Andy’s Reads – New Hall of Famers and Emotional Post-Match Pressers

Li Na, Mary Pierce, Yevgeny Kafelnikov head to Tennis Hall of Fame. (Yahoo Sports)

Smashing racqets – Everyone does that, from lower ranked players to top ranked players. (Washington Post)

There are not a lot of young Spanish players. That worries Rafael Nadal. (Tennis World)

Post-match press conferences – World gets to see raw emotion. (The Roar)

No one expected Danielle Collins in the semifinals of the Australian Open except Collins. (ESPN)

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Serena Beats No. 1 Halep, 24th Grand Slam in Sight

World Number 1, Simona Halep was the underdog against Serena Williams. So it was not a surprise that Willilams won by a 6-1, 4-6, 6-4 score. But it wasn’t easy. Halep put up a good fight despite the one-sided first set. Williams will next play Karolína Pliskova, meanwhile, has won all nine matches she has played this season.

Williams’s is aiming for her 24th grand slam title, at last equaling the Australian great Margaret Court’s total of major singles championships.Her coach, Patrick Mouratoglou, offered the strongest assessment. “I believe she will,” he said. “She is ready physically, I think emotionally, too.” “She is back,” he added, “to being Serena.”

“I have to return better, but I will be ready,” Williams vowed as she looked ahead to Pliskova. “She’s ready, I’m ready, let’s do it.”

 

 

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