Australian Open 2024: China’s Zheng downcast by Sabalenka reality check
China’s Zheng Qinwen said she was bitterly disappointed not to have shown her best tennis as she was blown off the Rod Laver Arena court by Aryna Sabalenka in the Australian Open final on Saturday. The 21-year-old, playing her first Grand Slam final and hoping to emulate her childhood hero Li Na’s 2014 triumph at Melbourne Park, showed her best game only fleetingly as Sabalenka retained the title with a crushing 6-3 6-2 win. That’s a real pity for me, because I really want to show better than that.” After being broken in the second game of the match, Zheng had a chance to put the set back on serve immediately only for Sabalenka to rattle off five straight points, saving three break points and holding. If you let a chance go, it will happen like it did today.” READ | HIGHLIGHTS- Bopanna becomes oldest Grand Slam champion in Open era, wins men’s doubles title with Ebden Zheng was voted the WTA’s most improved player last year and had pundits purring over her serve and heavy forehand as she made her way through the soft top half of the draw.
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