Australia Open 2020: Sofia Kenin Tembus Final Usai Bekuk Jagoan Tuan Rumah

Doddy Wiratama

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  • Sofia Kenin memastikan diri melangkah ke laga final turnamen tenis Grand Slam Australia Open 2020.
  • Kepastian didapat setelah Sofia Kenin mengalahkan tunggal putri nomor satu dunia sekaligus jagoan publik tuan rumah, Ashleigh Barty.
  • Final Australia Open 2020 sejauh ini menjadi pencapaian terbaik Sofia Kenin selama mengikuti berbagai turnamen tenis grand slam.

SKOR.id - Penampilan luar biasa ditunjukkan Sofia Kenin (Australia) kala melakoni laga semifinal turnamen tenis Grand Slam Australia Open 2020.

Dalam laga semifinal Australia Open 2020, Sofia Kenin berhadapan dengan tunggal putri nomor satu dunia yang juga sekaligus jagoan publik tuan rumah, Ashleigh Barty.

Laga yang berlangsung di Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne, pada Kamis (30/1/2020) itu berlangsung seru selama 105 menit.

Ashleigh Barty yang didukung oleh publik tuan rumah tentu saja lebih dijagokan untuk menang ketimbang Sofia Kenin yang saat ini duduk di peringkat ke-15 WTA.

Akan tetapi, Sofia Kenin mampu keluar dari tekanan dan tampil mengesankan untuk memenangi laga dua set langsung, 7-6(6), 7-5.

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Pertandingan berlangsung sengit sepanjang set pertama. Baik Ashleigh Barty maupun Sofia Kenin mampu memaksimalkan kesempatan service yang dimiliki untuk memenangkan gim.

Barty yang mendapatkan jatah service terlebih dahulu mampu mengamankan gim pertama. Namun Kenin langsung merespons dengan memenangi gim selanjutnya.

Kondisi saling berbalas gim itu berlanjut hingga kedudukan sama kuat 6-6 yang memaksa set pertama berlanjut ke masa tie break.

Pada fase ini, laga kembali berlangsung alot sebelum Barty mampu membuat jarak dua poin untuk unggul 4-2 dan terus berlanjut hingga meraih set point pada kedudukan 6-4.

Namun Kenin dengan luar biasa mampu bangkit dan meraih empat poin beruntun untuk memenangi set pertama dengan skor akhir 7-6 tie break 8-6.

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Skenario yang sama berlanjut pada awal set kedua. Namun kali ini Barty mampu melakukan serve break pada gim ketiga yang memberinya kesempatan untuk menjauh.

Momentum itu dimanfaatkan betul oleh Ashleigh Barty dengan merebut gim keempat sehingga membuatnya unggul 3-1.

Tertinggal dua gim tak membuat Sofia Kenin begitu saja menyerah. Petenis 21 tahun ini tampil konsisten sehingga sang lawan tak bisa menjauh.

Perjuangan Kenin berbuah hasil manis saat giliran dirinya sukses melakukan serve break pada gim ke-10 sehingga kedudukan menjadi sama kuat 5-5.

Kegemilangan petenis ranking ke-15 WTA ini terus berlanjut. Seusai merebut gim ke-11, Kenin akhirnya memenangi set kedua dengan skor 7-5 berkat serve break yang kembali dibukukan pada gim terakhir.

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Berkat kemenangan ini, Sofia Kenin berhak melangkahkan kaki ke partai puncak tunggal putri Australia Open 2020 yang dijadwalkan bergulir Sabtu (1/2/2020).

Bagi Kenin, final Australia Open 2020 sejauh ini menjadi pencapaian terbaiknya selama tampil dalam turnamen tenis berkategori grand slam.

"Saya kehabisan kata. Saya tak percaya hal ini terjadi (menembus final turnamen tenis grand slam)," tutur Kenin seusai pertandingan.

"Saya telah mengimpikan hal ini sejak masih lima tahun. Saya bekerja sangat keras untuk menggapainya," kata petenis kelahiran Rusia ini melanjutkan.

Sementara itu, calon lawan Sofia Kenin di final bakal ditentukan dari hasil semifinal lain yang mempertemukan Simona Halep (Rumania) kontra Garbine Muguruza (Spanyol).

Source: BBC.com

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