jiang Xinyu can bring surprises have also become the focus. However, the match on Centre Court was almost the biggest upset of the Australian Open to date. Svyatova narrowly defeated Collins 2-1, leaving the crowd in awe.
In the second round of the Women's Singles, world No. 1 Swiatova won five games in a row after falling behind 1-4 in the deciding set, and finally defeated Collins -4 to win four consecutive victories against the latter and advance to the round of 32. Previously, the world No. 1 is currently on an 18-match winning streak across seasons and will face Noskova in the next round. Collins have previously played Svyatova 5 times, with 1 win and 4 losses. Collins lost all three meetings last year, and in Doha and Cincinnati, they all ended in -1 defeats, and it seems that they have not been able to challenge the world number one.
However, today's game was not one-sided. In the face of the world No. 1, Collins showed no mercy. In the first set, Svyatova quickly showed her strength and broke again in the seventh game to win the first set 6-4, even though she was the first to break in the fourth game. In the second set, however, the tide turned around, as Collins won five games in a row after suffering a break in the opening game, broke three times and pulled one back 6-3 to go to the deciding set.
In the deciding set, Collins felt a little possessed by Ostapenko, and almost gave the world's No. 1 ** egg (5 handicap points wasted), and the world's No. 1 was slammed crazy! Svyatova suffered back-to-back breaks in the third and fifth games to fall behind 1-4; Although she broke back in the sixth game, after the comeback, Collins gave the world No. 1 a backhand slap in the face, leading 40-0, and Svyatova, who was in a desperate situation, showed the resilience of the world No. 1, and after defusing three consecutive break points, she magically held serve to make it 3-4;In the eighth game, Svyatova took advantage of the victory to chase down, completed the key break, and held another game.
5-4, overtake! Australian Open 2024: An exciting day for the Australian Open. In the 10th game, Swiatek led 40-15 and secured two match points, but Collins showed tenacity to defuse the crisis and still have a chance to secure a break point. Despite not being able to do so, Swiatek eventually exploded on the third match point and won the match with a score of 6-4! The match was interrupted by rain in the morning, which caused the Chinese to have almost all of their matches postponed to the afternoon.
In the morning match, Wang's doubles pair of Noskova defeated wildcard Kessler with a score of -4, while Kalinskaya eliminated Ruth with a score of -5, and both players managed to advance to the last 32 of a Grand Slam.
This is delightful news! In addition, Zhu Lin and Wu Fangxian reversed the women's doubles match to advance, they saved a match point in a match, and reversed the No. 7 seeds Merichar and Pérez at -6 (10-5) to successfully advance to the second round of the Australian Open 2024! The win earned them 130 points, with an equal share of $53,000 each. Let's congratulate them! It was a day full of surprises and moments at the Australian Open 2024.
Whether it is Swiatek's tenacious struggle or the successful promotion of the Chinese players, it is all exciting. Looking forward to many more exciting moments in the next races! Sports