Serena Williams stunned by Wang Qiang in third round of Australian Open Globe_Sports
Serena Williams of the United States reacts after losing her women's singles third round match against Qiang Wang of China on day five of the 2020 Australian Open at Melbourne Park on Jan. 24, 2020 in Melbourne, Australia.Down to what sure felt like her last chance, Serena Williams came through with a cross-court forehand winner to close a 24-stroke point, then raised her arms, held that celebratory pose and looked over toward her guest box.
Right then, it appeared that the comeback was on, the bid for a 24th Grand Slam singles title could continue. It turned out that Williams only was delaying a surprising defeat.So tough at the toughest moments for so many years, the 38-year-old American just could not quite do enough to put aside so much so-so serving and all manner of other miscues, instead making her earliest exit at Melbourne Park in 14 years, a 6-4, 6-7 , 7-5 loss to Wang on Friday.
As Williams trudged through the long walkway that leads to the locker-room, Wang was interviewed in Rod Laver Arena, telling the crowd: “I think my team always believed I can do it.” Williams owns seven trophies from the Australian Open and hadn’t lost as early as the third round since all the way back in 2006.Here is just one measure of how unexpected this result was: The only other time these two women faced each other came at the U.S. Open last September -- the only Slam quarter-final appearance of Wang’s career — and Williams needed all of 44 minutes to dominate her way to a 6-1, 6-0 victory. The total points were 50 to 15.
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