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What the hell does Cornet do that irritates Serena because I don't exactly see what should be the issue for Serena I mean really.
 

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4-2 at changeover for Serena, from down a minibreak she went up a minibreak in just a minute.
 

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After so much drama Serena wins the first set.

Expect, Alice to go away completely in the second set.
 

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Alice's drop shot are good idea, but the ball goes high up in the air in the drop shots and that gives Serena plenty of time to get to them. If she can improve the dropshots by keep it low, then it would work.
 

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Serena breaks for 2-0. I don't see her losing from this position.
 

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GameSetAndMath said:
Serena breaks for 2-0. I don't see her losing from this position.

This is the type of player Serena could try to tweake her game..serve body 2nd serves and volley..chip and charge Comet's backhand ,,,She really in no real threat to loose to this type of a player IMO
 

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Sundaymorningguy said:
What the hell does Cornet do that irritates Serena because I don't exactly see what should be the issue for Serena I mean really.

She doesn't give a lot of pace.. She will throw in a lot of drop shots which will not permit Serena to camp on the baseline ..she makes the game very uncomfortable for Serena.. Smart tennis from her but annoying for Serena
 

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Serena gets e-surance break. Had two return winners in that game. Now will serve for match at 5-1
 

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Just like in the first set, Serena gets broken while serving for the set. :cover
 

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Man..it's so annoying listening to Mary Carrillo .she provides no expert analysis ..just Jerry Springer type of melodrama comments
 

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ALice could not delay the inevitable further. On the third MP, she gets broken and it is over.

Next up for Serena is Svitolina. A cake-walk with a H2H of 4-0.
 

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I wonder if Serena will try the mixed doubles. She should try to win gold there, so she can revisit trying to get mixed in Australia and at the French and get the absolute boxed set.
 

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Sundaymorningguy said:
I wonder if Serena will try the mixed doubles. She should try to win gold there, so she can revisit trying to get mixed in Australia and at the French and get the absolute boxed set.

Unfortunately, the supporting cast is not good and so I think she will give it a pass. Only Jack Sock and Steven Johnson has a chance of making it into the draw in the first place with Serena. The others won't even be able to get in as there are only 16 teams allowed in the event.

Even if she plays, I doubt she can get gold considering the weak support.