{"id":34669,"date":"2021-02-14T01:35:58","date_gmt":"2021-02-14T02:35:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=34669"},"modified":"2021-02-14T03:13:00","modified_gmt":"2021-02-14T03:13:00","slug":"unseeded-star-makes-history-at-australian-open","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=34669","title":{"rendered":"Unseeded star makes history at Australian Open"},"content":{"rendered":"

Unseeded Hsieh Su-wei has reached her first career Grand Slam quarter-final at age 35, with a superb Australian Open<\/a> performance on Sunday.<\/p>\n

Hsieh's 6-4 6-2 victory over 2019 French Open finalist Marketa Vondrousova made her the oldest woman to make her major quarter-final debut in the professional era.<\/p>\n

"It was a great win today because finishing in two sets was really good," Hsieh said in her on-court interview, having beaten Vondrousova in three sets in Abu Dhabi last month.<\/p>\n

"I know I just play her but I totally don't remember how she plays. I was like, 'Umm… OK'. I was asking my team to give me some advice!"<\/p>\n

This is Hsieh's 38th main-draw appearance at a major tournament.<\/p>\n

The 19th-seeded Vondrousova made 31 unforced errors, 13 more than Hsieh.<\/p>\n

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Hsieh is ranked 71st and plays with an unusual style that includes two-handed shots off both sides.<\/p>\n

She beat 2019 US Open champion Bianca Andreescu in the second round at Melbourne Park.<\/p>\n

Next up for Hsieh will be third seed Naomi Osaka, who survived match points in a remarkable three-set win over Garbi\u00f1e Muguruza.<\/p>\n

Knowing the task she faces against the wily veteran, Osaka said: "I'm not looking forward to it."<\/p>\n

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