Timely coffee propels Serena Williams in Perth, before rough landing

Serena Williams got off to a rough start in Perth, Australia at the Hopman Cup as she was blanked in the opening set by Italy’s Flavia Pennetta. But a mid-match jolt o’ joe turned her fortunes around.

After the coffee break, the newly caffeinated Williams went on to defeat Pennetta 0–6, 6–3, 6–0. Unfortunately for the top-ranked woman in the world, things didn’t play out as well in the doubles final and she wound up breaking her racquet in frustration.

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Meanwhile, across the Tasman Sea in Middle Earth (aka New Zealand), big sister Venus won her forty-sixth career title by downing Caroline Wozniacki 2–6, 6–3, 6–3 sans coffee break. The elder Williams was even treated to the spectacle of some well-trained ball boys.

.@VenusesWilliams wins @NZFestOfTennis title with comeback 26 63 63 victory over Wozniacki–> http://t.co/LtilSSaUrb pic.twitter.com/974z0Ex41m

— WTA (@WTA) January 10, 2015