''`Can you choose another one? Use of this site constitutes acceptance of our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy ''That she does. VM Productions. Loading... Unsubscribe from Tennis Life? I think overall I'm solid. Incredible game goes Serena Williams' way v Simona Halep 22-01-2019 Serena Williams took home this marathon game of the highest quality against Simona Halep at the Australian Open 2019. meteoalex. And I just feel like it's a miracle that I'm here, I get to do something that I enjoy. 02:50. 'The 37-year-old American sat out last year's Australian Open after giving birth to a daughter months earlier and dealing with health complications. I just never give up. 5:08. But Williams settled down first, compiling a 10-3 edge in winners to grab the opening set.She then went up a break in the second, but that's when Halep suddenly seemed to wake up and display her own brand of baseline talent that carried her to the Australian Open final and French Open championship in 2018.Halep made only 12 unforced errors in the entire match, and that clean play got her back into things, especially as Williams' miscue count rose to a final tally of 31.Until facing Halep, Williams had dropped a total of only nine games through three matches in the tournament. ''I'm such a fighter. Serena Williams on-court interview. ''I love playing tennis and I love to play here and I love to be back out here. ''It was a really intense match, and it was some incredible points,'' said Williams, who improved to 9-1 against Halep and now meets 2016 U.S. Open runner-up Karolina Pliskova in the quarterfinals. Serena Williams outlines why she is the favourite to win the Australian Open with a 6-1 4-6 6-4 win over world number one Simona Halep in a high-quality last-16 match. Serena Williams vs Simona Halep Highlights - US OPEN 2016 QF (HD) iMovie. Yet Halep would certainly not have enjoyed the prospect of getting comprehensively thumped on one of the sport’s biggest stages.In the fourth game of the second set, and already trailing by a break, the Romanian played a pivotal game. Serena Williams has emerged triumphant in one of the matches of the women's tournament, beating top seed Simona Halep to reach the Australian Open 2019 quarterfinals on Monday night. I have to if I want to stay in the tournament. There’s no shortage of them.Halep was scheduled to make her first appearance in Palermo, but deferred due to continued coronavirus concerns. "But it's a part of this journey on my way back. 1 in three sets. Serena Williams vs Anastasia Potapova - Australian Open 2020 1st Round (Highlights) Tennis Life. "I love playing tennis and I love being here and I love this court, and it's really cool to be back out and playing again on this court. 1 in three sets. It's 10 months (into my comeback), so I can't be too upset at myself. 6 Elina Svitolina. A little sting had gone out of Serena’s strokes, Halep was extending the rallies and exposing Williams’ lateral movement, and Serena’s error tally mounted. SPORTS ILLUSTRATED is a registered trademark of ABG-SI LLC. 3:09 . "How much do we read into Serena’s entrance to Rod Laver Arena?She marched out as the emcee announced “the world’s No.1 player …” only to wheel around and retreat sheepishly as he continued “… from Romania, Simona Halep!”Williams might not currently be the world’s top-ranked player, but most acknowledge she’s the greatest female player to have played tennis, and with 23 Grand Slam titles, she is, in reputation and aura at least, the world’s best.She played like it in a flawless opening stanza, crushing a return winner for 5-1, and belting an ace out wide to take it 6-1 in a mere 20 minutes.This was Serena’s first match against a world No.1 in almost six years, and she seemed to be playing with a point to prove. 1, regardless of what the current rankings say. But in the meantime she’s making the trip to Prague, where she’s the No. I can definitely go to a new level. © 2020 ABG-SI LLC. 1:37. "Tennis Australia acknowledges that the AO is held on Aboriginal Land and we extend our respects to the Traditional Owners, their ancestors and Elders past, present and emerging and to all First Nations People.