Williams hangs around in Rome
Remember the days when just saying the names Venus and Serena caused applause to erupt from the people around you? No? Then you weren’t in good company. To catch you up, Venus and Serena used to dominate women’s tennis. There ws a time when you couldn’t turn on the TV without hearing about their victories. Sadly, over the past few years other women have come along and have bested our American champions. Names like Henin and Sharapova have crested the WTA mountain top. Venus and Serena began to fade into the annuls of tennis history.
And then came 2007.
Earlier this year Serena Williams stepped out of history and showed the upstart Sharapova a thing or two. At the Australian Open no less. She screamed her way through the final and one her eighth Grand Slam. She won the match convincingly as well 6-1, 6-2.
Her name is a buzz word again. In fact, a few minutes ago I was strolling down the city sidewalk, said “Serena”, and was thanked by passersby for brightening their day with a single word. Ok… that didn’t happen, but if she keeps rolling through the Rome Masters it might.
On Tuesday Serena showed the competition her will to fight. She faced Michaella Krajicek and was confronted with her own rusty play.
“I kept missing and hitting balls out. I wasn’t playing my game at all. I was letting her dictate play,” Williams said.
But soon the former number one raised her play and got the job done winning 6-4, 6-1.
The Good news for Williams is the field of competition in Rome. Sharapova, Henin, and Hingis are no shows. The bad news for Williams is the field of competition. Number 3 Amelie Mauresmo is in her draw and stands between her and that trophy she wants to lift over her head.
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