The beautiful story of Australian Open 2022: Alize Cornet denounces the lack of support for Djokovic: "Novak is the first to defend us and nobody defended him"”>Alize Cornet at the Australian Open ended this Wednesday in the quarterfinals. Danielle Collins, a relentless player when she reaches her best level, put an end to the dream of the recently turned 32-year-old Frenchwoman and 61st in the world, who had reached the penultimate round of a Grand Slam for the first time in her 63rd attempt: 7-5 and 6-1 in 88 minutes.
It is the second time that the 28-year-old American and 27th seed has reached the semifinals of the tournament, after having played them in 2019 (fell to Petra Kvitova). He will face Iga Swiatek, who came from behind to beat Kaia Kanepi (4-6, 7-6 (2) and 6-3 in 3h01). His balance since July 2021, the year in which he won titles in San José and Palermo, is 40-7.
ANow, having come from a set back in her previous two matches, Collins is living her own dream after undergoing surgery last year to treat endometriosis she suffers from, a very painful disease that affects about one in ten women because the tissue that normally lines the inside of the uterus grows outside of it. During some tournaments at the end of last season, it affected him visibly. “I feel like before (surgery) and before taking the proper medication, I always had to adjust my training around my cycle because of how painful my periods were.”, said the Florida tennis player at a press conference. “My father took me from one place to another and gave me all the resources to be able to be here now. I compete since I was 7 years old, working every day. This means a lot to me and my family.”, expressed on the track.
Swiatek resists against the veteran Kanepi
Iga Siwatek, who had barely suffered until the round of 16, when she finally lost a set to the Romanian Sorana Cirstea, had a hard time again to overcome Kaia Kanepi, the 36-year-old Estonian and 117th in the world, who was about to give the big surprise of the day before falling in the third heat. But the fact is that the 20-year-old Pole and seventh favorite in the tournament qualified for the second Grand Slam semifinals of her career (she was champion at Roland Garros 2020). He did it despite the highly exaggerated rollercoaster of emotions that he displayed during the game, from anger to sadness and finally to joy, with a cry for which he even apologized to the public. In a match with many unforced errors, Swiatek racked up a few fewer than Kanepi (50-62) and imposed his resistance, against a rival with an enviable physical preparation, but without the spark that his rival’s youth gives him.
Australian Open women’s draw.
