At the self-styled happy slam the cries of “Jiayou” rang out louder and louder as the rising Chinese star battled to the end
Aryna Sabalenka was serving for the match in the women’s singles final of the Australian Open, up 5-2 in the second set of a contest that seemingly passed in an instant.
As in most of the match, the final game was going the Belarusian’s way. Leading 40-0, the defending champion had three match points. The engraver, his tools at the ready.