{"id":22499,"date":"2013-09-09T14:17:32","date_gmt":"2013-09-09T12:17:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/serenas-us-open-finals-outfit-not-so-much-of-a-winner\/"},"modified":"2013-09-09T14:17:32","modified_gmt":"2013-09-09T12:17:32","slug":"serenas-us-open-finals-outfit-not-so-much-of-a-winner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/serenas-us-open-finals-outfit-not-so-much-of-a-winner\/","title":{"rendered":"Serena\u2019s US Open finals outfit not so much of a winner"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t    <a href=\"http:\/\/mysport24.co.za\/?attachment_id=16058\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-16058\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-16058  \" alt=\"Victoria Azarenka and Serena Williams. Photo: Getty Images\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-content\/plugins\/rss-poster\/cache\/33099_BTqzmJtCMAAkj5Z-11-600x400.jpg\" width=\"378\" height=\"252\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Victoria Azarenka and Serena Williams. Photo: Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>When Serena Williams took the court wearing the ill-fitting grey blazer that Nike keeps trying to make happen, it figured to be the worst fashion decision of the US Open final.<\/p>\n<p>But a windy afternoon at Arthur Ashe Stadium quickly changed that.<\/p>\n<p>The wind wreaked havoc on Serena\u2019s short, billowy dress.<\/p>\n<p>It constantly blew above her waist and was a constant source of frustration for the world No. 1. John McEnroe attributed one first-set double fault to her preoccupation with the outfit.<\/p>\n<p>After getting broken in her first service game, Serena was seen looking at her player\u2019s box and muttering, \u201cI can\u2019t play in this wind.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>But the elements weren\u2019t enough to stop the most dominant tennis player in the world. <a href=\"http:\/\/mysport24.co.za\/williams-beats-azarenka-in-us-open-final\/\" target=\"_blank\">Serena, playing with her \u201cC\u201d game, took the first set from Victoria Azarenka<\/a>. \u2013 <a href=\"http:\/\/ftw.usatoday.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">For The Win<\/a><\/p>\n<p>For more US Open news,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/mysport24.co.za\/tag\/us-open\/\" target=\"_blank\">click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>For more breaking sporting news and views, visit MySport24 on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MySport24\" target=\"_blank\">Twitter<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/mysport24?ref=hl\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mysport24.co.za\/?attachment_id=16059\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-16059\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-16059 \" alt=\"Serena Williams. Photo: AP\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-content\/plugins\/rss-poster\/cache\/33099_AP-US-Open-Tennis_021-876x1024-513x600.jpg\" width=\"359\" height=\"420\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Serena Williams. Photo: AP<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"zemanta-pixie-a\" title=\"Enhanced by Zemanta\" href=\"http:\/\/www.zemanta.com\/?px\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"zemanta-pixie-img\" alt=\"Enhanced by Zemanta\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-content\/plugins\/rss-poster\/cache\/33099_zemified_h.png\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Victoria Azarenka and Serena Williams. Photo: Getty Images When Serena Williams took the court wearing the ill-fitting grey blazer that Nike keeps trying to make happen, it figured to be the worst fashion decision of the US Open final. But a windy afternoon at Arthur Ashe Stadium quickly changed that. 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