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Nadal held serve to begin the set, nailing a forehand down the line. Djokovic followed it up with a hold to 15 of his own, with an ace to finish the game off.
Then came a marathon third game, that witnessed two breathtaking 12-shot rallies, a 13-shot rally and an 11-shot rally during which Nadal saved two break points to hold. A casual forehand winner from the net sealed the deal for him. Djokovic’s love-hold in the fourth game was an anomaly. More break points came and went for the Serb in the fifth game, but he converted one finally to edge ahead.
What Super Bowl? As far as I m concerned, the only sporting event that took place on February 7 was the 2021 Australian Open, and the only GOAT we need to talk about is Serena Williams.
The tennis player with 23 Grand Slams under her belt won her first match against Laura Siegemund (ending both sets 6-1) and she did it all in a one-legged pink, red, and black catsuit. If that s not epic enough for ya, the look was actually a touching tribute to another star athlete.
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“I was inspired by Flo-Jo, who was a wonderful track athlete, amazing athlete when I was growing up,” Williams said in a postmatch interview. “Watching her fashion just always changing, her outfits were always amazing. This year we thought of, What can we do to keep elevating the Serena Williams on the court? The Nike team actually thought of this design of inspiration from Flo-Jo. I was like, ‘Oh my God, this is so brilliant.’”
February 7 was a big day in sports Tom Brady led the Tampa Bay Buccaneers to victory over the Kansas City Chief (9 – 31) in the Super Bowl and in Black girl magic news, Serena Williams, Venus Williams and Naomi Osaka each advanced to the second rounds of the 2021 Australian Open.
Long time tennis champions Venus and Serena beat Laura Siegemund (6-1 6-1) and Kristen Flipkens (7-5 6-2) respectively. Meanwhile, 23-year-old Osaka won her matches against Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (6-1, 6-2).
“It’s definitely on my shoulders and on my mind and it’s good to be on my mind,” Serena said of her Australian Open record to a reporter. She currently holds the record for most titles won during an Australian Open, with 7 wins. “It’s a different burden, I should say, on my shoulders because I’m used to it now and it’s more relaxing,” she added.