September 1, 2022, US Open continued, and the women's singles arena was unpopular. Chinese star Wang Xiyu 2-1 reversed the Greek No. 1 Sakari , eliminated the third place in the world to advance. This is Wang Xiyu's profession. She defeated the top ten in the world for the first time in her career and entered the third round of the women's singles in the Grand Slam for the first time. She became the first Chinese player to win two consecutive games in the main competition in this US Open , bringing unexpected surprises.
Wang Xiyu is 21 years old, ranking 75th in the world. Her best result this year is the women's singles runner-up, losing to Zheng Qinwen in the final. Wang Xiyu of this year reversed French player Parry 2-1 and achieved her first victory in the US Open in her career. This is also her second round of the Grand Slam after Australian Open , challenging the No. 3 seed Greek No. 1 Sakari. Both sides are not players of the same level and have a big gap in strength.
Sakari ranked 3rd in the world, second only to Svatech and Contavit . The best results of the four Grand Slams are runner-ups, and they also performed well on the US Open, but Sakari only has one tournament. The women's singles champion, and the level is not high. She relies more on her on-the-spot performance, and her competitive state is prone to fluctuations. What Wang Xiyu can do this time is to give it a try and do her best to attack her opponent.
in the first set Sakari took the lead and obtained a 3-1 lead. Wang Xiyu was not willing to be outdone and quickly completed the break and chased to 3 tie. Then Sakari strengthened his offensive and won three games in a row to take the lead with 6-3. Both of them made more double mistakes. Wang Xiyu's success rate was too low, but the bottom line was good, and he was not at a disadvantage when fighting Sakari. Wang Xiyu's offense brought greater pressure to the opponent.
The two of them made double mistakes many times in the second set, and even gave each other big gifts. Wang Xiyu's performance was even better. After both sides won five games, Wang Xiyu broke and tied the score 7-5. Sakari's performance He was in a state of failure and his offensive quality was not high. He was once suppressed by Wang Xiyu. Nowadays, the women's tennis world really cannot just look at the ranking. Although Sakari ranks third, his performance on the spot lacks stability.
The two sides were in a fierce battle with the final set, and the scores rose alternately. Wang Xiyu fell behind and completed the overtake, taking a 5-4 lead, but failed to seize the opportunity to serve and win the game. She was chased to 5-0 by Sakari. At the critical moment, Wang Xiyu held back and held back. The pressure ended the game with both protection and breaking, and finally reversed Sakari 2-1, eliminating the third place in the world to advance. Wang Xiyu brought unexpected surprises and set a career high.
This is the first time Wang Xiyu has reached the top 32 in the Grand Slam women's singles in his career, defeating the top ten in the world for the first time, and achieving a major breakthrough. Sakari became the third women's singles to be eliminated after Halep and Kasakinna. Ten seeds, finally, let us congratulate Wang Xiyu!