On March 12, Beijing time, the WTA Indian Wells Crown Began to compete for the second round of women's singles. In a high-profile match, the world's No. 8 Czech star Pliskova was upset in her new season debut, 1-2 by Montenegrin player Kovinic, missing the third round.
The course of the game made people vomit a little blood. After winning the first set 6-2 in a perfectly normal way, Pliskova managed to take a 5-2 lead in the second set, and winning didn't look like a problem anymore. However, she was jokingly called a "walking doll" by the fans at this time, and she was sent an invisible egg by the opponent, not only losing the second set 5-7, but also falling behind 0-1 in the third set.
After that, Pukskova returned to her normal track, wrestling with her opponent in the decider to 4-4. However, in the 9th set, Pliskova was tragically broken in a 40-0 lead, and the psychological defense line completely collapsed. World No. 71 Kovinic seized the opportunity to cut four straight points to win the decider 6-4.
On social platforms, fans called it an incredible game, and Pliskova played well and suddenly entered the trough without warning, which is puzzling. But this seems to be a typical Pliskova-style loss, strong serve and forehand sometimes can not withstand the negative impact of her fragile psychology, which also explains that she can suddenly swallow the invisible egg when far ahead, and the 40-0 lead can also be broken.
If it were not for the psychological "stubborn disease", Pliskova would not have entered the world first ranks without a Grand Slam champion. In the 2016 season, Pliskova reached the peak of her form in the second half of the year, reaching the final of the US Open. Facing Kerber, who swept 6-3, 6-1 in Cincinnati half a month ago, she was considered bound to win her first Grand Slam title, but lost the game 3-6, 6-4, 4-6. She was 24 years old.
In the 2021 season, at the age of 29, she ushered in her second Grand Slam final of her career at Wimbledon. Unfortunately, this time she contributed a plot similar to the final of the US Open that year: the first set was lost 3-6, the second set was difficult to win 7-6 (4), the decisive set failed to take advantage of the chase, 3-6 lost, and once again relegated to the runner-up. When she lifted the runners-up trophy after the game, the dazedness on her face was painful.
Therefore, combined with her past performance in the competition, the IW's game of swallowing invisible eggs and being reversed seems "reasonable".
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