AO 2013 - Quarterfinals - Serena Williams v. Sloane Stephens

[BreakPoint]

Sloane is doing her best Almagro impersonation right now.

[dunlop_fort_knox]

Originally Posted by jonnythan

Anyone else having trouble with the WatchESPN feeds?

yes what happened?

[bluetrain4]

What happened to Serena's ankle?

Did she tweak it again?

[powerangle]

The back is in trouble...wtf

[klementine79]

Back injury.... oooomppphhhhhh

[Relinquis]

Tipsarevic could learn a lot about competitiveness and grit from Serena.

[THUNDERVOLLEY]

Seriously, all of that overwork with doubles is not sensible at all. Venus (and by extension, the family) needs to accept that Venus has the lesser career and stop draining Serena by dragging this doubles crap into another year. It makes no sense at this stage of Serena's career, and she's already accomplished more than enough (majors) in doubles.

[guitarplayer]

Sloan blew that game with foolish errors and a double fault. And....she's sitting in the heat!!! Go inside and take a bathroom break, get in the AC, wash off with cool water....refresh yourself!

[klementine79]

Originally Posted by THUNDERVOLLEY

Seriously, all of that overwork with doubles is not sensible at all. Venus (and by extension, the family) needs to accept that Venus has the lesser career and stop draining Serena by dragging this doubles crap into another year. It makes no sense at this stage of Serena's career, and she's already accomplished more than enough (majors) in doubles.

Yes........................................... agree.

[bluetrain4]

I believe Serena got injured on that sudden stop near the net. And, she probably does need to have the trainer look at it. But, still, I wish she'd wait until the set is over.

[Ico]

If this girl had a killer instinct it'd be one set all. If Serena doesn't come back out in a wheelchair, she's taking the match in 10 minutes or less. With the semifinalists playing tomorrow at noon, I wonder if Serena will be fully recovered in time. Vika will make her move as much as possible now.

[Prisoner of Birth]

Originally Posted by jonnythan

Anyone else having trouble with the WatchESPN feeds?

I can't watch it on ESPN, it's only on ESPN2 for me.

[Goosehead]

Originally Posted by guitarplayer

Sloan blew that game with foolish errors and a double fault. And....she's sitting in the heat!!! Go inside and take a bathroom break, get in the AC, wash off with cool water....refresh yourself!

shes lost the plot..the wheels are coming off big time.

[THUNDERVOLLEY]

Originally Posted by Relinquis

Tipsarevic could learn a lot about competitiveness and grit from Serena.

Oh come on...its not as though Tipsarevic is ever going to amount to anything--or anyone expects him to. He's a mouth & attitude with as much chance of winning a major as a fly happening to land on court.

[klementine79]

Originally Posted by guitarplayer

Sloan blew that game with foolish errors and a double fault. And....she's sitting in the heat!!! Go inside and take a bathroom break, get in the AC, wash off with cool water....refresh yourself!

She's young, nervous and obviously not thinking straight. If this was any other opponent, besides Serena, I think she would have done so.

[Ico]

She's back. The serve is not at full strength, but she will grit through.

[nikdom]

Seems like a well timed injury timeout

[Ico]

Holds to love with half a serve. Easy.

[BreakPoint]

Almagro must have just started coaching Sloane.

[guitarplayer]

Sloan blew another easy game.nserena serving puff balls and Sloan all over the place.