Serena and Roger: Wimbledon Champs Fail To Acheive Goals at The Open

Dinara Safina, Elena Dementieva, Venus Williams, Jelena Jankovic, Victoria Azarenka, Svetlana Kuznetsova: All had fallen out of the U.S. Open before Serena Williams. This list is compiled of players who, on their good days, have a chance at defeating Serena when she is playing near her best. As of Saturday night, add Kim Clijsters' name to this lethal lineup of foes. When Serena looked to be the clear favorite to repeat at the Open, Clijsters came along. On Saturday night in the U.S. Open semifinals, Clijsters repeatedly hit deep ground strokes, forcing Serena to play more balls, and less aggressively then even she is used to. Add consistently easy service games near the end of the match and playing great defense as the Belgium is noted, and it equals a win against a great player. I will note that the American was not playing at her best, beating herself if you will, and constantly over-hitting balls. It was kind of awkward to see Serena struggle so mightily in the semifina...