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2021 Australian Open: Hsieh happy to avoid a bagel on way to fourth round

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Ian Ransom, Reuters

<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2021/reuters/02/12/20210212-su-wei-hsieh.jpg"/><figcaption>Taiwan&#x27;s Su-Wei Hsieh celebrates winning her third round match against Italy&#x27;s Sara Errani. <em>Jaimi Joy, Reuters</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>MELBOURNE - Behind Hsieh Su-wei&#x27;s rousing third round victory over Sara Errani at the Australian Open on Friday was a simple plan: &#x27;Avoid the bagel.&#x27;</p><p>The Taiwanese surprise package was badly thrashed in all three of her previous matches against the Italian veteran and each defeat featured a stinging 6-0 loss in one of the sets.</p><p>On the first day of the Chinese Lunar New Year, the 35-year-old ended that streak with a 6-4 2-6 7-5 win at John Cain Arena that booked her a third appearance in the last 16 at Melbourne Park, following on from 2008 and 2018.</p><p>&quot;It&#x27;s so good. I have a record against Errani. Every time I have a bagel,&quot; world doubles number one Hsieh said on-court.</p><p>&quot;Before the match I was thinking, better don&#x27;t eat a bagel today.&quot;</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/02/12/21/2021-australian-open-osaka-enjoys-the-last-of-the-crowds-in-third-round-win">2021 Australian Open: Osaka enjoys the last of the crowds in third round win</a></li></ul><p>Hsieh trailed 5-3 in the deciding set but won the last four games in succession to snatch victory from Errani and set up a clash with 19th seed Marketa Vondrousova.</p><p>There will be no fans in attendance as Hsieh bids to make a maiden Grand Slam quarter-final, with the state of Victoria having a snap five-day lockdown from Saturday to contain an outbreak of COVID-19.</p><p>That will mean no dining out for the food-loving Hsieh, who has a number of favourite restaurants in Melbourne.</p><p>&quot;I&#x27;m not worried about the (lack of) crowd, I think it&#x27;s good for everyone to make sure we are all safe, to help the government,&quot; she said.</p><p>&quot;I&#x27;m only worried about my Uber Eats -- if I can still get something to eat in my room.&quot;</p><div><strong>(Reporting by Ian Ransom; Editing by Richard Pullin)</strong></div><div><br/><strong>FROM THE ARCHIVES</strong></div><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/6W7S5H19FdI?enablejsapi=1" width="560"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more in <a href="//www.iwantv.com.ph/">iWantv</a> or <a href="//tfc.tv/">TFC.tv</a></div>

<p>MELBOURNE - Behind Hsieh Su-wei's rousing third round victory over Sara Errani at the Australian Open on Friday was a simple plan: 'Avoid the bagel.'</p>

MELBOURNE - Behind Hsieh Su-wei's rousing third round victory over Sara Errani at the Australian Open on Friday was a simple plan: 'Avoid the bagel.'

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2021 Australian Open: Hsieh happy to avoid a bagel on way to fourth round

Ian Ransom,

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Published Feb 12, 2021 05:41 PM PHT

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