Bring it on, Maria!!!
Serena Williams on Wednesday night here in America, Thursday afternoon in Austraila beat a feisty Nicole Vaidisova at the Australian Open, 7-6 (5), 6-4, to move into the Women's final. She will play top-seeded Maria Sharapova who, by her own admission, is not playing her best, took out fourth-seeded Belgian Kim Clijsters, 6-4, 6-2.
In the first set tie-break, Williams, ranked 81 in the World before the tournament, started out quickly in the tiebreak to take the first set, then stayed strong up 5-1 in the second to win 6-4 and overtake the 17-year-old, up-and-coming Czech, Vaidisova. On the otherhand, Sharapova, who had 12 break points against her on her serve, was only broke twice. Clijsters, playing her last time down under before retiring at the end of this year, had trouble getting to the Russian while Sharapova double-faulted mutiple times. In one game, Sharapova double-faulted FOUR times, yet Clijsters still couldn't break the Russian.
"Somehow I managed to fight through and make the first serve when I had to and I think that was the key, and will also be the key in the final," Sharapova said.
Friday night, here in America, Saturday down under, should be a fantastic matchup between the two toughest players in the women's tour (Justine Henin is injured but she is also a fantastic fighter). Both Williams and Sharapova have both been on the edge of being out of the tournament. Sharapova, in the first round, was down 6-5 in the third set while battling 120 degree on court temperatures.
As much as I dislike women's tennis, I will watch it. These are my two favorite women's players as I have described before. Mentally and physically, Serena and Maria will put on a show in the final. I haven't been this excited for a women's match in a long, long time. I don't know if it's an upset but Serena beats Maria Friday night in three.
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