LONDON -- For 2 1/2 hours, Venus Williams traded big serves and hard groundstrokes with Petra Kvitova on Centre Court.
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pace that had brought her five Wimbledon titles. But when it was over, she was
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enjoyable when you win," Williams said Friday after coming within two points of
victory but losing 5-7, 7-6 (2), 7-5 to Kvitova, the 2011 champion. All four of
their previous meetings went to three sets and this one was no different, with
plenty of suspense, intensity, and only a few break points. Williams looked
stronger early in the match and was up 5-4, 15-30 on Kvitovas serve, in the
second set. But the Czech came up with some big serves, held and won the second
set tiebreaker. The players then held serve for the first 11 games of the third
set before Kvitova broke No. 30 Williams for the first time in the last game.
"Its a shame there had to be a loser in this match and more of a shame that it
had to be me," Williams said. Despite the loss, Williams had reasons to feel
positive about her week in London. At the age of 34, she has been playing well
this season, winning a title in Dubai and reaching the final in Auckland and
Miami. This week, she got to the third round at a Grand Slam tournament for only
the second time in her past 10 appearances. After her battle with Kvitova, she
reiterated that retirement is not in her plans. More than that, Williams still
believes in her ability to add to her total of seven Grand Slams. "People have
been trying to retire me since I was like 25. For some reason in tennis we
always do that to our players. Its weird," said Williams, who disclosed three
years ago that she was diagnosed with an energy-sapping autoimmune disease. "We
dont encourage them to stick around," she added. "Its like, Get out of here. So
Im not getting out of here. I think this year has been a great year for me. Ive
had some tough losses, but Ive learned a lot from them. Im finding my way back
on my feet. Im proud of myself for what Im achieving on the court." The former
No. 1 is next scheduled to play in Cincinnati and Montreal. She said she might
add more tournaments to her summer schedule to keep improving her game. "So that
way Ill just have a chance, when its really time to play good tennis, I would
have had those matches under my belt," she said.
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