Toronto Women's Final Preview
Serena Williams figured out a way to win that match today against a very
toughyoung player Berea was cover how'd she do it I think it was probably
her mostimpressive performance this week evenafter beating Naomi
Osaka Serena just worked it out in bus Cova she's been playing
unbelievable tennis she's solid she gets a lot of balls back she moves
beautifully and she was actually winning more points behind her serve
behind her first serve than Serena Williams during that match somehow
after set and a half Serena just willed herself to turn things around started
serving a little bit better moving a lot better and that's been a key in
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Serena's game of late James didn't look too good for Serena in that first
set yet didn't and you wondered if fatigue might be a factor even though it's
straight sets against Osaka that took a lot of effort and energy and mental
energy and I think as Janet said this might have been our most impressive
especially mentally physically maybe against uh soccer but today battling
back from that very sluggish start we got to also keep in mind Chanda that
folks Cova had already beaten Sloane Stephens and Yelena on Sebago and
she got the win against simona help as well although Hallett retired but but
Stover was in a great rhythm and she came out shocked an entire stadium
got up the early break and did not let up didn't start thinking about it didn't
get nervous the serve really got her over the finish line there and she
continued with that momentum into the second set holding her
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serve early and this this is indicative of the type of tennis serena had to try
to overcome that shot from those go vibrato believable after the court
coverage but this is where serena was able to turn things around
more aggressive started stepping inside