Serena wins just one game in WTA boilover
SERENA Williams walked off the court offering waves to a supportive crowd that certainly didn’t expect to see the 23-time Grand Slam champion’s early exit.
In the most lopsided defeat of her career, Williams’ disappointing night ended in less than an hour as she lost her opening match of the WTA’s Silicon Valley Classic on TuesFORMER day night to Johanna Konta 6-1, 6-0. When the 52-minute match ended on Williams’ forehand into the net, she quickly grabbed her gear and headed off the court.
Williams had never won only one game in a match. She held serve to begin proceedings before Britain’s Konta reeled off the next 12.
The former world No.1 American won just two games at the 2014 WTA finals in Singapore, falling 6-0, 6-2 to Simona Halep.
“I know I can play a zillion times better so that kind of helps out, too,” Williams said. “I have so many things on my mind I don’t have time to be shocked about a loss that clearly wasn’t at my best right now.
“When I was out there, I was fighting. That’s the only thing I can say, I wasn’t just like giving it away and I was moving a lot better. So I’m just trying to take the positives out of it.”
While sixth-seeded Williams was encouraged by her court coverage, she hardly looked like herself. She double-faulted seven times and landed drop shots in the net.
She sprayed her ground strokes long and wide.
Konta got on a roll with a quick first set and didn’t take a chance in letting Williams get back in it.