U.S. Open 2010: Has Vera Zvonareva’s Time Finally Arrived?

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Published: September 11, 2010

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As Caroline Wozniacki hit her final forehand into the net, Vera Zvonareva took another major step to banishing her US Open demons.

Rewind just over 12 months, and Zvonareva led by a set to love against Flavia Pennetta. Having seen six match points come and go, we saw the perfect example of why she was viewed as a potentially wasted talent. Her mental fragility and emotions came to the surface once again as she flung her racket across the court, ripped at the bandages supporting her knees, and broke into tears on the court. She went on to lose the tiebreak, and lost the final set 6-0.

Back to today, Zvonareva marches into the final, still without dropping a set in the tournament. She has a monumental task ahead of her in the final as she meets the queen of Flushing Meadows, Kim Clijsters, who has racked up 20 consecutive victories in this tournament, having won it all in 2005 and 2009.

But there has never been a better chance for Vera Zvonareva. She will go into the final full of confidence, and has had a wonderful second half of 2010, reaching the final at Wimbledon and Montreal, as well as the final here.

An interesting thing to note ahead of this final is that the two have played twice in the last couple of months. Zvonareva shocked Clijsters in the quarterfinal at Wimbledon in three sets, before going on to beat her again in Montreal last month. The victory in the quarterfinal in Montreal was significant as she became only the third player to beat Clijsters on a hard court since her return to tennis.

The experience of the Wimbledon final should help to stand Zvonareva in good stead for this match. She was somewhat overawed by the occasion, and came up against Serena Williams—the dominant force in the women’s game at the moment. A 6-3, 6-2 defeat was disappointing, but the experience of having played in a Grand Slam final will have helped.

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