Few players though react to a deficit the way Williams does. When she is healthy and in form, Williams experiences losing a set almost as an insult, an attack on the aura of invincibility that she will stop at almost nothing to maintain.
And that is exactly what she did Friday night.
After losing four straight games to give away the first set, Williams came out for the second set like a warrior on a mission. Her grunts grew louder. Her serves harder and more precise. She dove across the pavement attempting too get one volley, and stabbed and thumped others leaving little doubt that this battle was far from over.