
白俄羅斯頭號種子莎巴蓮卡在武漢女網賽次輪遭美籍華裔黑馬李安以6:3、4:6、6:7(5:7)逆轉淘汰,未能衛冕並失去奪得第4冠的機會。李安在次盤落後2:4的情況下連贏9局,最終在決勝盤搶7中以正手致勝分贏得職業生涯最重要勝利,將迎戰印尼好手曾麗美。
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莎巴蓮卡曾三度奪得武漢女網賽冠軍,但自3月贏得印地安泉和邁阿密「陽光雙冠」後未再奪冠,上月輸給蕾巴金娜失去世界球后寶座,近期連續失利導致狀態低落。
莎巴蓮卡。(法新社)
〔體育中心/綜合報導〕白俄羅斯頭號種子莎巴蓮卡(Aryna Sabalenka)歷經3盤苦戰, 6:3、4:6、6:7(5:7)慘遭美籍華裔黑馬李安大逆轉淘汰,上月剛讓出世界球后寶座的她,尋求武漢女網賽第4冠的夢想也提前破滅。
28歲的莎巴蓮卡,季末持續陷入低潮,美國公開賽衛冕失利,球后頭銜被決戰贏她的哈薩克勁敵蕾巴金娜(Elena Rybakina)搶走;轉戰北京中國公開賽,前球后又在第3輪不敵捷克新星巴爾通可娃(Nikola Bartunkova);如今同樣WTA千分等級、曾3度掄元的武漢,首輪輪空、次輪初登場的頭號種子爆冷一戰出局,更讓這位大滿貫4冠名將的前景蒙上陰霾。事實上,莎巴蓮卡自3月橫掃北美硬地大賽,成功解鎖印地安泉、邁阿密「陽光雙冠」之後,迄今都無緣再捧金盃。
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反觀排名31的李安,則克服丟掉首盤,次盤2:4落後的壓力,接下來11局拿下9局,決勝盤5:2聽牌時,再擋住重新包紮右膝的莎巴蓮卡強力反撲,歷經搶7激戰,總算第10個賽末點以一記正手致勝分,贏得職業生涯最重要的勝利,「那些賽末點,我幾乎要崩潰了。其實我打得並不差,只是她發揮得太好,所以必須1分1分地打。我知道如果堅持下去,就能再次獲得機會。」她將在16強對決印尼好手曾麗美。
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李安將在16強賽中對戰印尼好手曾麗美
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