For his first quarter-final in Grand Slam, at 35, Hsieh Su-wei failed to stop the beautiful mechanic Naomi Osaka. Known for her destabilizing game and unparalleled on the circuit, the Taiwanese fell on a Japanese too sure of her power and her tennis to be disturbed for a long time by the opponent’s smart box (victory 6-2, 6-2). Here is the world n ° 3 in the semi-finals of the Australian Open, two years after her title in Melbourne.
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The flashes were too rare on one side and too few errors on the other for the debates to be more balanced between the two players. If Hsieh managed to hamper Osaka at the very beginning of the meeting (she was the first to give herself a break point), she did not manage to destabilize her for long. The Japanese first relied on a formidable service (ace and winning service to erase the first two break points opposing).
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23/25
Osaka went 25 first in this meeting, she won 23 points in this configuration. A weapon to which Hsieh could not find the key.
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And when she managed to strike the right balance between precision and aggression in return, she took control of the game and never let go. She even managed to take her opponent at her own game, like this deliciously crossed back cushion behind the net in the second set. Qualified for the semi-finals, the Taiwanese will find Simona Halep or Serena Williams. Since the start of her career, she has never lost after reaching the quarterfinals in Grand Slam.
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