So just when the American economy was hitting full stride, the global economy was hitting full stride.
And though Serena never seemed to be hitting with full power, she effectively kept Venus off-balance with a surprising range of high, sometimes looping ground strokes that Venus was never quite able to comfortably attack.
Williams, who turned 33 on Monday, has struggled for nearly a year with back problems that often have prevented her from consistently hitting with full power, especially on her serve.
Another strategy that is useful is when you're opponent has some not-so-good equipment, then go up to him, and hit him full power.
"A week after that, I was hitting full-on backhands.
He had a lot of success hitting all the balls full power in the fifth.
The next step was attaching wheelie bars to the back of the car to keep its nearly empty nose compartment from rising up and slamming down when he hit the accelerator at full power.
Because if you try to hit every single shot with full power, she just gets more comfortable,and eventually you're gonna miss".
Afterward, however, he told reporters he was not discouraged, that he had hit almost every shot at full power and that he felt confident he was beginning to play at a much higher level.
The first light to hit must deliver only about 1% of full power.
