最後第一天打單打 第二天打混雙 11/28 Serena Williams def Caroline Wozniacki 6-4 11/29 Serena Williams/Jeff Tarango lt Caroline Woaniacki/Haydn Lewis 6-8 ----- Grand slam at the Gym Published on: 11/30/2009. by JUSTIN MARVILLE BARBADOS MARVELLED at the world's greatest on Saturday. Even if it was only for an hour. The Gymnasium of The Garfield Sobers Sports Complex, Wildey welcomed, wooed and then wowed as 11-time Grand Slam champion Serena Williams and World No. 4 Caroline Wozniacki served out the first ever LIME Tennis Pon De Rock Festival in a shortened, yet shot-filled historic exhibition. It was the first match of its kind on Bajan soil - fittingly coming on the eve of this country's 43rd year of Independence - featuring a current top-ranked female professional pitted against a fellow top-five player. And while two of tennis' finest weren't at their best, they were still more than good enough for the 4 000 strong in attendance. Dealing with the effects of the flu, the domineering Williams, 28, could only manage to go one full set against her teenaged counterpart, who only recently overcame a bout of injuries. But the ensuing strokes played gave no indication of the pair's ailments. Nor did the crowd's subsequent response. Each point was followed with hearty applause, none more so than a pair of Williams' trademark booming serves during her second service game. Then there was the undoubted shot of the match, which was suitably the last of the match as well. On the only break point of the exhibition, Serena produced a stunner, whipping a lusty forehand cross court past an unmoved Wozniacki at net to give her a fitting 6-4 victory and a standing ovation. "It was a 100 times better than my expectations," Williams said surprisingly of the crowd support in the post-match Press conference. "It felt good to play in front of the crowd [because] it was such a good crowd. There was a lot of support for Caroline and a lot of support for me so it was good." That support was evident long before world champion hurdler Ryan Brathwaite even got a chance to flip the coin toss, as scores of Bajans lined the Gymnasium's outer walls some five hours ahead of the scheduled start for their featured exhibition. It was well worth the wait. The flamboyant Williams got the ball rolling after easily holding at love in the first game before Wozniacki came up with a spectacular swinging backhand volley to capitalise on a similarly comfortable hold. Both traded service games from there, exchanging a couple of winners from either side among some uncharacteristic unforced errors. Those mishits didn't matter much to the crowd - which included international performing artist Common, wife of Prime Minister David Thompson, Mara Thompson, Minister of Sport Dr Esther Byer-Suckoo and Opposition Leader Mia Mottley - not when they could spend the time chanting both players' names. "It was an amazing crowd and it's always fun to play Serena," noted the 19-year-old Wozniacki. "I had a lot of supporters out there." The game seemed headed to a certain tiebreak when Wozniacki was up 40-30 on her serve while trailing 4-5, but an ensuing backhand error cost her game point before Williams came up with the type of shot that has given her more career earnings than any other sports woman in history. Seemingly in control of the point, the fast approaching Dane could only watch at net as Serena produced yet another of her trademark forehand passing shots that landed just inside the tramline. "She's isn't No. 1 by fluke," commented Wozniacki. ------------------- Lewis, Wozniacki win doubles match Published on: 11/30/2009. BARBADIAN Haydn Lewis and Dane Caroline Wozniacki teamed up to win their exhibition match 8-6 against Serena Williams and Jeff Tarango at the Sugar Hill Tennis Resort yesterday. The match, which lasted about 43 minutes and was part of the LIME Tennis Pon De Rock series, ended in style with a shot from Lewis that Williams was unable to return. -- --

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