Serena Advances But Venus Dismissed In Miami Masters Quarterfinals

Serena Williams demonstrated to the world why she should be taken seriously. Serena destroyed world number one Justine Henin 6-2 6-0 in eighty minutes in the quarterfinals of the Miami Masters. Serena was in immaculate form in mind, spirit, and body. Serena is also the four time champion of the event she is the Queen of Miami. Serena has actually played solid tennis this year she already has a title winning an event in India last month. Serena simply overpowered Henin with serves of over 120 miles per hour and incredible court speed, mixing precision volleys, with powerful groundstrokes. Justine Henin appeared confused her shots didn’t have the normal consistency and she appeared frightened by Serena’s incredible power. The goal for Serena in 2008 is she needs to duplicate this result in a grand slam event. Serena also beat Henin in Miami in the finals last year.

By contrast, Venus illustrated once again that she is simply too inconsistent. I know its not fair to compare the Williams Sisters because Venus and Serena are two different people. However, on the tennis court Serena is always more consistent. Venus can be spectacular or she can be ordinary. Venus is still a complete mystery. Venus had eight double faults in her quarterfinal loss yesterday to Russian Svetlana Kuzentsova. Now if you add up the eight double faults this mean Venus gifted away two complete games to her opponent. The serve is the one shot a tennis player can control. I think this is the reason Serena is the superior player. Serena’s serve tends to be more consistent. Venus serve is the opposite you just don’t know if she will serve well or not?

Venus is not playing to her usual standard she seems off this year so far. Venus has not reached a WTA final either. I wonder is this just Venus being Venus? I love Venus but even I know she seems more inconsistent then usual? In Memphis Venus had the worst loss of her career losing to a teenager ranked outside the WTA top 100. Venus serve also seems to be out of rhythm right now. I am concerned and worried about Venus.

I love Venus I always have and I always will but I wish Venus could work a bit more on her consistency. The quandary with being a Venus fan is you never know which Venus will show up on the court? Will it be the six time grand slam champion that plays like a top player? Or will Venus play like an erratic player a woman possessed making a ton of unforced errors and the ball flying all over the place? Last night Venus met her match she lost to Svetlana Kuznetsova 6-4 6-4.

Now to be fair Kuznetsova is a top ten player a former US Open champion. Kuznetsova also beat Sharapova in Indian Wells last week so she is a tough opponent she moves well, has a solid serve, excellent speed, and good groundstrokes. However, Venus should be able to beat Kuznetsova and yet she failed to deliver. Serena advances to play Kuznetsova in the semifinals in Miami.