Sharapova and Williams Match Forces in Finals

Posted by Kelly on Thursday, January 25, 2007@ 6:19 pm   

Attention, tennis fans! Tomorrow night Maria Sharapova and Serena Williams compete to win the year’s first Grand Slam victory, the Australian Open, in what looks to be one killer match.

One half of the draw worked out, Sharapova is the number one seed and expected to win her bracket. Sharapova demolished Clijsters (6-4, 6-2) to gain her spot in the finals. If she wins tomorrow evening, this will be her first Australian Open championship.

The other half of the draw couldn’t be further from predictions; Williams was not only unseeded entering the tournament, she was ranked 81st in the world. She is the first unseeded woman to make the Aussie Open finals in eight years. If Williams wins, she will be the first unseeded player to win the women’s singles at the Australian Open since 1978. Williams wore the crown here in both 2003 and 2005.



   Posted in Australian Open, Maria Sharapova, Serena Williams    

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6 Responses to 'Sharapova and Williams Match Forces in Finals'

  1. Liney - January 26th, 2007 at 2:58 am

    Hey just noticed your readership is growing! Woohoo!

  2. Kelly - January 26th, 2007 at 5:01 am

    Thanks for noticing. ; D And they’re all over the place!!

  3. Linus - January 26th, 2007 at 7:24 am

    The league I’m in-Tennis Northeast–sent us an email a few days ago with some questions, one of which was which tennis sites to you regularly surf–I put your site among the others =)

  4. Kelly - January 26th, 2007 at 7:59 am

    That’s so cool!! We at Wicked Backhand appreciate your loyalty, Linus. Happy readers like you are our raison d’être.

  5. Kelly - January 26th, 2007 at 12:51 pm

    I also want to point out to everyone reading along at home that they can visit the web site for the league that you mention above, Tennis Northeast and see for themselves that you possess actual tennis credentials — currently ranked #2 in your club’s standings, WOO HOO!!

  6. Liney - January 26th, 2007 at 4:16 pm

    Yeah–after a 5 match win streak I am in a 2 match slump. I ran out of time tonight before I could get my game together. I lost 9-8. I was down 6-2 and 7-3 before clawing my way back. I was disappointed because I was making so many errors early on and my serve wasn’t with me till the last few games. But…I kept hitting out and staying positive and going for my shots–just ran out of time. Fun though. Fun to make a nice passing shot or spin an ace in there or break serve, etc.


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