With Serena Sidelined, Venus Reminds Us Where It All Started
Posted on | September 8, 2010 |
Filed under: U.S. Open
NEW YORK — The great benefit to Serena Williams missing the U.S. Open is that we’re getting a refresher course on Venus Williams.
For so long, Serena’s persona and antics, and her superior play, have hidden not just everyone else on tour, but also her big sister. And because so many people don’t seem to realize that Venus and Serena are different people, Serena has not only clouded the view of Venus, but also altered it.
At the U.S. Open, Venus has been a picture of courage, eloquence and grace. Come to think of it, she usually is. Serena was making us forget.
Venus is 30 now, and after beating French Open champ Francesca Schiavone 7-6 (5), 6-4, she advanced to the semifinals for the first time in three years. It is only the second time she has gotten this far in any major, other than Wimbledon, in the past seven years.
“Still young, I would say,” she said. “Still young in the head. Really young in the head.”
What a treat to see Williams here again. You had to wonder if she would ever contend for another major title, and especially this one, which she hasn’t won since 2001.
Maybe this is her last, best chance. But we’ve thought that before, too.
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Note that she said she’s young “in the head.” Her knees didn’t get the memo. She’s in pain, and has been off-and-on for over a year. She had not played a match since Wimbledon, and it’s just a hunch, but I don’t think her knees are holding up well now, either.
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