Singapore Final: Serena Williams vs. Simona Halep

[Sundaymorningguy]

Grrr....Serena really?

 

[kskate2]

Serena gets sloppy and we're back on serve. 4-3

 

[kskate2]

Serena breaks again and she will serve for the set 5-3

 

[Sundaymorningguy]

Serena takes the first set.

 

[Sundaymorningguy]

Let's see if that helps make her relax a bit.

 

[kskate2]

With a few first serves, she finally takes the set 6-3. Let's see if Simona is up to task in the 2nd.

 

[Kieran]

Got to admire Halep's integrity in not tanking against Ivanavic, and instead facing up to the harder part. It's upon her now full force. She shouldn't regret it, but I hope she can forget it...

 

[kskate2]

Hey Kieran. Nice to see you here

 

[kskate2]

Serena breaks again. Simona has lost the plot.

 

[kskate2]

Great to see some rallies between these two

 

[Kieran]

Hey Kieran. Nice to see you here

Thanks kskate! I'm following on the online scoreboard, but can imagine it, a little. I seems Serena took a while to settle, but now she'll smell blood and hammer her - unless Simona can dig deep real fast. Not sure she's able to dig that deep...

 

[kskate2]

Hey Kieran. Nice to see you here

Thanks kskate! I'm following on the online scoreboard, but can imagine it, a little. I seems Serena took a while to settle, but now she'll sense weakness and hammer her - unless Simona can dig deep real fast. Not sure she's able to dig that deep...

I'm with you. Serena smells blood in the water. I think this is a wrap in straight sets. 2-0

 

[Kieran]

"Smells blood" is the phrase. A player like Serena can go from zero to sixty real fast, when she sees a chance to bag a win. Previous form can be instantly wiped...

 

[kskate2]

Here's a stream if you need one Kieran

http://live.drakulastream.eu/static/popups/249487873369920.html

 

[Sundaymorningguy]

Now this is the type of returning that Serena has been not doing consistently.

 

[Kieran]

Since it's Sunday, Serena is practicing her own version of the Golden Rule: Do unto others what they just did to you!

 

[kskate2]

Now this is the type of returning that Serena has been not doing consistently.

Kieran called it exactly right the other day, this is a final and Simona is feeling the pressure while Serena usually ramps her game up in a final.

 

[Kieran]

Now this is the type of returning that Serena has been not doing consistently.

Kieran called it exactly right the other day, this is a final and Simona is feeling the pressure while Serena usually ramps her game up in a final.

In fairness, that was more or less the consensus. Disappointing for Halep, she's not far off the very pinnacle of the sport, but playing big finals is a horse of a whole nother colour...

 

[kskate2]

Now this is the type of returning that Serena has been not doing consistently.

Kieran called it exactly right the other day, this is a final and Simona is feeling the pressure while Serena usually ramps her game up in a final.

In fairness, that was more or less the consensus. Disappointing for Halep, she's not far off the very pinnacle of the sport, but playing big finals is a horse of a whole nother colour...

Right. And it may take losing a few of them against the top players to figure out how to win one. 4-0

 

[Kieran]

Seems Simona is going away a little too cheaply here, regardless of what Serena is doing...