Chịkọta isiokwu ahụ:  Ụbọchị abụọ ka ọ gbasịrị mgba na mmetụta ya na asọmpi asọmpi ya na BNP Paribas Open, Serena Williams nọ n'ọnọdụ dị jụụ karịa na Sọnde ka ọ na-aga n'ụzọ nke anọ. Onye America nke bụ onye nke mbụ n'ụwa, onye bidoro na-echegbu onwe ya tupu ọ lụso onye Romania bụ Monica Niculescu ọgụ 7-5 7-5 n'asọmpi mmeghe ya, laghachiri azụ dịka ọ na-emebu na mbibi 6-2 6-0 nke Zarina Diyas nke Kazakhstan. 'Enwere m ike izu ike n'ihi na enwere m ike ime ọtụtụ ihe ziri ezi ma ghara ime ọtụtụ mmejọ dị ka m mere na nke ikpeazụ m,' ka Williams kwuru, bụ́ onye jụrụ asọmpi Indian Wells ruo afọ 14 mgbe o merisịrị na nke ikpeazụ na 2001. Serena Williams meriri Zarina Diyas, merie 6-2, 6-0 iji ruo agba nke anọ nke Indian Wells. Diyas, nke si Kazakhstan, enweghi azịza ọ bụla nye egwuregwu nke onye nke mbụ n'ụwa bụ Williams. 'Echere m na nke ahụ nyeere m aka inwe ike izu ike ọbụna karị. O doro anya na ọ dị m ka ihe adịla otú ọ dịbu. Naanị ihe m na-eme bụ ịgba bọl ahụ n'ike ma lekwasị ya anya karịa ihe ọ bụla ọzọ.' Williams, onye meriri Grand Slam ugboro iri na itoolu, na-echegbu onwe ya na 'ụjọ' mgbe o mechara kpebie ịlaghachi Indian Wells mgbe ogologo oge gachara. Afọ iri na anọ gara aga, ndị mmadụ tiri ya mkpu mgbe o meriri Kim Clijsters na ngwụcha iji merie aha nke abụọ ya na California desert resort, ebe nna ya Richard Williams kwuru na ọ nụrụ mkparị agbụrụ. Ihe ndị mmadụ na-eme bụ ihe doro anya na ọ bụ nwanne nwanyị Serena bụ Venus wepụrụ na ọkara ikpeazụ ha n'afọ ahụ nkeji ole na ole tupu egwuregwu ahụ, na-ekwu maka mmerụ ahụ. Williams kwenyere na, n'agbanyeghi ihe ngosi dị egwu megide Diyas, enwere ihe ndị ọzọ na-abịa. Diyas gbara goolu n' aka dị ka ọ na-agba mbọ n' efu iji nweta ụkwụ n' egwuregwu megide Williams. Williams kwuru na ahụ ruru ya ala ma laghachi n' ọnọdụ ya n' ihu Diyas karịa ka ọ dị n' ihu Monica Niculescu. Williams na Diyas na-ekele ibe ha na net mgbe egwuregwu ahụ gwụchara ngwa ngwa. Otú ọ dị, na Friday, Serena natara otuto dị ukwuu tupu mmalite nke...
Serena Williams meriri Zarina Diyas nke Kazakhstan 6-2, 6-0 na Sọnde. Williams mere ihe dị egwu na mmeri mana o kwuru na ya 'nwere ike ime nke ka mma' Nọmba 1 n'ụwa ga-egwuri onye America ibe ya bụ Sloane Stephens na agba nke anọ.