‘Shocked’: Twitter Reacts to Serena’s Early Exit From Aus Open

Serena lost 4-6, 6-7 (7-2), 5-7 to China’s Qiang Wang in a match that lasted for over two hours and 40 minutes.

• Serena lost 4-6, 6-7 (7-2), 5-7 to China’s Qiang Wang.
• The match lasted for over two hours and 40 minutes.
• Fans from across the globe took to twitter to share their disappointment.

Seven-time champion Serena Williams suffered a shocking third round defeat to Qiang Wang on Friday, 24 January making an early exit from the Australian Open.

Williams had been hoping to take an outright lead in overall Grand Slam titles with 24, but fell agonisingly short in a three-set epic on Rod Laver Arena.

The 38-year-old lost 4-6, 6-7 (7-2), 5-7 to China's world number 29 in a match that lasted for over two hours and 40 minutes.

Williams was looking to break Margaret Court's Grand Slam tally of 24 but she will now have to wait.

Fans from across the globe took to twitter to share their disappointment.

Shocking result. #SerenaWilliams looked much fitter coming into this tournament.

More a question of if she will get that elusive 24. Nice amount of time to prepare for Paris, but realistically London will be her best bet now. Could that have been her last Aus Open? #Tennis

— Marc-James Dean (@Deano_1987) January 24, 2020

Serena Williams saying she made too many errors to be a professional athlete is probably the harshest thing i've ever heard said about her...and it came from her! 😦 #SerenaWilliams

— privatoist (@priv081) January 24, 2020

My heart hurts so bad.....#SerenaWilliams

— B r i a n (@BrianRabb) January 24, 2020

Watching #SerenaWilliams take that loss at @AustralianOpen pic.twitter.com/xZQp6Gr3wj

— Thomas L. Outlaw (@toutlaw) January 24, 2020

Woke up in the early hours just to watch Serena Williams and it ended in tears 💔#atpcup2020 #SerenaWilliams

— Obaoriade (@obaoriade) January 24, 2020

Currently in mourning...bless my neighbor (& their dog) for yelling about the match with me #AusOpen #serenawilliams

— Jennifer Cie (@JenniferCie1) January 24, 2020

And there we are... Serena’s out. What a match that was. Serena wasn’t on the top of her game, and Wang was a tough competitor. I’m disappointed for Serena though... I really wanted her to win this #AusOpen #SerenaWilliams

— Nick (@imnickbarnes) January 24, 2020

It was so close... 😫😫😫 Shocked and sad 😔 I don’t want to accept it - #no @serenawilliams @AustralianOpen #SerenaWilliams #AusOpen pic.twitter.com/12JSTyZstV

— Coloured Chinese 👩🏽‍🦱 (@MerchSouth) January 24, 2020

I’m devastated 😭🎾#serenawilliams

— Deidra Jacobsen (@plantdefense) January 24, 2020