Against all odds: 300-1 outsider Roberta Vinci knocks Serena Williams out of US Open
Serena Williams had been a vulnerable conqueror at this year’s majors, living dangerously and dicing with defeat on numerous occasions as she tried to become only the fourth woman to complete the calendar grand slam.
On Friday, her luck finally ran out at the US Open, and on a court where she had not been beaten since 2011.
Serena Williams had been a vulnerable conqueror at this year’s majors, living dangerously and dicing with defeat on numerous occasions as she tried to become only the fourth woman to complete the calendar grand slam.
On Friday, her luck finally ran out at the US Open, and on a court where she had not been beaten since 2011.
In her 12th three-set contest of the electrifying 2015 run, Williams met her match in Italian doubles expert Roberta Vinci, who ended the American’s bid for a share of tennis history with a shocking 2-6, 6-4, 6-4 upset victory in the semi-finals.
The day got off to an ominous start when Flavia Pennetta stunned Romanian Simona Halep 6-1, 6-3 and the trend continued as an inspired Vinci emulated her Italian compatriot with an even more impressive triumph.
I don’t want to talk about how disappointing it is for me. I told you guys I don’t feel pressure,” she insisted. “I never felt pressure. I never felt that pressure to win here. I said that from the beginning
Williams, dominating the sport at the ripe old tennis age of 33, had repeated over and over that she felt no pressure in trying to add her name to a list comprising Maureen Connolly (1953), Margaret Court (1970) and Steffi Graf (1988).
