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Serena to face Venus in US Open quarterfinals
New York: Serena Williams defeated 19th-seeded Madison Keys 6-3, 6-3 and moved into the quarterfinals of the US Open where she will play her older sister Venus.
The world No.1 female tennis icon took just 68 minutes to crush the 20-year-old Keys, while Venus, 35, triumphed 6-2, 6-1 in her earlier match — albeit in even less time, 52 minutes — against Estonia’s 19-year-old Anett Kontaveit.
The Estonian served well, as did Serena, but wracked up 19 unforced errors to six for her rival, including six double-faults, with most of at unlucky points in the match.
Serena has won the past four major tennis tournaments, including the US Open last year and is trying to become the first player to win all four Grand Slam titles in one season since Steffi Graf accomplished the feat in 1988.
The duel between the Williams sisters will be their 27th meeting on the court, with Serena holding the lead in past encounters 15-11, including her victory over Venus at Wimbledon.
The left-handed batsman from Haryana is garnering praise from all quarters for the way he’s finishing games regularly in the most exciting IPL season.
Gavaskar reckons Tewatia’s whirlwind knock in Sharjah (in IPL 2020) where he smashed West Indies pacer Sheldon Cottrell for five sixes in an over, gave him the confidence that he belongs to the big stage.
Speaking on Cricket Live on Star Sports, Gavaskar said, “That assault on Sheldon Cottrell in Sharjah gave him the belief to do the impossible and the confidence that he belongs here. We saw the impossible (he did with the bat) the other day as well. There’s no twitching or touching the pads (which shows a batter’s nervousness) when he bats in the death overs. He just waits for the ball to be delivered and plays his shots. He’s got all the shots in the book, but most importantly his temperament to stay cool in a crisis is brilliant.”
Gavaskar has also nicknamed the 28-year-old cricketer the ‘ice-man’ and lauded Tewatia’s ability to remain unruffled during the tense moments.
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