Seven-time champion US veteran Serena Williams crashed out in the third round of the Australian Open on Friday. Serena is defeated by Chiam's 28-year-old Wang Qiang. Williams, who won 23 Grand Slam titles, was defeated by Kiang 6-4, 7-6 (2-7), 7-5 in the third round match. World number 29 player Kiang won the match in 2 hours 40 minutes and took his place in the next round.
Kiang won the first set but lost in the second set to a tiebreaker. In the third and decisive set, they have won 7-5. Williams wanted to match Margaret Court's overall Grand Slam title (24), but now she will have to wait a bit. Serena last won the Grand Slam title in 2017 in Melbourne. She was away from the tennis court for a long time due to the birth of her daughter Alexis.
Former world number one Carolyn Wozniacki retired from tennis in the third round of the Australian Open as well. Wozniacki had said in December that this would be his last tournament. He was defeated by Ons Jabur of Tunisia 7-5, 3-6, 7-5. With this, his golden career came to an end in which he won 30 WTA titles. He won the Australian Open at the only Grand Slam 2018. She could not hold back her tears after the loss to Jabur, ranked 78th in the world rankings. After the match, his eyes were red and swollen in the press conference. He jokingly said that I finished my career with a mistake on the forehand. I have been working hard on these things throughout my career. This is a bad experience for me.
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