The older Williams sister got a win over her younger sister Serena, 57 61 60.
"I think I started playing well in the second set," observed Venus, the seventh seed this week. "Serving a lot better, and then that first game in the third was really long. But after that, I think she started to get a little more impatient, a little more upset with her performance. She just started to play faster and faster; when the other person keeps bringing it back, it just starts a domino effect with her."
Wearing her sister-hat, Venus added: "There's nothing I can do. I think she just has to go through it, and figure out in her head what went wrong in the match - just like all the other matches, even though it was against me. I think she'll take some time and come out even stronger tomorrow."
"I wasn't playing my best in the first set, but at least I was able to get some serves in,
" she said. "After that it just kind of fell apart and I couldn't keep more than two balls over the net before I made an error. I've never been in a situation where I just feel like I can’t do anything - usually if I’m not serving well, I can hit a backhand."This is definitely the worst match I've played this year by far," added the 27-year-old, who must now defeat Elena Dementieva if she is to qualify for the semis, after the Russian beat Safina on Thursday. "I don't know why. I didn't even look like a Top 8 player today.
Jankovic also had a tough win, against Svetlana Kuznetsova , who is going home after losing two matches already, 76(6) 64.
"In the beginning for a couple of games I played very well, but then I kind of stopped," said Jank
ovic, who hurt her back midway during the match. "In the second set I took a lot of pace off my ball, which allowed her to step in the court and start hitting some of her shots. But then at the end of the second set I was able to focus a little bit more and push myself, and finish in two sets.""I'm more positive after this match, definitely than after the first match," offered Kuznetsova, who lost to Zvonareva in straight sets on Tuesday and has now failed to progress past the round robin stage at four Tour Championships. "I think I had many chances. First set, second set. But I played better, and this is the most important thing. I think I missed some determination
in the important moments, but I'll work on it."Elena Dementieva was also playing on Wednesday, and won in to Dinara Safina, 62 64.
"Dinara's a really competitive player, and every time she's on the court she's fighting, so it's never easy to play her," Dementieva said. "Even though I beat her the last time we played at the Olympics, I was expecting a tough match. I never expect an easy match against her. We had a big fight in the second set."
Thursday, November 6, 2008
ROUND ROBIN
White Group
(1) Jelena Jankovic (SRB) d. (6) Svetlana Kuznetsova (RUS) 76(6) 64
Maroon Group
(7) Venus Williams (USA) d. (3) Serena Williams (USA) 57 61 60
(5) Elena Dementieva (RUS) d. (2) Dinara Safina (RUS) 62 64
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