60 with no apparent fear of Williams’s pace, gave her plenty of reason to feel less than serene. She slapped angled winners with little warning to finish off high-velocity exchanges and kept Williams off-balance with her left-handed serve. Williams even took a tumble at one stage as she tried to shift direction. “I knew I was needing to do better; I knew I could do better,” Williams said. “Serena needs more matches to get in her flow, but the big serve is always there for the rescue.

Source: New York Times August 11, 2020 22:07 UTC