‘IT’S A GOOD THING’: Serena Williams said that she felt good being injury-free and enjoyed playing again, despite getting ‘real negative’ when down one break
Taipei Times
Date: Aug 09, 2019
By: Staff writer, with agencies, TORONTO
Taiwan’s Hsieh Su-wei and Belgian partner Kirsten Flipkens on Wednesday advanced to the Rogers
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The US’ Serena Williams returns to Belgium’s Elise Mertens in their Rogers Cup women’s singles match in Toronto on Wednesday.
Photo: AP / The Canadian Press
Fourth-seeded Hsieh and Flipkens, paired for the first time, started the tournament strong, toppling the Japanese pair of Eri Hozumi and Makoto Ninomiya 6-3, 7-6 (7/0) in a match that lasted 90 minutes to move into the quarter-finals.
The duo broke serve in their Japanese opponents’ first two service games, giving them an edge they would not relinquish.
They faced a much sterner test in the second set, but exploited the Japanese players’ lack of stamina to clinch the match in the tiebreak. [FULL STORY]