On the other hand, Qiang records her best record at a Grand Slam tournament as she reaches the fourth round of a major event for the first time.In the second meeting between the two players, the opening set saw no break of serves till 4-4 as the two players managed to hold their serve. "Since grabbing major championship No. I thought, 'OK, now finish this off.' 23 at the 2017 Australian Open, while she was pregnant, Williams hasn't added to her total. Serena Williams vs Qiang Wang. Wang said.

"Asked whether she would party Friday night, Wang offered a simple answer: "No.

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However, after recovering from a few breakpoints, Wang earned three break chances against Serena Williams as the American lost focus and got broken at love.MBA tech grad.| Sports enthusiast| Writer by passionThe Chinese showcased spectacular defence while serving for the set and earned two set points. "I'm better than that," said Williams, who trudged through the long walkway that leads to the locker room, carrying two bags, while Wang was doing the winner's interview in Rod Laver Arena.Later, at her news conference, Wang laughed as she said: "I always believed I could do this one day. Her serving has been on and her groundstrokes blowing most opponents off the court.

Wang Qiang holds off a late Serena Williams comeback to advance to the fourth round, 6-4, 6-7, 7-5. "I was optimistic that I would be able to win. She appeared in four major finals over the past two seasons, losing each one.Serena Williams says she wouldn't still be on tour if she didn't believe she was capable of winning a record-tying 24th Grand Slam.And she bowed out much, much sooner this time, animated as can be and often displaying what she later called "the signature 'Serena frustration' look.
It's unprofessional. With this defeat, Williams’ quest for a 24th Grand Slam title ended with her earliest loss at the Australian Open since 2006. Tracey: When Serena Williams is playing at this level, she’s a near unstoppable force.

"She and Williams are close friends, and their matches ended around the same time.

8, on account of how infrequently she has competed since being away from the tour while having a baby daughter in September 2017.But she is still about as good as it gets in women's tennis, as evidenced by her so-close-yet-so-far Grand Slam showings of late: The 38-year-old American was the runner-up at both Wimbledon and the US Open in 2018 and 2019.She started 2020 well enough, winning a hard-court tuneup title in Auckland, New Zealand, this month for her first trophy of any sort in three years -- and first as a mom.But Williams wasn't able to carry that success to the Grand Slam level, where it matters the most to her.

Serena Williams of the U.S. reacts as she plays against China's Wang Qiang in their third round singles match at the Australian Open tennis championship in Melbourne, Australia, Friday, Jan. 24, 2020. I honestly didn't think I was going to lose that match," Williams said about her mindset after forcing a third set.She began by crediting Wang but eventually shifted to criticizing herself for not playing well enough to win. Jabeur defeated  Caroline Wozniacki in the third round of the Australian Open 2020.

"I'm way too old to play like this at this stage of my career," Williams said. In one of the major upset of the tournament, Wang took revenge of her US Open 2019 6-1, 6-0 defeat to Williams.

The American certainly levelled up her game to come back in the match out of nowhere.The deciding set saw no troubles on serves till 6-5 when Williams was broken while serving to stay in the match.

That was her 27th unforced error on the backhand side, part of a total of 56 miscues.

8 Serena Williams in three sets in the third round of the Australian Open on Friday.

Honestly, if we were just honest with ourselves, I lost that match," Williams said.

Williams went too aggressive on the second serve and lost the first set 6-4 with an informed error.Wang earned three break points and was a really big ask for the 23-time Grand Slam winner to climb her way out of this as she was broken with a winner from the Chinese at 3-2.While serving for the match, Serena Williams denied to give up as she broke the 28-year-old for the first time in the match after hitting a winner in 20 shot rally. But, expect the American superstar to open the court and power past Wang.

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"You can see the result. I literally can't do that again. "A little bit confused inside, but my mind always told me I had to focus on the court, focus on the point and trust myself. "The 29-year-old Wozniacki had announced that she would retire after this tournament, and after what became her final match, she sat on her courtside chair and cried.At least Wozniacki was able to quickly joke about the circumstances, saying: "It was only fitting that my last match ended with a forehand error. "I didn't return like Serena. The set was forced to a tie-break as both the players held their serve respectively.Williams forced the match to the decider as she secured the second set 7-6(7-2) in one hour and four minutes. The veteran saved two match points before the Chinese closed the set 7-5 and book a berth in the fourth round after a marathon 2 hours and 42 minutes match.She will now see Ons Jabeur across the net from her in the fourth round.

First, Williams faltered down the stretch for her earliest exit at Melbourne Park in 14 years, a 6-4, 6-7 (2), 7-5 loss to 27th-seeded Wang Qiang of China. "Wang quickly went up a break in the second set, too.

Wang Qiang, the 27th seed, upset No. It's not cool.

"During the second set, [I was] a little bit confused. I have to be calm, you know?" Wang made only 20. Certainly Wang’s consistency will challenge Serena.

Who would have suspected Williams would be the first to lose?Williams was only seeded No.