On January 26, Beijing time, the last 1/4 final of the Australian Open women's singles, 36-year-old Estonian veteran Kanepi once again hit the Dream of the Final 4 of the Grand Slam, winning one set first and then losing two sets in a row, and the big score was eliminated by Swartec 1-2.
Ranked only 115th in the world, born in June 1985, has turned 36 years old, is about to celebrate his 37th birthday, it is such a veteran Canepi who played the most inspirational story on this year's Australian Open.
Due to the low world rankings, Canepi met a strong opponent in the first round of women's singles: former world number one, the 16th seed of the Australian Open, and 3-time Grand Slam winner Kerber! Canepi won 6-4, 6-3, 2-0. In the last round of the game, Canepi encountered the Australian Open women's singles No. 2 seed Sabalenka, fighting three sets, Canepi 2-1 continued to be upset!
In this round of quarter-finals, Kanepi continued to challenge the top eight seeded players: the No. 7 seed and the post-00 Grand Slam winner Swatak. It is a pity that in the case of winning a set 6-4 first, Canepi was reversed by Swatak 7-6 (grab seven 7-2), 6-3 in two consecutive sets, missing the top 4 of the Australian Open women's singles. In this regard, the most inspirational story of the 2022 Australian Open is over!
In 2008 and 2012, there were two French Open quarterfinals; in 2010 and 2013, there were two Wimbledon quarterfinals; in 2010 and 2017, there were two US Open quarterfinals; in 2022, there was a quarterfinals of the Australian Open. Kanepi has hit the 4th of the Grand Slam for 7 consecutive times, all of which fell in the women's singles quarterfinals, and the 36-year-old Estonian veteran Kanepi suffered the spell of the 1/4 finals of the Grand Slam!
Carnepi's 2022 Australian Open tour is over, 14 victories over the world's top ten, 4 Grand Slams all unlocked the quarterfinals, 7 times to the 1/4 finals of the Grand Slam, which is a personal record set by Canepi this year's Australian Open.