Hey tennis fans! 🎾
China’s Zhang Shuai and her French partner Kristina Mladenovic have made it to the last 16 in the women’s doubles at the Australian Open! 🌟 They played an amazing match on Saturday in Melbourne, beating Peyton Stearns from the USA and Luisa Stefani from Brazil with a score of 6-2, 6-2.
The dynamic duo was unstoppable! They took every chance they got, winning all four of their break points and blocking all seven break points from their opponents. That’s some serious teamwork! 🤜🤛
The match started with an epic first game that lasted 18 minutes! 😮 Zhang served, and the game went back and forth to deuce 10 times before they finally won it. Talk about determination!
After that marathon game, the rest of the match moved quickly. Zhang and Mladenovic kept up the pressure, and Mladenovic hit a fantastic backhand down the line to win the first set.
In the second set, they continued to shine. They broke Stefani’s serve early and took a strong lead. Even when the games got tough with multiple deuces, they stayed focused. Zhang sealed the deal with a powerful forehand winner between their opponents to win the match! 🏆
Overall, they hit 20 winners during the match, while their opponents only managed eight. Way to go, Zhang and Mladenovic! We can’t wait to see how they do in the next round! 🎉
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Zhang & Mladenovic reach last 16 in women's doubles at Australian Open
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