Unexpectedly! Unexpectedly, the women's singles world No. 1 Sabalenka could not stop the supernova, and with Andreeva reversing Sabalenka to win the title, she once again forced the women's tennis into troubled times, which made people have to rethink the women's tennis power circle.

In this competition, the 17-year-old Andreeva shined, and her defeat of Swiatek attracted countless fans, and if she can win the championship this time, it means that she has defeated the world No. 1 and the world No. 2 in a row in one tournament, and the gold content is self-evident. However, judging from the predictions of all parties before the game, more people are still optimistic about Sabalenka, on the one hand, because the world No. 1 maintained an absolute lead in the confrontation with Andreeva, and the only time she lost was at the French Open, when Sabalenka had an upset stomach; On the other hand, Sabalenka is more experienced, and at the same time, the style of play does restrain Andreeva, Sabalenka's main style of play on the first three boards makes Andreeva unable to play on the changes in the bottom line, and the ferocious hair extension technique also makes Andreeva feel pressure.

In the first set, Andreeva, who came prepared, gave Sabalenka a dismount as soon as she came up, using the small ball and baseline transfer to take a 30-0 lead, but Sabalenka, who was behind, was unmoved and scored four points in a row to hold serve. In the third game, Sabalenka, who made a mistake in the busy, was a little anxious, and sent two break points after a high-pressure error, but fortunately, the world's first critical moment used experience to save break points in a row, and finally after tenaciously saving four break points, Sabalenka finally held serve with difficulty and led 2-1! In the ensuing match, the confident Russian broke serve on four straight points and took a 4-1 lead after holding serve strongly. After that, both sides held their serves, and in the eighth game, Sabalenka continued to press and cashed in on the second break point to take the lead in the next set 6-2!

Judging from the technical statistics after the match, Sabalenka's first serve scoring rate was as high as a terrifying 72% in the first set and 60% in the second set, while Andreeva's second service scoring rate was only 36%. In addition, Andreeva had 16 forced errors and all four break points wasted with a tie in winning points and unforced errors, showing that there is still a big gap between the rookie and the world No.1 when it comes to handling key points.

In the second set, Sabalenka was in trouble in the first service game, and after being robbed of her second serve in a row, Andreeva got two break points, and then falling behind only inspired Sabalenka to fight stronger, and then she used her serve to save three break points and successfully hold serve. In the third game, Andreeva used the moon ball to get another break point, and then she didn't repeat the same mistake, hitting a brilliant forehand straight return-ace to break serve and hold serve to take a 3-1 lead for the first time. In the sixth game, Sabalenka forced a break point, but Andreeva remained unmoved and held serve to take a 4-2 lead. After that, the two sides held their serves, and Andreeva bit the break advantage to finally win the set 6-4.

In the second set, Andreeva won 75 per cent of her first serve and 67 per cent of her second serve, and her 17 winning points and seven unforced errors made her a strong player on the baseline. Sabalenka, on the other hand, fell behind in her own service stats across the board, and her performance of 7 winning points and 6 unforced errors was not enough to support her to extend her advantage.

In the first three games of the deciding set, both sides broke each other's serves, and in the fourth game, Andreeva took the lead and held serve with a strong serve to take a 3-1 lead. Sabalenka, who fell behind, immediately improved her serve, but could not catch up with the break disadvantage behind the retreat. The two sides held serve all the way to 5-3, and in the ninth game, Sabalenka's serve fluctuated again, and one serve was not scored in a row, allowing Andreeva to see an opportunity, and finally, with a beautiful forehand winning point, Andreeva won the deciding set 6-3 and won the championship of the tournament!

It is worth mentioning that with Andreeva winning back-to-back championships at the WTA1000 level, she has also managed to win 12 consecutive singles matches, and her world ranking will also set a new career high of No.6. She is also the third youngest champion after Hingis (1998) and Serena Williams (1999). And the gold content of this wave of 12 consecutive wins is indeed quite high, with 5 victories over the TOP10 and double defeats of Swiatek, and among them, only Rybakina, Swiatek, and Sabalenka have each won 1 set!

Once upon a time, the women's tennis world established the statistical era of Swiatek, Sabalenka, Gauff and Rybakina, and the women's tennis Big Four left a big gap between the rest of the competition. However, with the rise of players such as Keys and Andreeva this year, women's tennis may usher in a major reshuffle of strength, and what kind of experience will the new pattern bring us? Let's wait and see!(Source: Tennis Home Author: Lu Xiaotian)