L'Américaine Venus Williams s'est qualifiée pour la finale du tournoi WTA de Dubaï, en battant vendredi la Danoise Caroline Wozniacki, 11e mondiale (6-3, 6-2).A 33 ans, l'ainée des soeurs Williams, tombée au 40e rang mondial après une série de blessures, confirme son retour après avoir atteint la finale du tournoi d'Auckland en janvier dernier. Elle avait cependant été éliminée dans la foulée au 1er tour de l'Open d'Australie.
En finale elle pourrait bien être opposée à sa soeur Serena, N.1 mondiale, puisque celle-ci sera opposée dan la 2e demi-finale à la Française Alizé Cornet (WTA 26), tombeuse au 2e tour de Kirsten Flipkens (WTA 20). Victorieuse de 7 tournois du Grand Chelem dans sa carrière, Vénus Williams avait bénéficié d'une invitation pour participer à ce tournoi de Dubaï.
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Leuk_
En Février, 2014 (21:21 PM)Entre autre, Bravo à la Française Alizé Cornet qui a sorti Serena en demi-finale 6-4, 6-4
Et après!
Ah! Coté Sénégal ! (Diagna, peut-on espérer une vulgarisation du Tennis?)
En tout cas! La lutte ça avance. Il y a eu des génies là-bas qui ont su booster notre sport national.
Mais ailleurs (foot, basket, volley, hand, tennis, escrime ....)? Non! Ca ratatine ! depuis quand encore ? 2002 ! Ah ! Cette Fameuse Génération (joueurs comme dirigeants)
Aïe! LES INFRASTRUCTURES SPORTIVES !!??
Au Sénégal, y a plus d'aires de jeu! Ils ont tout occupé ! Même pas de place pour chapelle ou diakaa!
Et le sport à la base !? Dans les quartiers ou cités koi. Non! de plus en plus nada!
SPORT DOU FO (PO) REK !
Lost
En Février, 2014 (21:57 PM)The 26th-ranked Cornet scored her first career victory over a No. 1 player when she upset Serena Williams 6-4, 6-4.
"I'm so excited," Cornet said, smiling broadly. "I didn't expect that definitely, and I'm really, really happy and proud of myself.
"She's one — or maybe — 'the' biggest champion of history, and, wow, just thinking that I beat her today."
Earlier in the day, Venus Williams earned her spot in the final when she dominated eighth-seeded Caroline Wozniacki of Denmark 6-3, 6-2.
Serena Williams, playing in her first tournament since losing in the Australian Open fourth round, offered no excuses. She said her back, which had been hurting in recent weeks, was fine.
"I'm a wee bit embarrassed," said Williams, who started laughing. "She played really well. I just didn't play today.
"I tried, though. I don't think I have made that many errors in a match in I think at least three years, maybe four years."
Williams gave herself a failing grade for being unable to find a winning formula for the match: "I think out of a 10, I was at like a negative 283."
Cornet won the first set when Williams flinched while serving in the ninth game.
Cornet, who reached the Paris Indoors semifinal earlier this month, took advantage of her one-set point in the 10th game with a winning backhand down the line.
The Frenchwoman then jumped out to a quick 2-0 lead in the second set, but Williams rebounded.
Cornet broke Williams' serve again in the seventh game with a winning forehand down the line.
Williams fought off four match points on her own serve in the ninth game, but Cornet served out the match at love.
"I know her, and I know she feels the moment when she has to put more into making the opponent feel that she's still here," Cornet said. "But I did it, too. I showed her that I would be there till the end.
"So when she was screaming louder, I was screaming louder. She was hitting harder, I was hitting harder."
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