After holding serve in the first game and then breaking Maria's serve twice in the first set, Williams put herself in position to control the match. Serena played very solid tennis to make her
way to the 6-1 6-2 victory.After the match Williams declared:
"when I'm playing well, it's difficult for anyone to beat me...because I have a unique style."ESPN's writer Pam Shriver thinks that this win by Serena Williams could be ranked as the major surprise of William's career because of the authority and level of game that she showed in the final. I think it's more surprising to see that Serena only played 4 events on 2006 due to an injury on the knee, she was out of shape because of the injury, and still having the emotions of losing her sister because she was murdered on 2003; and then overcome everything and hug the trophy.
Serena entered the tournament ranked 81, she became the first unseeded champion in 29 years. After this week Serena will jump to the top 20 in the rankings and her expectations will be higher for next tournament.
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I didn't know that she was still playing tennis! Obviously this was a big shock.
Does women's tennis need Serena Williams more than she needs it? The way she demolished Sharapova in the final makes me wonder. Without a strong, dominant personality (which Williams definitely has), does women's tennis start to lose its media appeal the same way that men's tennis did in the post-Sampras years?
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