After the car grab between Sabalenka and Ostapenko in Stuttgart, the first words of fans and netizens who were looking forward to this focus battle before the game were "a little disappointed".
The words "a little disappointed" do not refer to Sabalenka's loss to Ostapenko, but to the whole game!
Ahead of the showdown, seeing that Ostapenko and Sabalenka are both on the line, and that both are very strong on clay, almost everyone thinks that this matchup will be a sparkling matchup, and even if they don't win the full three sets, they will have to play at least a tie-break.
The reason why everyone is so excited about this car-snatching battle is also related to Sabalenka's words before the game, "If I don't play tactically smart, then she will probably be very happy, so I have to lower my center of gravity as much as possible, move well, put more pressure on her and see how she will respond." ”
Sabalenka's words couldn't be clearer, that is, to tell everyone that she would strike first, otherwise the luxury car she was thinking about would really be snatched away by Ostapenko.
However, as soon as the match officially started, everyone was a little disappointed with Sabalenka.
The situation that everyone expected before the game to tear the two apart did not appear, but the state of the world No. 1 wavered. Ostapenko, on the other hand, continued the hot hand that he had beaten Swiatek and Alexandrova and became the first striker, making Sabalenka a passive side from the start of the game. The emergence of this unexpected situation also completely failed the other elements of watching the game.
Although Sabalenka had a stunning performance to break Ostapenko and tie the score in the eighth game of the first set, the ups and downs of her form still made her lose in the later service game and pay a heavy price. After a fatal break against the world No. 1 in the final stages of the set, Ostapenko also comfortably took a 6-4 lead.
From thinking that this would be a very exciting match before the match, to seeing that Ostapenko was the one who took the initiative from the beginning to the end after the first set, this kind of game process obviously made the fans and netizens who watched the game feel a little dissatisfied.
"It's okay, the game is not over yet, from the second set, the emperor will definitely fight back, get ready for a quick relief pill." At that time, when I saw that the live broadcast room was hotly discussing this focus battle, there were still people who comforted everyone so much, bluntly saying that after Sabalenka was forced to have no way out, the tiger girl who fought back was still quite terrifying, "If you don't believe it, let's see!" ”
But the result of everyone walking and seeing, it is not Sabalenka who makes the outcome of the game suspenseful, but makes people see her quick defeat.
Until the moment when Ostapenko ended the second set 6-1 and confirmed the title, many people still couldn't believe that Sabalenka would end up losing by swallowing fritters.
"Where did the emperor lose?" As soon as the game ended, someone threw this heart-wrenching question in the live broadcast room.
Many said that the attitude of Sabalenka and Ostapenko throughout the game seemed to have determined the final result. The world's No. 1 sports car coveted by Porsche for a long time, no matter how you look at it, it looks like too much pressure, giving people a feeling of wanting to win and being afraid of losing; Ostapenko faced the battle with a relaxed mindset from start to finish, and she didn't see any psychological baggage at all, just fighting as a pure challenger, and this relaxed mentality allowed her to take the initiative in the game, and finally had the last laugh.
In fact, in addition to the reasons pointed out by fans and netizens, Sabalenka's loss has a lot to do with her being completely out of shape.
Throughout the game, Sabalenka's 53% first-serve scoring rate compared to Ostapenko's 81% first-serve scoring rate was simply crushed.
Furthermore, Ostapenko's form was really good, with 21 winning points and only eight unforced errors, which naturally tipped the balance of victory in her early.
Of course, Sabalenka's performance did not meet everyone's pre-match expectations, which may also have something to do with the pressure that Ostapenko put on her, and if she had changed opponents, the result would have been a little different.
After losing to Ostapenko in two sets, it also meant that Sabalenka's dream car that Sabalenka wanted the most was once again out of her reach, and she could only watch the Latvian girl drive away.
Reaching the final in Stuttgart four times and losing all of them in the end, I have to say that fate is indeed cruel enough for Sabalenka. If there is nothing to say about the first three defeats to Barty and Swiatek, the two world No. 1s at the time, then this fourth time to rub shoulders with luxury sports cars, it can only be said that Sabalenka's luck is too bad, and there is really nothing to say about meeting Ostapenko, who has been in great form from start to finish.
"I'm glad I can afford this car and I'm going to order one after this final because it's the only way I can have it." Although she lost, Sabalenka is praised for being the optimistic tiger girl, and this humorous self-tease shows Sabalenka's cute side.
Sabalenka's good attitude is commendable, and Ostapenko's humor has delighted everyone.
The Latvian girl also apologized to Sabalenka after winning the championship and snatched the luxury sports car, "I am very embarrassed about it." ”
With this victory over Sabalenka, Ostapenko won the cup on clay for the first time in eight years after winning the French Open in 2017. What makes people feel impressed by the former French Open champion is that he can win the title in Stuttgart against current world No. 1 Sabalenka and world No. 2 Swiatek in succession.
In addition, this championship also brings the Latvian girl to 18th place in the world ranking, and is getting infinitely closer to the top 10 in the world!
In this regard, someone humorously said that there was such an amazing performance in the first Stuttgart final, "Even if the three luxury cars that Ao Fat drove away from the scene, they all deserved it." ”(Source: Tennis House Author: Starry Sky of Moon River)