Serena Williams reached the Australian Open quarters after winning a fantastic match against an in-form Aryan Sabalenka. Both Serena and Aryna possess incredibly powerful tennis and they just went at each other’s jugular.
Interestingly enough, for a great part of the encounter, Aryna imposed her heavyweight shots in what looked to be a statement. What was incredible was seeing Serena chasing every shot showing off incredibly dynamic footwork. However, it was Serena to win the match in 3 sets.
Serena Williams’ husband Alexis Ohanian and coach
Serena’s husband Alexis Ohanian is most probably the biggest fan of the American star and he was also mesmerized by her incredible will. He retweets a video showing Serena’s defense saying: “Mama has no quit”
Mama has no quit. https://t.co/IyYXIzbgGk
— Alexis Ohanian 🇦🇲 (@alexisohanian) February 14, 2021
Serena’s coach Patrick Mouraatoglou was also impressed by Serena’s incredible defense to post the following video.
Simply @serenawilliams. Never runs out of lives.
One of the best defensive points I've ever seen. pic.twitter.com/JNd19B5AYv
— Patrick Mouratoglou (@pmouratoglou) February 14, 2021
Next vs. Simona Halep
Serena Williams will come up against Halep in the quarter. Their head to head is 9-2 for The last time they played, Simona Halep won 6-2 6-2 in the final in London (Wimbledon) in July 2019.
In the following video you can watch the highlights.
Serena Williams at the Australian Open, ranking, and results in 2021
Now the world no.11, Serena Williams has a compiled 7-0 match record in 2021. Serena is currently competing at the Australian Open where she beat Laura Siegemund 6-1 6-1, Nina Stojanovic 6-3 6-0, Anastasia Potapova 7-65 6-2 and Aryna Sabalenka 6-4 2-6 6-4.
Serena Williams won 73 titles in her career: 43 on hard courts, 13 on clay courts, 7 on indoor courts, 2 on carpet courts and 8 on grass courts. (See the list of her titles)
Halep at the Australian Open, ranking, and results in 2021
Currently ranked no.2, the Romanian achieved a 6-1 record in 2021. The Romanian is currently competing at the Australian Open where she ousted Lizette Cabrera 6-2 6-1, Ajla Tomljanovic 4-6 6-4 7-5, Veronika Kudermetova 6-1 6-3 and Iga Swiatek 3-6 6-1 6-4.
Halep won 22 titles in her career: 9 on hard courts, 9 on clay courts, 2 on indoor courts and 2 on grass courts. (See the list of her titles)
