It’s Serena no,.3 in Charleston. The world no.1 had to rally from a set down to win the title in just under two hours.
The Serbian had an very good start of the match to win the opening set 6-3 in 45 minutes. Then Serena did strike back to drop only two games in the following two sets.
From Serena
“I felt so close in that first set. I felt like I could have been up 3-0,”said Williams Serena
“She was playing really, really well, but it was just a shot here, a shot there, and she played really well in the big points. And I had so many opportunities that I missed. She took advantage of that, and she went on to glory in that first set.
“After that I just got really relaxed and was like, ‘Serena, you have to chill out and not get crazy and if you win, great. If not, you’re trying. Just do the best you can.’ “
From Jelena
“I thought I played pretty well in that first set — I was holding my serve and then waiting for my chance to break,” Jankovic said.
“In the second set I had 40-15 in that first game and then again in another couple of games I had 40-15, 40-0. I should have focused and gotten those games.”
