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Sisters' bumpy road could still end with Open win

By Greg Garber
ESPN.com

Tuesday, August 23, 2005

The first Serena sighting of the summer, last week in Toronto, was not an encouraging one. The seven-time Grand Slam champion was broken by Stephanie Cohen-Aloro to open their match at the Rogers Cup, and lost the first set. "I was so angry, I just wanted to crack every racket," Serena Williams said later. "But I didn't do it. That's a plus." Barely. Williams, struggling with a weak right knee, rallied to defeat Cohen-Aloro, a Frenchwoman ranked No. 91 on the WTA Tour. "I d ...

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