She rode the momentum and continued her ruthlessly methodical game, forcing error after error off of Williams' racquet. The American broke Nara twice, powered on by the boisterous crowd, but each time the 24-year-old held on. She remained steady until the end, calmly serving out the biggest match of her career to win 6-4, 6-3.
For Nara, who had to fight through qualifying to book her encounter against Williams and had only defeated one Top 20 player in her previous 16 attempts, this is a moment she won't soon forget.
"Yes, I'm very happy, this is the biggest win of my career," Nara enthused after the match.
Despite the experience ending in a defeat, Williams will take only positives from her return to the Indian Wells desert.
"It was enough of a fairy tale to come here and play," she said in her post-match press conference. "A win would have been nice, but that means I have to come back and play next year."
No hay comentarios:
Publicar un comentario