sloan steven reaches semi-final

Melbourne, Australia - It took 137 minutes, ever come to sloane Steven.


There will never be treated like a child again, but in the first moments after a dramatic 3-6, 7-5, 6-4 Vending the kvarterfinals of the Australian Open favorite serena Williams on Wednesday, Stevens looked attractive and youthful eyes wide open - Thin grinding permission of the student and for strong hold of the steering wheel, one in the car for the first time.

Two months shy of his 20th anniversary, Steven Flushed high power smile, Congratulated the 31 - year - old Williams, and then had that anyone her age would do. She Doug out her smartphone to confirm it, but the screen was an explosion of new so quickly that she gave up.

Stephen's eyes velled in a few minutes, as the ex - pro and Australian rennae stubbs television analyst interviewed her on the court, but by the time she arrived to meet the assembled media, it someone a well - controlled enthusiasm and was happy with the fact that it doubled its Twitter following to 35,000 as it was about the result of the match.
"This morning when I got up, I was like, 'Look, man, like, you can do it. Like, go out and play and do your best," Stevens said.

"I think I was convinced that I was able to do it when I lost serve in the first game of the second set, and I went down 2-0. And I thought," Hmm, this is not the way you want to do it happen. But you just fight and just get every ball, run every ball, and just get a lot of balls in the game, I think everything will be all right. "Since then I got aggressive, started coming to the net anymore, and just got a lot easier. I'm just kind of playing a game there, I think. '

Stevens found himself in unfamiliar hard court in more ways than she could have possibly expected. She was ready, she could compete in her first Grand Slam quarter - final against one of the most brutal, the most experienced women in the history of the game, not to mention the fact that the third Seeded Williams lost the match with a late in August
But Stevens, Seeded 29, could not have Foreseen Disorienting feeling of standing in the filing of Williams, who was more than a Marshmallow missile for a significant break.

At the end of the second set, Williams Braked hard after racing to the net to return a short chase Stevens. As she walked back down and started to turn to the base, slightly bent over, she began to discomfort and Screamed. Williams, who she was "locked" taking time out of her health as soon as possible. The pain was quickly diagnosed with back Spasms, which clearly Hinders its flow and prevents it from going to her Backhand after she returned to the court.

Composed and gracious Williams refused to blame the injury for her loss.

"I think everyone at this stage in the dressing room there is something wrong with them, so that's good," she said. "There's no excuse for it."