‘I’M ALMOST DEAD’: World No. 1 Simona Halep struggled to defeat Lauren Davis after nearly four hours during which Davis lost a toenail and Halep served four times
Taipei Times
Date: Jan 21, 2018
By: AFP, MELBOURNE
Taiwanese veteran Hsieh Su-wei reached the fourth round of a Grand Slam for only the
Hsieh Su-wei returns to Agnieszka Radwanska yesterday during the Australian Open in Melbourne. Photo: Reuters
second time yesterday, when she rolled past Agnieszka Radwanska at the Australian Open.
Hsieh, who knocked out third seed Garbine Muguruza in the second round, followed up with an assured 6-2, 7-5 victory over the Polish former world No. 2 in 1 hour, 39 minutes.
Her reward is a last-16 clash with the 2016 champion, Angelique Kerber.
“I come back to the big court again” an excited Hsieh said when told she would face Kerber, but could she take a third big-name scalp at Melbourne?
“I don’t know,” she said. “But I will try.” [FULL STORY]
