Australian Open
Williams and Federer in the semi-finals
The duel between Serena Williams and Maria Sharapova in the quarter-finals of the Australian Open can the expectations of only a sentence long meet. When the men marched to Roger Federer confidently into the semi-finals.
Serena Williams on the way to the setting of Steffi Graf’s Grand Slam record, also of a slight food poisoning not to stop. In the quarter-finals of the Australian Open, the world ranking First in Melbourne against their Lieblingsgegnerin Maria Sharapova clearly with 6:4 and 6:1 and celebrated their 18. Victory in the series against the Russian. Had the American only in the first set, some difficulties and had to be after the first round, short handle. “I have me only with the consequences of a slight food poisoning from a few days ago herumgeplagt,” Williams said. “Yesterday was bad, today it went again.”
Williams now has 21 Grand Slam titles won, the German Tennis legend Graf 22. Sharapova was able to match only one sentence long and open design. The former world number one started well and managed an early Break. But then, you could your chances of not use and had the first pass after 55 minutes, despite a strong performance review. Then lost to Sharapova in the Faith, for the first time since twelve years back was a game against their Erzrivalin win. Williams two fast Breaks, the previously high-class encounter was really one-sided.
The Russian wants it in the future still continue to try, Williams to beat. “It is motivating to play against them, because they are on a different Level,” said Sharapova. “It ensures that you are back to the drawing Board go. It ensures that you hard work. This is inspiring.”
Semi-final against Radwanska
In the fight for the entry into the endgame hits Williams on Thursday on Agnieszka Radwanska. The woman sat down in her quarterfinal match against Carla Suárez Navarro from Spain with 6:1 and 6:3 by. The winner of the WTA Finals in 2015 in the second round, Anna-Lena When in three sentences had turned off, needed just 82 minutes for their clear success. Their record against Williams but is also devastating. Never could you have against the American win, Williams won in all the previous eight duels. “I will do my absolute best Tennis, must show, in order to have a Chance,” said Radwanska.
Federer has a great goal
Without major problems puts Federer against Berdych through
In the men kept Roger Federer his Chance to win the first title at a Grand Slam Event since Wimbledon 2012. Against the Czech Tomas Berdych won the Swiss 7:6 (7:4), 6:2 and 6:4. Another Triumph for one of the four Major Events would “mean a lot to me,” said Federer. “This is one of the reasons why I still play.” In Melbourne he is already for the twelfth Time in the semi-finals, four times he could see the event in the metropolis on the Yarra River to win. “I’m in a good mood, play good Tennis and have fun,” said the number three in the world.
asz/tk (dpa, sid)