Serena Williams' US Open reaction to Ramos was human, says Smith
The Nine9 commentator Sam Smith believes that Serena Williams's legacy in tennis will not change after the US Open final controversy that featured the American player arguing with the chair umpire Carlos Ramos. Smith believes that Serena needs to be understood by people. "We’ve all lost our rag haven’t we, we just don’t do it in public", said Smith. "She hasn’t said anything about it and I don’t think she’s going to. It’s time to move on from the at, start of a New Year, she’s one of the greatest sportspeople in the world right now and has been for a couple of decades. So at the big events you want to be on the showcourts and if I had a ticket today I would want to see Serena. I would actually buy a ticket, if I couldn’t get on the court I’d go and buy myself a ticket."
Serena defeated Tatjana Maria 6-0 6-2 in the first round, which was a little bit surprising for Smith who had predicted a tougher match for the 23-time Major winner: "Tatjana Maria has a very awkward game, lots of spins and slices, which is not easy to get a rhythm. But Serena’s got great memories, she’s won the title seven times. When she was here two years ago she was lifting the trophy. She’ll be nervous, I don’t expect a perfect performance at all, maybe a little scruffy, but the crowd I think she’ll get a big reaction from the crowd, it’s great to see her back, they love their champions here and we’ll see how she goes."
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from Tennis World USA http://bit.ly/2VZ8ABr
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