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Serena in aggressive mood after shock US Open exit

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New York: Following her shock semi-final exit from the US Open, American tennis ace Serena Williams showed disregard for the media while answering questions at the post-match press conference here.

Serena missed out on completing a calendar Grand Slam as she was stunned 6-2, 4-6, 4-6 by unseeded Italian Roberta Vinci, as per reported on Friday.

During the press conference when she was asked how disappointed she was after the loss, she fired back at a journalist saying, “I don’t want to talk about how disappointing it is for me. If you have any other questions, I’m open for that.”

Thereafter, Serena was asked if at any moment during the match she felt she could make a comeback or maybe she couldn’t, she replied to the questions saying just “no”.

She then fumed when asked if there was a lot of pressure leading into this.

“No. I’ve told you guys I don’t feel pressure. I never felt pressure… I’ve never felt that pressure to win here, I’ve said that from the beginning,” she said.

Then the 21-Grand Slams winner called for “last questions” herself, a task generally left to an event media coordinator.

“I mean, anyone else want to ask a different question than that?” Serena said.

Williams finally warmed to a journalist who asked her if she was leaving the US Open focusing on the positives of her earlier Grand Slam wins.

“Well, thank you. Like I said, I felt very happy to get that win at Wimbledon, you know. I did win three Grand Slams this year. Yeah, I won four in a row. It’s pretty good,” the American concluded.

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Sunil Gavaskar gives his opinion of GT allrounder Rahul Tewatia

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The left-handed batsman from Haryana is garnering praise from all quarters for the way he’s finishing games regularly in the most exciting IPL season.

Gavaskar reckons Tewatia’s whirlwind knock in Sharjah (in IPL 2020) where he smashed West Indies pacer Sheldon Cottrell for five sixes in an over, gave him the confidence that he belongs to the big stage.

Speaking on Cricket Live on Star Sports, Gavaskar said, “That assault on Sheldon Cottrell in Sharjah gave him the belief to do the impossible and the confidence that he belongs here. We saw the impossible (he did with the bat) the other day as well. There’s no twitching or touching the pads (which shows a batter’s nervousness) when he bats in the death overs. He just waits for the ball to be delivered and plays his shots. He’s got all the shots in the book, but most importantly his temperament to stay cool in a crisis is brilliant.”

Gavaskar has also nicknamed the 28-year-old cricketer the ‘ice-man’ and lauded Tewatia’s ability to remain unruffled during the tense moments.

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