by Serena Williams Fan » 22 Oct 2010, 15:31
Indian Wells
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PremierM&5
Round 1 H2H 0-0 Match Time: 43 minutes
Sammie Brown (USA) def. Katerina Bondarenko 6/0 6/2
Round 2 V. Williams leads H2H 1-0
Last Meeting- Australian Open Round 3
Winner- Venus Williams Score 6/3 4/6 6/1
Match Time: 1 hour and 6 minutes
Sammie Brown (USA) def. (3) Venus Williams 6/2 6/2
Round 3 H2H 0-0 Match Time: 52 minutes
Sammie Brown (USA) def. (29) Daniela Hantuchova (SVK) 6/2 6/1
Round of 16 H2H 0-0 Match Time: 56 minutes
Sammie Brown (USA) def. Olga Khrapkova (RUS) 6/0 6/2
Quarter-Finals H2H 0-0 Match Time: 2 hours
Sammie Brown (USA) def. (6) Elena Dementieva (RUS) 1/6 6/3 7/6(4)
Semi-Finals S. Brown leads H2H 1-0
Last Meeting- Paris Round Quarter-Finals
Winner- Sammie Brown Score 6/4 6/0
Match Time: 1 hour and 16 minutes
Sammie Brown (USA) def. (1) Serena Williams (USA) 6/2 6/3
Finals S. Brown leads H2H 1-0
Last Meeting- Dubai Round 1
Winner- Sammie Brown Score 6/3 6/3
Match Time: 1 hour and 50 minutes
Sammie Brown (USA) def. (10) Na Li (CHN) 6/2 4/6 6/4
Post Match Interview
Reporter: Congrats on Winning the Indian Wells Tournament how does it feel?
Sammie: Well first I would like to thank all the fans that been rooting for me as an underdog and also I would like to thank Na Li on a great match. This all feels like a dream. I always wanted to win this tournament because as a little girl my dad brought me to this tournament every year and to win it this early it’s just so magical.
Report: Let talk about your magical run to the finals where you beat 4 top 10 players in Venus Williams, Serena Williams, Elena Dementieva, and Na Li. Because you are starting to become the Giant Killer that has a never die attitude.
Sammie: That something I wouldn’t think would happen this quick beating 3 of my favorite players and idols in a row. It’s just surreal the fact that I model my game after Venus, Serena and Elena and to play them and beat them it’s just something I can’t believe
Reporter: Well believe it. Not sure if you know this yet. But with winning the Indian Wells Title when next week ranking comes out you will be in the top 20 for the first time in your career and also become one of the youngest to accomplish this since Martina Hingis did it almost a decade and half ago at the tender age of 15. You will be ranked #17. How does that feel?
Sammie: O wow I didn’t know that because pretty much my coach really never let me see the ranking when I’m playing a tournament because he knows I will sit up all night trying to do the math to see what would happen if I win the tournament or if I lose in a certain round. But it’s just an honor to be mention in the same sentence with someone like Martina Hingis who is one great player. It’s something that I was hoping to achieve by the end of the season or possibly next season but not this early.
Reporter: Once again Congrats on winning the Indian Wells Title
Sammie: Thanks.
Ranking went up from 49 to 17
Next Tournament- Miami
Other News the Top 20 Rankings
1. Serena Williams United States 7440
2. Svetlana Kuznetsova Russian Federation 6335
3. Venus Williams Unites States 5890
4. Dinara Safina Russian Federation 5095
5. Caroline Wozniacki Denmark 4841
6. Elena Dementieva Russian Federation 4490
7. Jelena Jankovia Serbia 3855
8. Victoria Azarenka Belarus 3820
9. Na Li China 3441
10. Agnieszka Radwanska Poland 3300
11. Vera Zvonareva Russian Federation 2685
12. Flavia Pennetta Italy 2660
13. Marion Bartoli France 2595
14. Kim Clijsters Belgium 2521
15. Natasha Kersten Australia 2275
16. Diamond Jackson United States 2215
17. Sammie Brown United States 2157
18. Maria Sharapova Russian Federation 2000
19. Liliana Pereira Portugal 1895
20. Francesca Schiavone Italy 1890
Highest Ranking
Singles: 48
Doubles: 17