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Kaia Kanepi edenes esimest korda karjääris Austraalia lahtistel meistrivõistlustel veerandfinaali. Eestlanna alistas selleks maailma teise reketi Arina Sabalenka ning pani sotsiaalmeedia kohe kihama.
TWITTERI-MÖLL ⟩ Austraalias ässav Kanepi lõi sotsiaalmeedia kihama: kuidas ta veel slämmiturniiri võitnud pole? (3)
Suurem osa allolevast sisust on inglisekeelne.
Upset COMPLETE 🚨
— wta (@WTA) January 24, 2022
🇪🇪 @KanepiKaia ousts Sabalenka 5-7, 6-2, 7-6(10-7) to reach her 7th career Grand Slam quarterfinal!
Her first at the #AusOpen will be against Swiatek 👊pic.twitter.com/ZSuZUsHHIx
Kaia Kanepi doing that thing where it looks like she's playing a different sport.
— The Tennis Podcast (@TennisPodcast) January 24, 2022
Honestly when you watch her like this, you're not wondering how/why she made six Grand Slam QFs, you're wondering how/why she never went further.
KAIA KANEPI EN QUART À 36 ANS ET ELIMINE ARYNA SABALENKA !!
— Le Smash (@L3_Smash) January 24, 2022
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L'estonienne s'impose 5/7 6/2 7/6 jusqu'au super tie break !! #AusOpen pic.twitter.com/12isV6LNpX
KAIA-KANEPI-FIRE.gif 🔥🔥@KaiaKanepi topples No. 2 Aryna Sabalenka, 5-7, 6-2, 7-6 (10-7), to complete her career set of major quarterfinals.
— TENNIS (@Tennis) January 24, 2022
Huge congrats to Estonian, who now meets Iga Swiatek for an elusive Slam semifinal spot.#AusOpen Scores: https://t.co/Wd83pemvJ2 pic.twitter.com/wzgYAUL1fd
KAIA KANEPI UR SO ICONIC FOR THIS ILY
— 𝔧𝔲𝔩𝔢𝔰 ☽ | 𝟠 𝕕𝕒𝕪𝕤 (@subtleblossomv2) January 24, 2022
Mõistagi ei jäänud sotsiaalmeedias märkamata inimestel, et Kanepi tähistas võidu juba veidi varem, kui see tegelikult pärale jõudis. Tegemist oli inimliku eksimusega, kuna Austraalia lahtistel on ainsana viimases setis reegel, et kiire lõppmäng mängitakse 10 punktini.
36-year-old Kaia Kanepi celebrates too son, thinking she had won a regular tie-break, but finally gets her moment one point later, defeating Aryna Sabalenka 5-7, 6-2, 7-6(10-7) to reach the #AusOpen quarter-finals for the first time in her career. Legendary scenes.
— Gaspar Ribeiro Lança (@gasparlanca) January 24, 2022