Samantha Stosur vs. Serena Williams Result : Stosur puts Serena out of French Open
How upset was Serena Williams was clearly on display when she knocked dirt from her shoes by angrily hitting them with her racket. The top seed Williams could not match the speed, motivation and drive of Samatha Stosur who won 6-2, 6-7 (2), 8-6.
Austalians take their sports seriously and Samatha is no different; in a recent T20 cricket world cup Mike Hussy did the unbelievable by hitting 38 runs in two overs and today Samtha Stosur has knocked 12-time Grand Slam champion, Williams out of the French Open.
This was the pre game bold prediction
Bold Predictions: With Williams bludgeoning style of play, Stosur could find herself in trouble in some plays. However, Stosur could make this interesting by unloading serious crosscourt shots and baseline beauties. Williams will win the match close; three-setter over Stosur.
Samantha Stosur may not have been an expected opponent for Serena Williams; nonetheless, the world number one is not in place to simply undermine her next opponent.
Stosur and Williams have both qualified for the semifinals of the Roland Garros and while it was far from what the crowd had anticipated, Williams will have to down Stosur to secure her post.
As opposed to the well conceived script of the Serena Williams-Justine Henin match, the Australian has pushed for a surprising turnover which ousted the four-time French Open title holder.
Stosur finished the Henin-Williams match off when she ousted the comeback star in three sets. Stosur has qualified for the last eight of the Roland Garros for two years in a row already.
Likewise, it’s not like Williams and Stosur did not have a history between them. Stosur is yet to win over Williams when she was broken last January during Australia Open’s fourth round.
However, the rivalry may a bit different in Paris as they are now playing on clay courts which is a stark contrast to their previous meeting. Despite the fact that she won’t be facing Henin Williams expressed Stosur’s posing challenge.
The world number one related how an impressive clay court player Stosur is. Williams further adds that it’s impossible to gauge a player on clay courts. She downed Shahar Peer during the fourth round.
Stosur proved last year that she was someone to reckon with on clay court. Further, Stosur has a record of only two losses on clay. Certainly, an opponent that is hard to just overlook.
Williams further commented that she thinks it might be possible for Stosur to proceed further. As with any matches, each player has their own unique sense of tennis play. For instance, Williams is known for her baseline type of tennis.
The world number one always seeks to take urgent control of rallies. She also has a commanding and very reliable serve. Some analysts would like to point out that Williams may possibly have the best serve in the women’s division today. Just as powerful is her return serve.
Williams is known for her powerful groundstrokes regardless of whether it is a backhand or forehand swing. She has a very powerful and smooth serve that averages 129 mph or around 206.5 km/h. Her ranks second next to her sister Venus Williams.
The current world number one also boasts of solid volleys. She can even deliver good drop volleys which is not very common among players today.
Stosur has been known as an accomplished doubles player. After a while, she was able to develop her sense of tennis play which is predominantly the serve-and-volley type.
One of her best playing attributes is her right-handed forehand groundstrokes. Stosur can hit her forehand incorporate a heavy spin with her forehand groundstrokes. She often prefers delivering inside-out forehands. Her good form and athleticism is also highly noted. Just like Williams, Stosur’s serve is also commended as one of the best. Despite the unpredictably of her first serves, she has a record of over 118 mph (190 km/h) for most of her matches. Players and media people have also recognized Stosur’s a high bouncing kick serve.
This very serve proved to be an advantage for the past two consecutive years of the French Open. Stosur has also her eyes set on proceeding to the last leg of the tournament.
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