Serena Williams rebounds from worst career loss to defeat Bouchard at WTA Finals
SINGAPORE — World No 1 Serena Williams bounced back from one of the biggest defeats in her professional career to defeat Eugenie Bouchard 6-1, 6-1 in just under an hour this evening (Oct 23).
Serena Williams of the US prepares to hit autographed balls into the crowd following her win over Canada's Eugenie Bouchard during their singles match at the WTA tennis finals in Singapore,Thursday, Oct 23, 2014. Photo: AP
SINGAPORE — World No 1 Serena Williams bounced back from one of the biggest defeats in her professional career to defeat Eugenie Bouchard 6-1, 6-1 in just under an hour this evening (Oct 23).
At the Singapore Indoor Stadium, Williams handed Bouchard a third straight defeat in the Red Group and kept her hopes alive of advancing to the semi-finals of the BNP Paribas WTA Finals Singapore.
Just yesterday, Simona Halep sent Williams packing with a 6-0, 6-2 scalping.
The win took Williams to a 2-1 win-loss position, with Halep set to meet Ana Ivanovic tomorrow to conclude the round-robin for the Group.
Halep is on 2-0 while Ivanovic has a 1-1 record.
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