US OPEN 2000

    Magüi had a very good performance in the US Open 2000, reaching the fourth round for the second time in her career. Here some words after her matches.

    After defeating the Italian Rita Grande by 7-6 (7-4) and 6-3 in the second round.

(Translation from Diario La Provincia (31/08/00))

    “ I feel very happy, not only because of the win, but also because of the way I’m playing.
Now, I have to concentrate a lot and see what happens in the next match, which will probably be against the South African Amanda Coetzer (13)”
 

    After defeating the South African Amanda Coetzer by 7-5 and 7-6 (7-3) in the third round .

(Translation from Diario La Provincia (02/09/00))

Serna was the heroine of the day after defeating Coetzer

    The Canarian Magüi Serna was yesterday the responsible of the first surprise of the fifth day in the US Open after defeating the South African Amanda Coetzer, 13th-seeded, by 7-5 and 7-6 (7-3).

    Serna’s win was the fourth consecutive win for the Spanish tennis in the fifth day,with Arantxa Sánchez Vicario qualified for the fourth round, and Álex Corretja (8) and Carlos Moyá reached the third round and will face tomorrow.

     Serna, 31st of the world, will have as rival in the fourth round the winner of the match that the Americans Venus Williams, third-seeded, and the American Meghann Shaughnessy were playing on the Centre Court Arthur Ashe.

     Magüi’s win was  the first she got against Coetzer after having lost the five previous matches.

     Serna was always in the match with great hits from the baseline, which were decisive in the key moments to break Coetzer’s serve.

    “After winning the first set I knew I had my chances to win because I was playing better and had a big concentration in everything I was doing”, said Serna, who reached the fourth round of the US Open for the second time in her four performances there.

    The Canarian tennis player showed her maturity in the tie-break, when she used her serve to lead by 5-1, which was decisive.

    “I didn’t lose my concentration and it helped me in order not to have problems when I was leading 5-1 to win the match in the first match point”, said Serna.

    The Spanish player admited that the next match, if it’s against the eldest Williams sister, won’t be easy at all because she would face a player who is considered one of the favourites to win the tournament.

    “My goal, if I play Williams, is to fight as much as possible and see what happens”, Serna said. “I’ll leave without a defined strategy, but mentalised to do the best I can in the match.
 
 

    After losing to the American Venus Williams by 2-6 and 2-6 in the fourth round.

(Translation from Diario As (04/09/00))

    Serna recognised that when you face the American “the court is smaller”.

    Serna described her rival’s game, third-seeded and one of the main favourites to win the title: “She’s very fast, she hits incredible strokes, she gives a step and is already in the net.  To top it all, her second serve is almost like the first serve of many people”. Because of these things, the Spaniard couldn’t do anything.