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Two seeds of the top 10 were taken out of the Australian Open on Wednesday at the hands of permanent upset artist Hsieh Su-wei and former Grand Slam player Sorana Cirstea.
First, the 35-year-old from Chinese Taipei was at his best for 83 minutes inside the Rod Laver Arena, earning a 6-3, 6-2 thrashing over Bianca Andreescu’s No.8 seed on rear six service interruptions.
“I usually feel more motivated to play with the best players because they all have their skills in court,” Hsieh said on the court after the game, “so you have to Find a way to get through and play your game. It’s not always easy. “
The win is Hsieh’s eighth place against a Top 10 player in the last four years, and marks the first time he is currently doubling World No.1, which is now ranked No.71 in singles, having won singles matches since September of 2019.
Hsieh had previously lost her first 14 games against the game’s elite dating back to 2008 before she posted her first prize in 2017.
The pair had previously played at the ASB Classic in 2019, where Canada defeated Hsieh in sets just on the way to her first WTA singles final.
“She can do everything in court, so you always get surprised, and sometimes, you don’t know if it’s good for you or bad for you,” Hsieh said at the press conference after the game, “so I’ll try to steer some of the feeling there. “
“I thought I lost last time, so I have to be a little stronger on the court. And last year, I was in the same court for the final round of doubles and not I was doing very well, so I hope, I thought, ‘I hope I play a little better today.’ “
Using every scene of photos over every inch of the court, Hsieh exploded the early directions in each set and almost looked back to get the best impact of the competition so far. in terms of ranking.
Andreescu were almost unable to get into deficits 4-0 in the opening and 3-0 in the second set, despite recovering briefly serving halfway through the man about end.
Eight of 10 points won two games in a row at the 2019 U.S. Open champion, but the combination of playing just her second game in 15 months against Hsieh’s non-powerful playing style proved too much to overcome.
“I’m just disappointed that’s all I had today because I know I gave everything today and for me I think that’s the hardest part. hopeful and that was my first assessment of the game, “Andreescu said.
“She played really well. I have to give her credit. I definitely have to get back into things, and hopefully that will be sooner rather than later.
“I’ve played it before in Auckland and I played that game very, very well. It played well too. So today even in those difficult times. [today], I thought I could break a little for her, but she was on every ball. I had some knowledge of what I was going to expect and knew she was an incredibly tough opponent. She likes to change up, all that.
“She’s good on the net. She can come in. She can literally redirect you to any ball you give her. Her service doesn’t have a great distance, but she can put it well. … The fact that she is I can change rhythm. I know I can change rhythm too, but she’s just on another level, at least today. “
Cirstea eliminates Kvitova on MCA
While Hsieh has plagued the game at the highest levels of something special, Sorana Cirstea had not won a Top 10 award at a Grand Slam in nine years. To this day.
Roman overtook No.9 seeded Petra Kvitova in the shadows over two hours, 6-4, 1-6, 6-1, at Margaret Court Arena, to reach the third round of the Australian Open for her for the first time since 2017.
Cirstea last defeated Top 10 player at the Grand Slam when she knocked out then-World No.5 Samantha Stosur in the first round of the 2012 Australian Open, picking up a 15th career trophy over a player in the field. that rating in total.
The Roman gathered from 3-1 down in the opening to win, and was able to kick back for a decisive decision after going 0-for-6 on rest points in the middle set.
“In the second set, she took a small step and I turned my back on it. I think it’s a matter today who took control of the points,” Cirstea said.
“I think in the second set I played too defensively, but once that was over, I tried to get back closer to the lines, to try and prove the points, and it worked. “
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Kvitova entered the game with a 5-2 head-to-head margin against the former World No.35, and conceded just four games in their last Grand Slam meeting – a first-round win at Wimbledon five years ago.
“He was a good roller coaster, for sure. Unfortunately I couldn’t stand the chances of winning the first set. I think that’s the real key of the game,” Kvitova said in a loss.
“I played a great second set. I think all the games we played over those two hours were pretty close, they had a lot of fun. She just took it. She had a great day. today.She played a good game.
“I should have taken the first set when I was managing a break. I was really struggling, losing four or five games in a row. This can’t happen to me badly. lucky. “
Bidding to match her best result at the Australian Open, a fourth round show in four years, Cirstea will face No.19 seed Marketa Vondrousova.
The 2019 French Open and World No.20 final gathered from 5-3 down in the second set to beat the Canadian qualification player, 6-1, 7-5, to end the Grand Slam Slam at the last one in eight years.
Sabalenka, Muguruza moves safely through
Around the yards, No.7 seed Aryna Sabalenka and No.14 Garbiñe Muguruza seed came through different wins in the second round over Daria Kasatkina and Liudmila Samsonova, respectively.
The Belarus twice broke down against the former Top 10 player in the opening set on the way to a 7-6 (5), 6-3 win over Margaret Court Arena, and sent his -out the first tied connection despite seeing a 5-2 slip away.
Muguruza, on the other hand, had the upper hand in a 6-3, 6-1 display against World No.130 in 64 minutes.
After one player faced a breakout point in the first six games, the former World No.1 won eight straight – and won after dropping two game points for the bagel.
“I’m very happy with how I played. I had an opponent that I didn’t know much about. We haven’t met before. You don’t often play someone you don’t know,” Muguruza said.
“I was glad I got the first set. That was a tight set. Then in the second set I knew more about her game and I took an early lead, then I could close in With this heat and all, I was glad it didn’t get complicated and long. “
The 2020 finalist moves on to face Zarina Diyas of Kazakhstan, a 6-4, 3-6, 6-3 winner over America Bernarda Pera.