Rogers Cup: Serena Williams crowns comeback with another title

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Nothing can be said except absolute respect for Serena Williams who won her second straight Premier-level title with a convincing 6-4 6-2 victory over Samantha Stosur in the final of the Rogers Cup in Toronto. Serena doesn’t need months to get back in shape and warm up for big matches – after almost a year away from the courts Williams returned in style winning two of four tournaments she entered.

In the Rogers Cup final against tenth-seeded Stosur, Williams kept her serve throughout, faced just one break opportunity, won 89% of points on her first serve, and finished the match in style, firing four aces in the last game.

Ahead of the US Open, Serena is still cautious of calling herself a favorite: “I went through a lot of things physically, mentally and emotionally, and going through so much so I am just taking it one day at a time and kind of like one match at a time.”

The unseeded Williams, whose rankings dropped because of her long time away from the Tour, crushed Alona Bondarenko 6-0 6-3 in the first round, and then Julia Goerges, Zheng Jie, Lucie Safarova, Victoria Azarenka and finally Samantha Stosur. The victory saw Williams propel from No.80 to No.31 in the rankings. Before her injury layoff Williams was ranked No.1.

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  1. it’s a well known fact now that nobody can beat Serena; she’s the best of all times, and in case she loses…it’s because she didn’t play well and not because the opponent was better…
    Go win the US Open Serena, it’s in ur hands 🙂 no one can beat u if u dont want to lose :))

  2. Marija? What’s wrong at the moment? Why aren’t here as many comments as usual? Where are the people I could discuss with? Is it because of the summer-holidays?
    Best!

  3. Patricia, yes I suppose it’s because of summer holidays, at least I hope so. 🙂 Also, my posting has been a bit slower, I’m trying to catch this summer as much as I can so I’ve been writing somewhat less articles. Don’t worry, everything will be back to normal for the US Open. 😉

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