Tennis
#Australian Open2020 : Serena Will have To Wait For Her 24th Grand Slam Singles Title, Shocked in Third Round
American superstar Serena Williams was sensationally knocked out of the Australian Open 2020 third round by China’s Wang Qiang , torpedoing her bid for a record-equalling 24th Grand Slam crown, AFP reported.
Williams, 38, was the bookies’ favourite to win an eighth title at Melbourne Park but she came unstuck against a determined Wang, who took only one game off the American last time they met.
The 6-4, 6/7 (2/7), 7-5 upset means Williams, whose last Major win was at the 2017 Australian Open when she was pregnant, has fallen short at eight Grand Slams since returning from having a baby in 2018.
“I think my team always believed I can do it,” said 27th seed Wang, who lost 6-1, 6-0 to Williams in last year’s US Open quarter-finals.
“After last time I did really hard work on and off court, I believed I could do it.”
