Venus drops Olympic tuneup singles match
Published: 17 Jul. 2012, 19:58
WASHINGTON - Venus Williams lost an Olympic tuneup Monday during a World Team Tennis match .
Williams, playing for the Washington Kastles, lost 5-0 to the Boston Lobsters’ Irina Falconi in the women’s singles portion of the match. In the best-of-five games format, Williams - ranked No. 68 - struggled with her serve, double-faulting several times to the 85th-ranked Falconi.
“I think I just cooled down, and I couldn’t quite get started back up again,” Williams said. “In team tennis, you really have to keep your energy up. You have to manage the stop and go. I didn’t manage it that well.”
Williams is trying to prepare for those types of challenges at the London Olympics, which begin July 28 for tennis.
Williams, playing for the Washington Kastles, lost 5-0 to the Boston Lobsters’ Irina Falconi in the women’s singles portion of the match. In the best-of-five games format, Williams - ranked No. 68 - struggled with her serve, double-faulting several times to the 85th-ranked Falconi.
“I think I just cooled down, and I couldn’t quite get started back up again,” Williams said. “In team tennis, you really have to keep your energy up. You have to manage the stop and go. I didn’t manage it that well.”
Williams is trying to prepare for those types of challenges at the London Olympics, which begin July 28 for tennis.
with the Korea JoongAng Daily
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