Come on Serena

[malaise]

Third set - Kerber leads 2-0

[malaise]

1. Back on serve

1-2 Let's go Serena - we want#22

[malaise]

2. 2-2

Let's go Serena

[malaise]

3. OMFG

Serena 2-4
Kerber is playing well

[malaise]

4. Freaking wow

Kerber wins the final set 6-4

[joeybee12]

5. good for kerber

Tennis needs new blood. Both men's and women's

[JustABozoOnThisBus]

7. Blood is just a bit newer ..

Kerber's 28, IIRC, so she's nearing the end of her career (as a player).

However, I don't think Williams is out-to-pasture just yet. She has a few major tournaments left in the tank.

[joeybee12]

8. I agree

I think the men's side needs new blood and faces more

[WhaTHellsgoingonhere]

9. Gonna be some time.

Delpo is gone, Raonic is improving, Nishikori is solid but frail; he might win one. Unfortunately, Dimitrov doesn't look like he's going anywhere. The next winners will emerge due to attrition. We kind of had a dead era in 2001-about 2003, when Hewitt was #1. Then the greatest generation filled the void. The next generation will be unspectacular. The women always have young blood. They will be more exciting until the men emerge.

[joeybee12]

12. Milo's would have given Djoker a better match

Yeah I spelled it wrong. .lousy auto correct on my phone. Always an up and Comer on the women's side but they never seem to make that next step

[WhaTHellsgoingonhere]

13. Novak has Murray's number but Milos would

have been crushed in less time. You can't hit a serve past Novak, especially on that surface. And Milos is developing a net game. He's a pigeon at the net for Novak at this time- pass left, pass right. No baseline game. No ROS. Murray can return serve and stay in rallies, which drags out the inevitable.

[malaise]

10. I hope so

I don't believe in new blood if the old blood is better than all comers.
Go Serena.

[a kennedy]

6. Knew Serena was off in that first set........just wasn't right.

I agree, new blood indeed.

[malaise]

11. Yep her serve failed her big time - feet weren't moving

That said she almost came back - she was down 5-2 and the set went to Kerber 6-4.