Sam Stosur dismissed an irresistable force...with a TWIST!
The Twist, originally known as the Autralian Twist, is a bitch of a serve. As a righthander trying to return Stosur's righty twist, it takes a long sweeping arc away from your forehand, and then kicks back into the body. Good ones really "bite" into the cement, reversing direction and giving the returner fits.
Sadly, Stosur's serve and overall demolition of Serena at the U.S. Open women's final got little attention compared to the Serena Tantrum. Stosur's match point forehand is now being referred to as "The OTHER Forehand," and her monumental upset is now a footnote to "The Tantrum." Great story obscured. Pity.
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