On January 24, Beijing time, the fourth round of the Australian Open women's singles competition continued, and the 14th seed Halep met with France's Kane. There have been a total of 4 encounters between the two sides before, and Koone has the upper hand with 3 wins and 1 loss. Today's game was fiercely contested between the two sides, and after three fierce sets of matches, Koone eliminated Halep 2-1 and reached the quarterfinals for the first time in a Grand Slam tournament in his career.
In the first set, Konei defused three break points in the 3rd set to save her serve, and in the 4th set she broke Halep's serve to take a 3-1 lead. Halep quickly completed the comeback in the 5th set, and then she saved the ball to chase a 3-3 draw. Halep's serve was again lost in the 8th set, and Corne led 5-3 to win the set. Halep withstood the pressure to break back in the 9th set, but then broke again in the 10th set to win the first set 6-4.
The two sides broke each other's serves at the beginning of the second set, and in the fourth set, Konei broke again to take a 3-1 lead. Halep broke back quickly in the 5th set and chased it 3-3 after the 6th set. Halep broke two consecutive serves in the 7th and 9th innings to win the second set 6-3.
Both sides saved the first six sets of the decider, halep lost the serve in the seventh set, and Cone took a 5-3 lead after the 8th set. Halep defused two end-of-match points in the 9th set with no way back, and in the 10th set, Konai successfully saved the serve to win the match and win the decider 6-4.
In a 2-hour and 33-minute match, France's Cone defeated the No. 14 seed Halep 6-4, 3-6, 6-4 to reach the quarter-finals of a Grand Slam for the first time in his career. In the next round, Corne will face the 27th seed Collins, who eliminated Mertens in three sets.