After an injury that left Venus Williams screaming in pain, she was able to compose herself and defeat Sandra Zahlavova 6-7 (6), 6-0, 6-4 yesterday in her 2nd round match of the Australian Open. “It was just a battle today,” said Williams, who screamed after the initial injury. “I had to just calm myself down. In the middle of a match like that, you can get a little hysterical.” The injury took the attention, at least for a while, off her revealing lattice-style top and multicolored satin skirt that barely concealed her self-described flesh-colored “nude shorts.” The seven-time Grand Slam winner has never retired from a singles match in a major, and wasn’t about to start at Melbourne Park. The aim, she said, was to get off court, calm herself down “and come out and try to rip some winners.” And although she was clearly hobbling, she was able to hit plenty of winners from the baseline, relying on her powerful ground strokes to keep rallies short. “I guess if I got to the point where I just couldn’t move at all, I guess I would have had to retire,” she said. “I haven’t retired from a match in a long, long time. I just go to the bitter end. It was bitter today, but it just didn’t end.” What did you expect?? Those Williams girls are from Compton, ain’t no punking out in Compton. We see your gangsta Venus, play on playa… Source
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An Injured Venus Williams Thugs It Out And Gets A Big Win The Australian Open
