Extremely Rare Ball Tampering Incident Rocked Tennis World as 41-Year-Old Serena Williams Fell Prey to a Bizarre Opponent Act on This Day in 2013

The match's three-set thriller also drew attention to Medina Garrigues' ball-tampering tactics, making it a controversial moment in the tournament's history.

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Serena Williams' Remarkable Win Against Anabel Medina Garrigues at Madrid Open 2013

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Serena Williams defeated Anabel Medina Garrigues in a three-set thriller match, 6-3, 0-6, 7-5, at the 2013 Madrid Open. Despite her win, Serena was shocked after getting bagelled in the second set.

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Serena Williams outplays Anabel Medina Garrigues' ball-tampering tactics at Madrid Open

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Despite ball-tampering tactics by Anabel Medina Garrigues, Serena Williams defeated her at the Madrid Open as her tactics didn't hinder Williams' game.

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Anabel Medina Garrigues vents frustrations over ball swapping

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Medina Garrigues expressed her frustration during a post-match conference in Madrid, saying that her game was affected by the new balls, which move faster than used ones.

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She said, “Afterwards in the 5-all [in the third set] I was serving with new balls, which I hated. It’s an error.”

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No Action Taken Against Anabel Medina Garrigues

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No official rule on ball-tampering existed during the tournament. The umpire did not notice any such incident and hence no actions were taken against the player.

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Extremely Rare Ball Tampering Incident Rocked Tennis World as 41-Year-Old Serena Williams Fell Prey to a Bizarre Opponent Act on This Day in 2013

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The match's three-set thriller also drew attention to Medina Garrigues' ball-tampering tactics, making it a controversial moment in the tournament's history.

Serena Williams was famously bagelled by Anabel Medina Garrigues at the Madrid Open.

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Serena Williams' Remarkable Win Against Anabel Medina Garrigues at Madrid Open 2013

Serena Williams defeated Anabel Medina Garrigues in a three-set thriller match, 6-3, 0-6, 7-5, at the 2013 Madrid Open. Despite her win, Serena was shocked after getting bagelled in the second set.

Serena's Shocking Bagel Defeat

Serena Williams outplays Anabel Medina Garrigues' ball-tampering tactics at Madrid Open

Despite ball-tampering tactics by Anabel Medina Garrigues, Serena Williams defeated her at the Madrid Open as her tactics didn't hinder Williams' game.

Serena defeats Garrigues despite ball-tampering

Anabel Medina Garrigues vents frustrations over ball swapping

Medina Garrigues expressed her frustration during a post-match conference in Madrid, saying that her game was affected by the new balls, which move faster than used ones.

Medina Garrigues' frustration

She said, “Afterwards in the 5-all [in the third set] I was serving with new balls, which I hated. It’s an error.”

No Action Taken Against Anabel Medina Garrigues

No official rule on ball-tampering existed during the tournament. The umpire did not notice any such incident and hence no actions were taken against the player.

Ball-tampering not penalized

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