It wasn’t the dream title run, but Williams brought out some moments that looked like the Serena of old in what may be her final match.
Sports Illustrated’s Jon Wertheim and Chris Almeida discuss
Jon Wertheim: We all know what the ultimate storybook ending was. And this wasn’t that, but a Friday night battle with three sets of high-quality tennis and staving off match points … This would have been script 1B. It wasn’t Serena winning the tournament, but it was a hell of a way to go.
Chris Almeida: We got a lot of really long games, a lot of lengthy rallies, a lot of clean, unlikely winners.