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11/28 Serena Williams def Caroline Wozniacki 6-4
11/29 Serena Williams/Jeff Tarango lt Caroline Woaniacki/Haydn Lewis 6-8
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Grand slam at the Gym
Published on: 11/30/2009.
by JUSTIN MARVILLE
BARBADOS MARVELLED at the world's greatest on Saturday. Even if it was only
for an hour.
The Gymnasium of The Garfield Sobers Sports Complex, Wildey welcomed, wooed
and then wowed as 11-time Grand Slam champion Serena Williams and World No. 4
Caroline Wozniacki served out the first ever LIME Tennis Pon De Rock Festival
in a shortened, yet shot-filled historic exhibition.
It was the first match of its kind on Bajan soil - fittingly coming on the
eve of this country's 43rd year of Independence - featuring a current
top-ranked female professional pitted against a fellow top-five player.
And while two of tennis' finest weren't at their best, they were still more
than good enough for the 4 000 strong in attendance.
Dealing with the effects of the flu, the domineering Williams, 28, could only
manage to go one full set against her teenaged counterpart, who only recently
overcame a bout of injuries.
But the ensuing strokes played gave no indication of the pair's ailments.
Nor did the crowd's subsequent response.
Each point was followed with hearty applause, none more so than a pair of
Williams' trademark booming serves during her second service game.
Then there was the undoubted shot of the match, which was suitably the last
of the match as well.
On the only break point of the exhibition, Serena produced a stunner,
whipping a lusty forehand cross court past an unmoved Wozniacki at net to
give her a fitting 6-4 victory and a standing ovation.
"It was a 100 times better than my expectations," Williams said surprisingly
of the crowd support in the post-match Press conference.
"It felt good to play in front of the crowd [because] it was such a good
crowd. There was a lot of support for Caroline and a lot of support for me so
it was good."
That support was evident long before world champion hurdler Ryan Brathwaite
even got a chance to flip the coin toss, as scores of Bajans lined the
Gymnasium's outer walls some five hours ahead of the scheduled start for
their featured exhibition.
It was well worth the wait.
The flamboyant Williams got the ball rolling after easily holding at love in
the first game before Wozniacki came up with a spectacular swinging backhand
volley to capitalise on a similarly comfortable hold.
Both traded service games from there, exchanging a couple of winners from
either side among some uncharacteristic unforced errors.
Those mishits didn't matter much to the crowd - which included international
performing artist Common, wife of Prime Minister David Thompson, Mara
Thompson, Minister of Sport Dr Esther Byer-Suckoo and Opposition Leader Mia
Mottley - not when they could spend the time chanting both players' names.
"It was an amazing crowd and it's always fun to play Serena," noted the
19-year-old Wozniacki.
"I had a lot of supporters out there."
The game seemed headed to a certain tiebreak when Wozniacki was up 40-30 on
her serve while trailing 4-5, but an ensuing backhand error cost her game
point before Williams came up with the type of shot that has given her more
career earnings than any other sports woman in history.
Seemingly in control of the point, the fast approaching Dane could only watch
at net as Serena produced yet another of her trademark forehand passing shots
that landed just inside the tramline.
"She's isn't No. 1 by fluke," commented Wozniacki.
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Lewis, Wozniacki win doubles match
Published on: 11/30/2009.
BARBADIAN Haydn Lewis and Dane Caroline Wozniacki teamed up to win their
exhibition match 8-6 against Serena Williams and Jeff Tarango at the Sugar
Hill Tennis Resort yesterday.
The match, which lasted about 43 minutes and was part of the LIME Tennis Pon
De Rock series, ended in style with a shot from Lewis that Williams was
unable to return.
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