A simple formality… After a somewhat delicate start and a more complicated first round than expected against the Chinese Yuan, the Polish Iga Swiatek found the rhythm to quite calmly defeat the Czech Marie Bouzkova (44th) in two short sets (6-2, 6-3), this Thursday during the 2nd round of the Australian Open tennis.
“The conditions were not easy, with a lot of wind,” said the world number 2 after the meeting. So I’m very happy to have adapted well. »
If there was no suspense, the game was nevertheless marked by a rather improbable point, worthy of a video game.
His stomach touches the net
After an exchange from the baseline, Swiatek takes advantage of a short ball to go to the net. Her opponent then tries to overtake her with a passing pass. A shot that the Pole saves at the last minute with a backhand volley. The ball is sent several meters high. The two players even stopped playing for a few moments before seeing that the ball fell back into the court but with a strong retro effect which sent it to the other side of the net as soon as it bounced.
Bouzkova then has to lean over the net to hit the ball into the Pole’s part of the court. Unfortunately for the Czech, her stomach hits the net before the second rebound. After verification, and despite a quick challenge from Bouzkova, the referee logically awarded the point to Swiatek.
The Pole with six Grand Slam titles, but who has not yet reached the final in Melbourne, undoubtedly scored one of the points of the Australian fortnight.
