Steely-eyed Serena Williams stared down Justin Henin to spoil the Belgian’s fairytale comeback and claim a modern-day record fifth Australian Open crown on Saturday night. In the first-ever grand slam final featuring the two most successful women’s players of their generation, Williams’s awesome power won over Henin’s grace and style as the world No.1 carved out a gutsy 6-4 3-6 6-2 victory at Rod Laver Arena. The two-hour, seven-minute triumph gave Williams a perfect five-from-five record in finals at Melbourne Park and eclipsed the four Open titles that Margaret Smith Court, Evonne Goolagong Cawley, Steffi Graf and Monica Seles each won in the professional era.
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Saturday, January 30, 2010
Serena Williams wins Australian Open
Steely-eyed Serena Williams stared down Justin Henin to spoil the Belgian’s fairytale comeback and claim a modern-day record fifth Australian Open crown on Saturday night. In the first-ever grand slam final featuring the two most successful women’s players of their generation, Williams’s awesome power won over Henin’s grace and style as the world No.1 carved out a gutsy 6-4 3-6 6-2 victory at Rod Laver Arena. The two-hour, seven-minute triumph gave Williams a perfect five-from-five record in finals at Melbourne Park and eclipsed the four Open titles that Margaret Smith Court, Evonne Goolagong Cawley, Steffi Graf and Monica Seles each won in the professional era.
Saturday, September 12, 2009
Serena Williams penalized on match point.
Serena Williams US Open came to an abrupt halt today after being penalized a full point for an outburst against a line umpire, reportedly laced with expletives. The biggest shock was that the deduction came on match point, with her opponent Kim Clijsters of Belgium already holding the upper hand. The surprising thing as not the loss so much, because Clijsters is a former world no. 1, but the invective from Serena.
I really have a lot of respect for the Williams sisters, they are supremely talented, hard working and generally very polite and thoroughly nice young ladies. I wish Serena a swift rebound from this setback, I am sure she will regain her normal poise. I guess it shows that anyone can lose their cool in stressful situations. Anybody! I also wish Kim the best in her final, she too is a class act.
I really have a lot of respect for the Williams sisters, they are supremely talented, hard working and generally very polite and thoroughly nice young ladies. I wish Serena a swift rebound from this setback, I am sure she will regain her normal poise. I guess it shows that anyone can lose their cool in stressful situations. Anybody! I also wish Kim the best in her final, she too is a class act.
