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Hopman Cup: Serena Williams recovers to beat Flavia Pennetta 0-6, 6-3, 6-0
WTA no. 1, Serena Williams recovered from loss of a set to to beat Flavia Pennetta 0-6, 6-3, 6-0 on a sweltering day in Perth, Australia at the Hopman Cup.
Williams who was feeling lethargic and jet-lagged recovered after taking a cup of coffee.
Williams later joked it was “miracle coffee.”
Williams, the 18-time major winner, said the round-robin nature of the Hopman Cup took some pressure off her ahead of the Australian Open later this month, and she was also heeding some advice from her father, Richard.
“My dad says, ‘Serena, you have done everything, enjoy yourself, I promise you will play better,'” Williams was quoted as saying after the match. “So I’m like, ‘OK’. I’m trying to relax a bit more and play how I know I can play.”
The roof was closed to cool the venue in Perth, where temperatures topped 44 degrees Celsius (111 degrees Fahrenheit) on Monday, the city’s hottest day since 1991.
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