nervousness to note
In front of almost 12,000 fans in the Rod Laver Arena, who loudly cheered on their enormously popular “Ash”, Barty was always nervous after she had rushed through the tournament brilliantly. She lost just 21 games en route to the final, giving up just one game of service.
The first break ball but Collins won the game. But Barty fended it off with nerves of steel and immediately took the serve from her opponent. With cleverness and variability, she countered Collins’ power. Even after losing the first set, the number 30 in the world didn’t give up, even taking a 5-1 lead, benefiting from simple mistakes by Barty and serving to win the set – but then Barty turned up and was no longer with the frenetic audience behind him to break.
Drawn a lot of strength from downtime
Barty had been the big favorite since the first day of the tournament, with a whole nation expecting the title – a pressure she had not always withstood in her career. after the U.S Open In 2014 she took a burnt-out break and played professionally at home cricket and rediscovered the joy of sport.
In 2020, as at the end of last season, Barty also took longer breaks to be able to spend more time with her family during the corona pandemic. Barty draws a lot of strength from these breaks, on Monday she starts her 113th week as the leader in the world rankings – only six players managed more.
Collins can also be very satisfied
Collins, however, missed in her first major-Final her first major title. But the strong performances in Melbourne are the greatest success of her career – because the 28-year-old has had to struggle with two chronic diseases in recent years.
First she had to get rheumatoid arthritis under control, and last year she was diagnosed with endometriosis. Only an operation last April brought relief after a long period of suffering with exceptionally severe menstrual pain. Despite the defeat, she will be in the top 10 of the tournament for the first time from Monday rankings move in and be placed as the best American.
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Status: 01/29/2022, 11:30 am