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2001 US Open Womens Finals.

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Watching it now. I don't remember if I watched it during 2001, and if I did, it was on during the background.
 

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"In this sport, your prime is 16/17 - 27. So you could almost consider them mid-career".

Funny, Venus has exceeded that by 10 years.
 

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Either Venus had an easy time reading Serena's serve, or it was not as good as it would be 1-2 years later.

Venus looks comfortable returning Serena.

Serena's backhand though looks so much better than Venus', even at this early stage in their careers.

What is with Serena using so many kick serves up the middle? Not how I think about her serving.

It's not the majority amount, but it's a noticeable amount.
 

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Either Venus had an easy time reading Serena's serve, or it was not as good as it would be 1-2 years later.

Venus looks comfortable returning Serena.

Serena's backhand though looks so much better than Venus', even at this early stage in their careers.

What is with Serena using so many kick serves up the middle? Not how I think about her serving.

It's not the majority amount, but it's a noticeable amount.

Serena improved her serve over the years. It got way better after she hired Patrick as her coach.
 

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Serena improved her serve over the years. It got way better after she hired Patrick as her coach.

How did it improve from the 2007-2010 era? Because I thought it was great then too.
 

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How did it improve from the 2007-2010 era? Because I thought it was great then too.

She actually slowed down the serve and got better at placement. She already had the best serve in women's tennis, but Patrick got her to concentrate on better placement. She also became harder to read as her ball toss and starting motion give nothing away.
 

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The second set was good.

I can also tell how much Venus improved after this, she played better in future majors.

Venus was funny when she said she's played well in the wind the past few years so that if there wasn't wind one year, she wouldn't know what to do.
 
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