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Qinwen Zheng’s dream was interrupted at the Australian Open final against Aryna Sabalenka. The 2023 defending champion won with a score of 6-3 6-2 without giving up serve during the match.
“I think the difference was the beginning, I couldn’t hold serve. Then later, when I had the chance to break ahead 40-0 I couldn’t do it. You know, that little moment makes the match so different You know, if I play against Sabalenka at this level, if you don’t take the opportunity the match ends very quickly. She’s a really aggressive player. If you let go of a chance, it will happen like today.
There’s nothing else I can say about the match. Yes, because basically I think I could have done much better than this. There’s a chance I didn’t catch. If you’re talking about nervous, it was fine. I think the difference is Aryna, she takes off the pace compared to other players. So yes, that’s the difference,” said the Chinese player in a press conference after the match.
“I would say first of all that to play against her I think it’s very important to hold your serve, because she has a really good serve too. She is obviously aggressive, but I have to be more in control and at the same…
