The Russian defeated the Kazakh 6-4, 4-6 and 7-6(20). The deciding game lasted 31 minutes: the longest in the history of women’s tennis at a Grand Slam.
The Kazakh and current finalist Elena Rybakina (3) stumbled in the second round of the Australian Open. against Russian Anna Blinkova, ranked 57th on the WTA list, 6-4, 4-6 and 7-6(20), with ten match points for the Russian and six for the Kazakh, and a record the final tie break, with 31 minutes.
And this is the final decisive game, with almost 31 minutes and a 22-20is the longest in women’s tennis at a Grand Slam tournament.
Rybakina dropped to fifth position in the WTA rankings after losing 1,230 points after falling far short of the final she reached in 2023.
“It gave me a lot of energy, fighting until the end. Moments you enjoy. It was very difficult. Stay focused, there are many match points. I tried to be aggressive but my hand was shaking, as well as my legs. “So happy to win in the end,” he commented on the same track after the two hour and 46 minute match.
“I will never forget this day,” commented a Blinkova equal to sHer best result in a ‘slam’ after defeating Spaniard Cristina Bucsa in the first round and in the second round to the third favorite.
Blinkova, who finished the match with six aces, 28 winners and 48 unforced errors, will face Italian Jasmine Paolini this Saturday in the next round.
Source: Tycsports
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