Having lost to Sam Stosur the last time they played, Serena Williams came to the court with something to prove whether she admitted it or not.
And she did just that. In a 6-4, 6-2 victory, Serena effectively slammed the door on anyone thinking they could beat her.
She illustrated, with a level of power most of us only dream about, why she is the only player remaining in the tournament not to have her serve broken. She opened the match with an ace to begin a string (no pun intended) of 15 consecutive service points won. And that was only the beginning.
Stosur possesses a more-than-solid serve herself, but Serena treated it as though it were a punching bag, knocking back 30 winners and 10 aces. The two both served 64 percent, but the contest was anything but even. Stosur finished with 8 winners and 4 aces. Respectable, but nowhere near Serena’s numbers.
Note that Stosur did have 3 break points, but Serena had all the answers.
Serena, both literally and figuratively, aced the test. But in post-match interviews, she only gave herself a ‘B.’
The statistics are from www.australianopen.com.
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