WTA: Two-stage victory against Serena:”Sister Act 29″ goes to Venus Williams

At the WTA tournament in Indian Wells, Serena Williams and Venus Williams came together for the 29th time. Facing sisterhood. This time the Sister Act went to Venus.

Venus, currently number nine in the world, seemed fresher than her younger sister from the very beginning. Serena made her comeback at the current BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells after more than a year of abstinence and was not yet in top physical shape.

Venus and Serena didn’t give themselves anything after the first rally and went to work with their usual hardness. The first two games were crossed by many exciting points and a great prelude to the “Sister Act 29″developed. Venus then took advantage of her opponent’s first phase of weakness and took the lead with a break and 4:2. The 23-times major winner followed this gap to the end of the set and was trailing by 3:6.

The second round was supposed to be a nerve-wracking match. Serena got off to a bad start and promptly made two breaks and was trailing 0:3. Her sister on the other side seemed determined and had to find out that the will of the younger family member had not yet been broken. An instant re-break brought Serena back.

Subsequently, both players dominated on their own serve and Serena stayed in the match. At a score of 2:5, the ex-number-one faced a match ball, which she could fend off and cut back to 3:5 with a break. However, Venus did not let himself be taken away from the next round and served out to win 6-3 and 6-4.

Serena continues to lead the field in statistics. In total, it is now 17:12 for the younger Williams sister in a direct comparison.

The ladies’ single tableau in Indian Wells