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Sports News of Friday, 24 January 2020

Source: www.mynigeria.com

Serena bows out of Australian Open in 3rd round due to "too many errors"

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Serena Williams' quest for her 24th Grand Slam singles title lingers on as she crashed out of Australian Open.

Serena, 38, was defeated in the third round of the competition by 6-4 6-7 (2-7) 7-5 to China's 27th seed Wang Qiang.

The American admitted that she made "far too many errors to be a professional athlete."

"I can't play like that. I literally can't do that again. That's unprofessional. It's not cool," Williams said.

The seven-time champion in Melbourne beat 28-year-old Wang in just 44 minutes at the US Open in September when the Chinese player won only one game and 15 points.

Serena was unable to repeat the victory this time in Australia.

"I honestly didn't think I was going to lose that match," said Williams when asked on her thoughts after levelling at one set all.

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"I made a lot of errors. I didn't hit any of those shots in New York or in general in a really long time," Williams said.

"I just made far too many errors to be a professional athlete today.

"I'm definitely going to be training tomorrow. That's first and foremost, to make sure I don't do this again."

Williams says she still has the drive to win that elusive 24th title and believes she can still match Australian Court.

"I definitely do believe or I wouldn't be on tour," she said.

"I don't play just to have fun. To lose is really not fun."

BBC