those were the days...

[triphopper]

thanks to youtube i managed to find this gem of a match!

us open 2001 quarter-finals:



10-serena vs 1-martina 6-3 6-2

stats for serena:
- 100% 1st serve
- 11 aces
- lost 1 point on serve in second set

but those days are long gone!

hingis held serve for the first time at 2-5 but serena served two consecutive aces(!) to hold serve and take the set at 6-3
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=07QVnilAJhU

start of second set. serena had already hit 19 winners to martina's 3. amazing amazing! a very long third game but martina finally held serve!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0p92_oPlAKE

serena had already amassed 30 winners while martina could only muscle 4 out of her racket! martina double faulted to lose serve. 2-3 to serena in the second set!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QkXOrSdK3nA

martina starting to go haywire. making many poor choice of shots! watch how serena broke hingis (yet again!) with a blistering backhand drive volley!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XhXxyk1XKlo

ace number 9, 10 and 11 to swat martina off court! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ssBdRSmvajc