Great match in Melbourne! Sloane Stephen rallies to defeat Jovanosky in 3 sets to play again her friend, hero and compatriot Serena Williams.
About her next match with Serena
Sloane soon after her victory had already Serena in her mind to comment “She’s obviously one of the greatest players to ever play the game. Without all that, it’s still a tennis match,” she said.
“You have to go out and play your game, no matter what. Without the titles, with the titles, it’s still a tennis match”
From Serena
Talking about being a mentor for the youngster “I would need a better definition of the word mentor,” Serena said. “I just feel like the older one and maybe some of the younger players look up to me. It’s hard to be a real mentor when you’re still in competition.
“I don’t feel any responsibility [towards her]. I doubt she has any expectations of me to be responsible for anything. Maybe she does. I don’t know.”
Last time in Brisbane
Sloane and Serena have played once and that was in Brisbane few weeks ago when Serena won 6-4 6-3. It will be difficult for Stephens to beat her hero, at least for now…
Highlights from Brisbane
