World No.29 Wang Qiang outplays the No.8 seed Serena Williams to defeat her 6-4, 6-7(2-7), 7-5 in the third round of the Australian Open 2020 on Friday. In one of the major upset of the tournament, Wang took revenge of her US Open 2019 6-1, 6-0 defeat to Williams.
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With this defeat, Williams’ quest for a 24th Grand Slam title ended with her earliest loss at the Australian Open since 2006. 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.
🚨 UPSET ALERT 🚨 In her 74th Grand Slam appearance, @SerenaWilliams falls to Qiang Wang in the third round at the #AusOpen .
Wang broke Serena Williams once to secure the first set
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. 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.
Williams levelled back the match
