上廁所暫停後大逆轉 球后絲薇雅蒂闖美網決賽
民視新聞／綜合報導
美國網球公開賽女單四強賽今天結束，最後的決賽組合出爐，將由非洲一姊賈伯（Ons Ja
beur）對決球后絲薇雅蒂（Iga Swiatek），絲薇雅蒂今天打滿三盤逆轉奪勝，關鍵就是
第二盤開打前，要求上廁所的緊急暫停，賽後他坦言，就是因為「無事一身輕」才能大逆
轉。
美國網球公開賽女單四強，世界球后Iga Swiatek在首盤互破大戰後，3-6不敵白俄羅斯名
將Sabalenka，第二盤開打前緊急要求上廁所暫停，重回球場宛如脫胎換骨。
一發得分率從不理想的5成7，上完廁所第二盤暴漲到八成二，摧枯拉朽以6:1把戰線逼進
決勝盤，再乘勝追擊。
賽末點Sabalenka回擊掛網，Iga Swiatek大吼一聲，決勝盤6:4讓他完成讓一追二，挺進
女單決賽，上廁所成為逆轉契機。
世界球后絲薇雅蒂說，「我是真的得跑一趟廁所，但...之後就"無事一身輕了''，所以你
知道的...，抱歉好噁...。」
21歲的Swiatek誠實且無俚頭回答逗樂自己，這位兩屆法網冠軍，第一次闖進硬地大滿貫
決賽，但對手並不好惹。
圖尼西亞一姊Jabeur，女單四強以6:1、6:3直落二拍落法國好手Garcia，生涯首次闖進美
網決賽，也是繼溫布敦後連續兩場大滿貫賽事爭冠，榮膺非洲球員第一人。
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Iga Swiatek’s toilet break does the trick as she books US Open final: ‘I fel
t lighter. I’m sorry, that’s disgusting’
Shahida JacobsSeptember 9, 2022
Iga Swiatek found herself up against it in her US Open semi-final, but a chang
e in tactics and a bathroom break helped her to see off Aryna Sabalenka and re
ach the final for the first time at Flushing Meadows.
The two-time Grand Slam winner started the match as the heavy favourite, but i
t was Sabalenka who was on top early on as she won the opening set before the
Pole turned things around to win the engrossing battle 3-6, 6-1, 6-4 on Arthur
Ashe Stadium.
The script was torn up early on as Sabalenka broke to love in game four, but h
er joy was short-lived as the top seed hit back immediately. However, the worl
d No 6 backed it up with another break in game six and this time she held serv
e to consolidate her lead. A third break in game nine earned her the set.
Swiatek took a comfort break after the set and it appeared to do the trick as
she started the second set with a break before two more breaks in games five a
nd seven took them to a decider.
But there was a role reversal as Sabalenka broke in game one before the Pole d
rew level in game four. The Belarusian, though, edged ahead again a game later
but Swiatek broke to love in game eight to get level on serve.
After a comfortable hold, she claimed a third break as she wrapped up the matc
h on her second match point.
“Against Aryna you have to have the energy to push her back and be able to pl
ay those fast balls,” Swiatek said during her on-court interview.
“In the first set I lacked a little bit of that so I needed to get it togethe
r. Drink some energy shots and just kind of go with it. I’m pretty glad that
I did that.”
As for her visit to the bathroom, Swiatek joked: “I kind of needed to go. For
sure I felt lighter. I’m sorry, that’s disgusting.
“I just tried to use that time and think about what to change. I remember tha
t when I was younger, all I would do in the bathroom between sets when I lost
was cry. This time I was able to problem solve.”
Swiatek will face Wimbledon runner-up Ons Jabeur in Saturday’s final after th
e Tunisian beat Caroline Garcia in straight sets.
“It’s always tough and I’m pretty sure it’s going to be physical,” Swiate
k said.
“She has such good hands, she is solid on the baseline and when she’s going
in so I have to be careful.
“I don’t know what’s going to happen. Right now, I’m just going to enjoy b
eing in the final.”