Serena Williams crashes out of Australian Open, losing her bid to match Margaret Court's record of 24th Grand Slams
China's Wang Qiang shakes hands with Serena Williams of the US after victory during their women's singles match on day five of the Australian Open tennis tournament in Melbourne on January 24, 2020.
The upset means Williams, whose last Major win was at the 2017 Australian Open when she was pregnant, has fallen short at eight Grand Slams – including four finals – since returning from having her baby.It further extends her long quest to equal Court, 77, who is in Melbourne this week to celebrate the 50th anniversary of her 1970 calendar-year Grand Slam.
Barty, bidding to become the first Australian champion since 1978, hit form in a 6-3, 6-2 demolition of Elena Rybakina, saying she had played her best tennis so far this year. But even after failing to serve out the match in the second set, the 28-year-old steeled herself and she broke Williams for the third time to claim the biggest scalp of her career.
However, Williams won a titanic 24-shot rally to break the Chinese player for the first time, raising her arms in triumph, and dominated the tiebreaker to level the match.
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