After the Round Robin matches, the semi's are decided between the number two's of each group against the numer one of the other.
Radwanska had to take on Serena Williams but was blown away from the court! The Pole looked exhausted from the previous matches, and she's not to blame. She had a solid win over Kvitova (the first time she ever did that!), a monstrous battle against Sharapova, losing by a thread and her fabulous win over Errani lasting 3h 29 (a masters record!). So it was no wonder she didn't find her normal fitness to battle back. And it was Serena, nobody has that fitness this year! Score: 6-2, 6-1.
I liked Radwanska saying : 'I tried my best' with a little smile after the match. Maybe not so exciting as the Wimbledon final, but it's not grass and Radwanska seemed glued on the court. She really deserves a good rest now!
The other semifinal was far more interesting with two nemesis against each other: Azarenka vs. Sharapova. The number one (who definitely holds on to her number one spot for this year) has a slight advantage (7-4) in their head-to-head. I must say Sharapova looked a lot sharper than Azarenka, winning her round robin matches with just one lost set. Azarenka almost had an upset against Kerber and lost unconvincingly to Serena.
And in the match it was clear from the start, it had all taken a toll on Azarenka. She wasn't showing her fitness and good basic strokes, even limping in the second set. Score: 6-4, 6-2. One down for Sharapova, one to go!
So a classic Serena - Sharapova final set-up! The last time the Russian could beat Williams, was in the final of the Masters in 2004. I would have liked it to be last year or something, that would have been a hell of a lot of mental pressure on Williams. Now Serena could play freely because in this year she just humiliated Sharapova in their head-to-heads.
Sharapova knew she had to hold her serve and did so in the beginning of each set (with a lot of grunting of course!). Serena just wasn't threatened on her own serve and both consolidated a break in the middle of the two sets: 6-4, 6-3.
So that was all folks, an entire tennis season is over again! But keep posted because my 100th post is coming up and I'm going to speak about a few topics (like a summary of 2012, a Kim Clijsters tribute, a lovelife overview, ...) before heading to the Australian Open Series!
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