Post by jazzlover on Apr 4, 2007 17:14:52 GMT -5
SERENA JUST CAN NOT BE STOPPED
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Apr. 02, 2007
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Williams sister beats another world No. 1 in thrilling come-from-behind victory in Key Biscayne.
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Serena Williams had been shut out of the first set 6-0 and was down two match points in the second set of the women’s finals at Saturday's Sony Ericsson Open in Key Biscayne, Fla. She was teetering on the brink of losing to the No. 1 ranked player in the world, Justin Henin of Belgium.
But suddenly, the tennis star from Compton, Calif. channeled her inner Australian Open and won the next point, then the next, then the game, then the next five games to take the second set and go up 3-0 in the third. Dazed and confused, Henin recovered briefly to squeeze out three more games before she was eventually put to rest for good (0-6, 7-5, 6-3).
“It’s just not in me to give up. I just keep fighting,” Serena told interviewer Mary Jo Fernandez following her victory. “I feel when I get down a part of me plays better. I think all champions have that, when they get down you can't hold them down.”
With overwhelming support from the crowd – which included both of her parents, big sis Venus, Miami Heat guard Dwyane Wade and Star Jones Reynolds – Serena charged toward her fourth Sony Ericsson title and 28th career win.
Her run through the tournament was as dramatic and authoritative as her monstrous tear at the Australian Open earlier this year, which culminated in an unexpected win over then No. 1-ranked Maria Sharapova 6-1, 6-2. Critics had written off Serena, believing she was not “match fit” after spending much of 2006 sidelined with injuries. No such talk followed her play last weekend.
The Sony Ericsson victory boosts Serena’s world ranking up from No. 18 to 11.
By: . EURWeb
Apr. 02, 2007
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Williams sister beats another world No. 1 in thrilling come-from-behind victory in Key Biscayne.
This article is provided courtesy of our partner eurweb.com
Serena Williams had been shut out of the first set 6-0 and was down two match points in the second set of the women’s finals at Saturday's Sony Ericsson Open in Key Biscayne, Fla. She was teetering on the brink of losing to the No. 1 ranked player in the world, Justin Henin of Belgium.
But suddenly, the tennis star from Compton, Calif. channeled her inner Australian Open and won the next point, then the next, then the game, then the next five games to take the second set and go up 3-0 in the third. Dazed and confused, Henin recovered briefly to squeeze out three more games before she was eventually put to rest for good (0-6, 7-5, 6-3).
“It’s just not in me to give up. I just keep fighting,” Serena told interviewer Mary Jo Fernandez following her victory. “I feel when I get down a part of me plays better. I think all champions have that, when they get down you can't hold them down.”
With overwhelming support from the crowd – which included both of her parents, big sis Venus, Miami Heat guard Dwyane Wade and Star Jones Reynolds – Serena charged toward her fourth Sony Ericsson title and 28th career win.
Her run through the tournament was as dramatic and authoritative as her monstrous tear at the Australian Open earlier this year, which culminated in an unexpected win over then No. 1-ranked Maria Sharapova 6-1, 6-2. Critics had written off Serena, believing she was not “match fit” after spending much of 2006 sidelined with injuries. No such talk followed her play last weekend.
The Sony Ericsson victory boosts Serena’s world ranking up from No. 18 to 11.