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[QUOTE="wire chief, post: 2260286, member: 1411"]
The coin was flipped. Venus to serve.  The ump calls, "Play". Venus is on the service line, ready to toss.
At that very moment along comes a curious bumblebee, delaying her start.  A Portent?
In the natch Johanna would hit 8 aces, Venus only one.  A Portent?

Johanna has a winning record against Venus, all on hard courts.  Venus has the most recent victory, at the clay of Rome.
They are today playing for the first time on grass.

In recent history Venus has been slowly working her way back to being an elite player.  When she won the Aussie semifinal, we saw the exuberant celebration that we witnessed so many years ago.  Six Majors round-of-16 appearances, including last year's W semis, have  prepared her for today.

She was an assassin, strong of serve, phenomenally strong of forehand, only 9 unforced errors through the 2 sets.
She emerged with a 6-4, 6-2 conquest. Happiness was evident, though not with the emotional display of her Aussie win.  Why not? 
Well, I think inside Venus is the view, "Hey, this is Center court, Wimbledon and I'm not done.

And the announcers, including Chrisee, remarked that they have never seen Venus so consistent.  At 37, mind you.  Whew.

She returns vs. Gabine Muguruza Saturday at 9, UConn time.
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