Singapore Final: Serena Williams vs. Simona Halep

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

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

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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...
 

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kskate2 said:
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...
 

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Kieran said:
kskate2 said:
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
 

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"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...
 

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Here's a stream if you need one Kieran

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

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

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Sundaymorningguy said:
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.
 

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kskate2 said:
Sundaymorningguy said:
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...
 

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Kieran said:
kskate2 said:
Sundaymorningguy said:
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
 

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