Is it true that Sharapova took a risk and advanced to the top 8 of the Shenzhen competition?

Shenzhen was sunny and sunny on January 2, but the WTA Shenzhen Open, which was being fiercely fought at the Longgang Sports Center, ushered in a "cold wave day". The top local star Zhang Shuai and last year's French Open champion Ostapenko He failed successively and stopped in the second round. After the first two games were upsets, Sharapova, the third popular player and the most popular player in this game, withstood the pressure and defeated the American players 2:1 after losing a set first. Riske advanced to the next round without any danger.

Although it was a weekday afternoon, Sharapova’s game still had an attendance rate of about 40. Sharapova’s fans held up homemade cheering signs and shouted slogans in unison to cheer for their idol. The Russian beauty’s The popularity is evident. Riske took the lead at 6:4 in the first set. In the second set, Sharapova took advantage of the fluctuations in her opponent's serve and fought back at 6:3. In the final set, both sides started a break-serve battle. In the end, Sharapova defeated her opponent with 6:2 with stronger nerves. Seal the victory and end this fierce battle that lasted 142 minutes.

“This game is really difficult. I knew my opponent well before the game and knew that she had plenty of energy, so I hoped to win quickly. But it’s not without its benefits to win so hard. I want to win with more strength. When you enter the Australian Open in good condition, you have to go through some tough matches like this, and you cannot always win quickly." What Sharapova said is not a cliche. As the game heats up, she is indeed in good condition. Significantly improved, after hitting a wonderful winning point, he would shout "COME ON!" to encourage himself, which once gave people the illusion that this was a Grand Slam final.