i have to give credit to Naomi Osaka for serving out the match, i can't think of any other female player who could have kept her cool any better. 20 years old and playing in front of a packed pro-serena crowd who were booing every point she won.
she was great...the fans were horrible to her.I felt terrible for her. She was mature an poised.
beating serena anywhere is huge...but beating serena at the U.S open in front of a packed house at Arthur ashe stadium with the majority of fans there to see serena win is priceless. lets give serena credit, she is the most dominant female tennis player of all time.Williams got smoked in the first set. Williams was up 3 games to 1 in the second set, when her coach got called out and lost 1 point after smashing her racquet.
That one point didn't cost her the match. Her temper tantrum did. And her coach admitted to coaching from the stand.
It should be noted that Osaka beat Williams earlier in the year. And Williams' record is 2 wins, 7 losses when losing the first set in a championship match. She is a great player, if she wins the first set apparently. But she has a problem coming from behind.
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