BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Women’s World No.1 tennis player Serena Williams outclassed Denmark’s Caroline Wozniacki in an exhibition match at the Wildey Gymnasium on Saturday night.
Williams, slapped yesterday with a record fine for her outburst at the US Open almost three months ago, dismissed World No.4 Wozniacki 6-4 in a one-set match in front of an appreciative crowd at the spectacular event labelled “Tennis Pon De Rock”. Williams and American Jeff Tarango teamed up to play a set of doubles against Wozniacki and hometown hero Haydn Lewis on Sunday night at the Sugar Hill Spa. Lewis and Wozniacki prevailed 8-6. Tickets for the Wildey Gymnasium on Saturday night to see Williams face Wozniacki ranged from BAR$100 (US$50) to BDS$200 (US$100).
Kodi Lewis, one of the directors of event promoters Barbados Invitations Tennis Exhibition (BITE) confirmed that the event was intended to be a fundraiser, which will ultimately benefit the local tennis fraternity.
Williams, who reclaimed the No.1 ranking in women’s tennis this season, was fined a record US$82,500 for her profanity-laced outburst during the US Open in September.
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