Never in their eight previous matches in the period of eight years, from 2002 to 2010, had Francesca Schiavone beaten Venus Williams, and at the December 3rd exhibition event in Milan, the Italian managed to beat both the Williams sisters, on top of showing her dancing skills by entertaining the 11,000 crowd to Michael Jackson’s “Beat It” with Flavia Pennetta.
Schiavone defeated Venus 7-5 7-3, and then Serena 7-3 8-10 8-6. Pennetta also beat Venus, 7-6 7-2, but lost to Serena 6-8 7-3 7-3. The Williams sisters won the doubles 3-7 8-6 8-6.
Neither of the Williams sisters played competitive tennis since the US Open, however they did play another exhibition match recently, last month in Columbia, and Venus defeated Serena 6-4 7-6(5).
Glad to see the ladies having fun. FYI: They were dancing to “Beat It” not Thriller.
Serena & Venus such a big names that create a new world of tennis:) people should appreciate them because when they will retire no one can replace them:( welcome back to the sisters and gd luck in this year tournements hope that they will not have any injuries…
Merlisa, oh what a mistake on my side. ESPN wrote Thriller and it stayed in my head, I didn’t even notice. To make things better, his one awesome version of “Beat It” 🙂
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZcJjMnHoIBI&ob=av2e
RELAX MARIJA ITS JUST AN EXHO DONT GET YOUR DRAWERS IN A BUNCH ABOUT NOTHING,WE KNOW YOU ARE A SISTERS HATER…