Serena Williams Eliminated From Miami Open & Twitter Goes Wild!
March 22, 2018It just wasn't her day…
On Wednesday, during her first round at the Miami Open, Serena Williams lost to Japan's Naomi Osaka, 6-3, 6-2.
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The tennis legend gave birth to her daughter Alexis Olympia Ohanian Jr. on September 1, 2017, and got married to Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian on November 16, 2017 in New Orleans.
Earlier this month, the new mother defeated Zarina Diyas of Kazakhstan during her first round at the Indian Wells BNP Paribas Open in California, but eventually lost to sister Venus Williams.
When word spread of her defeat, fans took to Twitter to express their shock. See the best reactions (below):
Indian Wells champ Naomi Osaka takes out Serena 6-3, 6-2 in Miami 1st round.
Serena was really not good at all, but Osaka's level is also phenomenal & she played spectacularly.
Gotta admit though. Hard to watch Serena go out like that in the 1R of a tourney she has dominated.
— Matt Dowell (@TheMattDowell) March 21, 2018
Still a long way to go for Serena, of course, but tough to take many conclusions from this match. Osaka is on a roll and the match was probably closer than the score indicates (6 deuce games, Serena lost 5 of them).
— José Morgado (@josemorgado) March 21, 2018
Wow that last point sums it up for Serena today. Couldn’t do a thing right. So many unforced errors and couldn’t hit a first serve. All part of the journey, Serena will get there and be back at the top where she belongs #RenasArmy
— Kate Salemme (@KateSalemme) March 21, 2018
I have no doubt that Serena will make it all the way back. Naomi needed this more.
— Joe Reid (@joereid) March 21, 2018
With Serena taken care of, I bet Osaka wins the tournament. Her game IS LIT. #miamiopen
— Mary #FlyTheW (@mchastain81) March 21, 2018
[Image via JLN Photography/WENN.]