Carlos Alcaraznumber 2 in the world ranking ATPachieved a difficult victory against the Italian Lawrence Sonegowhich allowed him to advance to the third round of the Australian Open.
It was not easy for the Spaniard, who won by 6-4, 6-7 (3-7), 6-3 and 7-6 (7-3)in three hours and 25 minutes.
One of the most memorable moments of the long match occurred in the fourth set, when they tied at 5 and Sonego He was 30-0. The Italian returned a lob with a smash that left Alcaraz well outside the rectangle, but the Murcian took a winning shot from an impossible angle that gave him the point.
In the midst of the stadium’s applause, he himself Sonego He stood clapping his racket full of admiration.
Anna Blinkova won the longest tiebreak in history
On the other hand, in the women’s team, the Russian Anna Blinkova gave the big blow and beat the Kazakh Elena RybakinaNo. 3 in the world and finalist last year, 6-4, 4-6 and 7-6 (22/20).
Precisely, that 22-20 It was the longest tiebreak ever seen in women’s tennis in a Grand Slam tournament.
It took ten match balls to Blinkovawhich in turn saved six, to conclude in an exciting 32-minute super tie-break.
“I don’t know what to say, it was very hard, I just tried to stay focused on each point… I had so many match points!”he explained Blinkova after his victory.
“I will remember this day for the rest of my life, I will never forget it, it was the most beautiful day of my life”said Blinkovawho in the next round will face the Italian Jasmine Paolini31st in the WTA.
The summary of the Blinkova vs Rybakina match
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