Different fates for the Williams in Beijing.
Serena
The world no.1 suffers (a lot) against a really good Francesca Schiavone. Serena managed to get the decisive break in the first set only in the 10 game and in the second set she had to recover twice from a break down to win 7-5. The match ended after 1 hour and 47 minutes.
“I was able to save some energy, so I started walking slower and taking my time more. When I did that, I actually won three or four games in a row.” Commented Serena
The world no.1 will play Maria Kirilenko in the third round. Head to head is 7-0 for Serena.
Venus
Tough luck for Venus that couldn’t confirm the wonderful form displayed in Tokyo where she lost in the semifinal against Petra Kvitova. The former world no.1 won only 3 games against the Wimbledon runner-up Sabine Lisicki that won the match in just 53 minutes.
