After losing in three sets with Ostapenko, some people said that for Swiatek's loss, it is estimated that the Polish girl will really be beaten out of the psychological shadow this time, and it will be difficult to get rid of this bitter master!
The reason why the focus battle between Swiatek and Ostapenko became the focus of the whole network is because the Polish girl has swallowed five consecutive defeats against the Latvian girl before.
The reason many people think that Swiatek is expected to turn around this time is that Ostapenko has never won against a Polish girl on clay, so this time in Stuttgart, the former world number one is naturally expected to revenge.
However, some have pointed out that the premise is that Swiatek is to put all the previous losses behind, and it is better to forget them all, start from scratch, fight hard, and maybe have hope.
The Polish girl was once again the object of everyone's concern at the beginning of the competition! I don't know if it is difficult to let go of the psychological baggage of the previous five defeats, from the first set, in the face of Ostapenko's usual rampage, she seemed to be stunned, and quickly fell behind 0-4. After the first set, Swiatek was unable to turn the tables against the wind and won the first set 3-6.
In the second set, Swiatek finally won everyone's applause. After dropping the first set and having nothing to do with Ostapenko, he was able to quickly adjust his mentality and switch from passive to active, which once made the final outcome of the match suspenseful, and made a dream start like 3-1 at the beginning of the second set.
Even after Ostapenko tied the score with her unreasonable hair extensions and random strokes, Swiatek did not waver like in the first set, and finally showed the true colors and strength of a clay queen, giving Ostapenko a set 6-3 to tie the score.
Seeing the game play like this at that time, some fans and netizens in the live broadcast room bluntly said that Ostapenko could defeat Swiatek on hard courts and grass, but it was quite difficult to overturn the five-time Grand Slam champion on clay and give the Polish girl six consecutive defeats, "The deciding set will definitely be reversed." ”
Sadly, Swiatek didn't know what was going on, and suddenly lost the edge of the second set in the deciding set, and her heroic performance in the second set looked like a flashback, and after entering the life-or-death tiebreaker competition, she became a passive side again, and was beaten 3-0 by Ostapenko as soon as she came up.
As the game continued to move forward, and Ostapenko's performance was consistent, the outcome of the game was completely out of suspense. With Ostapenko ending the tiebreaker 6-2, Swiatek lost his comeback and revenge, swallowing a six-game losing streak against the Latvian girl.
"This time the stockings are really going to be beaten out of the psychological shadow." Someone said something like this after the game, because on the clay that Swiatek is best at, there is no way to take Ostapenko, and now he is being chased by the opponent on hard courts, grass and clay, and it will naturally become more and more difficult to turn over in the future.
In addition, when it comes to Ostapenko, some fans and netizens in the live broadcast room said with humor that there is no holiday between the Latvian girl and the Polish girl, why every time you play against Swiatek, it is like playing chicken blood, and instead of having a seizure, the nerve knife is a dead hand, and she can always play a steady, accurate, and ruthless performance, which is completely different from when playing against other girls.
In an interview after the match, when the host called Swiatek a very dominant player on clay, implying that her victory was an upset, the Latvian girl's answer was as crisp as picking the ball on the court, and she directly burst out with the golden sentence, "She is a great player on clay, but I also won the French Open, so I can also say that I am a master on clay." ”
Seeing Ostapenko's response, some people laughed and said that they used to see Latvian girls always make all kinds of funny emojis on the field, thinking that she was a heartless girl, "It turns out that her emotional intelligence is also so high, she said this not only affirms Swiatek's ability, but also justifies her name, which is really a good answer." ”
The victory over Swiatek on clay was definitely a particularly confidence- and morale-boosting victory for Ostapenko: first, he defeated Swiatek on clay for the first time, and he was also a two-time champion in Stuttgart, a Polish girl; 2. Since winning the French Open in 2017, he won a landmark victory on clay before the start of the French Open for the first time; Third, it has shown rare stability.
Although Ostapenko's victory over Swiatek was a welcome event, there were still concerns about whether she would be able to maintain such a good form until the end, otherwise it would be a waste of hard work to make a wedding dress for someone else.
Ostapenko will next compete with Alexandrova, who swept Pegula in two sets, for a ticket to the final, will the Latvian still be able to play like Swiatek, or will it be clear once again that she can play absolutely good against the Polish girl? See!(Source: Tennis House Author: Starry Sky of Moon River)