TENNIS Live

U.S. Open - Round 2 - Women

Nationality Player Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5
United StatesV Williams66---
PARR De Los Rios03---

Venus Williams

Nationality USA
Date of Birth 17/01/1980
Height 1.85 m
Weight 72.5 kg

Rossana De Los Rios

Nationality PAR
Date of Birth 16/09/1975
Height 1.7 m
Weight 54 kg
 

Live Comments

  1. 6-3 - Facing match point seems to liberate De Los Rios as she claws her way back from 0-40 down. But Williams is too good really and eventually grabs the win on her sixth attempt when the Paraguayan dumps a backhand into the bottom of the net

  2. 5-3 - Williams steps back a little and De Los Rios adds another game to her tally when the American hits a cross court forehand into the net

  3. 5-2 - De Los Rios herself seems to have lost a degree of interest as well now. With nothing whatsoever in her repetoire to challenge the American, Williams posts another love service game to take her within one game of the third round

  4. 4-2 - De Los Rios grabs herself another game in this second set but there is muted applause this time from a crowd who seem to have lost interest

  5. 4-1 - Another love service game from Williams as she continues her inexorable march through to the third round

  6. 3-1 - Williams is breaking the Paraguayan's service seemingly at will now as she reaches 0-40 on De Los Rios' serve, relaxes a little to allow her opponent a point, and then steps up a level once more to secure the break

  7. 2-1 - Huge hitting from Venus particularly on the serve which is causing De Los Rios no end of trouble in this match. There is just no contest here today, Williams is simply too good.

  8. 1-1 - Rapturous applause for De Los Rios as she gets her first game on the scoreboard when Venus slaps a forehand into the top of the net

  9. 1-0 - Williams continues her march towards the third round with another comfortable service game, even throwing in an ace down the T for good measure

  10. 6-0 - A double fault from De Los Rios gifts Williams the easy first set. The Paraguayan challenges the final call but hawkeye shows the ball to be at least half a foot out, that was a desperate challenge if ever there was one.

  11. 5-0 - This is a completely dominant display by Williams so far as she holds again to leave her just one game from a lightening quick opening set

  12. 4-0 - Williams needs a couple of chances at it but she grabs a second break of serve to leave De Los Rios shaking her head in disbelief at what she has to do to win a point

  13. 3-0 - Another game goes the way of Venus Williams and as expected she is finding this pretty easy so far

  14. 2-0 - De los Rios double-faults, and Williams has the break! 2-0!

  15. 0-1 - De los Rios fights back to earn herself a gamepoint...but misses with a backhand. Deuce again.

  16. 0-1 - Breakpoint Williams at 30-40...but she tightens up on a forehand and finds the net. Back to deuce

  17. 0-1 - Fine return down the line from the American forces the error from De los Rios. 15-15.

  18. 1-0 - Game Williams. She's looking focussed.

  19. 0-0 - 40-0 as another big first serve finds its target...though that one is followed up by a double-fault.

  20. 0-0 - Confident start from the American. Massive forehand brings up 30-0. De los Rios is standing a long way behind the baseline to return these serves.

  21. 17:52 - Venus has won the toss and will serve first.

  22. 17:45 - Welcome to eurosport.yahoo.com's live text comments of Venus Williams' second round match with Rossana de los Rios.