What's it gonna take?

A few days ago, Simona Halep blew Serena Williams off the court at the WTA championships.  But Serena managed to stay in the tournament because Halep lost to Ana Ivanovic in three sets instead of two, which actually eliminated Ivanovic in the round-robin format.   That meant that Halep would play Radwanska, who she handled easily, and Williams would play Wozniacki.

That W vs. W match turned out to be a classic;  wish it could be watched at some normal time over here.  Williams won 8-6 in a tiebreaker in the third, which meant Wozniacki pushed her to the limit (and indeed she was serving for the match at 5-4 in the third set).   Woz must be wondering what it takes to beat Serena.  One point here or there, and it goes her way.

So the live-to-fight-another-day Williams goes against Halep in the final, and totally reverses the previous outcome, finishing with a 6-0 drubbing in the second set.  Halep had beaten Serena 6-0 in the first set of their round-robin meeting.

Serena's time may be coming, just as Federer's came after years of massive dominance.  But for Serena, still, no one can figure out what it takes to keep her from winning when it counts.

Serena Williams beats Wozniacki to make WTA final

Serena Williams crushes Simona Halep to win WTA title