Madison Brengle — ranked 72nd in the world — pulled off a huge upset on Wednesday with a win over Serena Williams in New Zealand.
Maybe keeping loose on the sidelines helped her. Just check out the video of her chatting with coach Nicole Melichar as they try to figure out how to beat Williams:
Melichar: She’s on the disadvantage now. She has to hold serve.
Brengle: Well, she’s been doing a good job.
Melichar: Well, you know what, one might fly on her and she might get tight, then the second one might fly on her.
Brengle: You mean like if it flies and hits me in the body and I die. So that’s like how I go?
Melichar: I wouldn’t bet my money on that.
Brengle: Do you feel like if I played even uglier off the return, is that a good idea?
Melichar: I think you might as well try.
Brengle: Because like if I’m actually hitting I feel like she’s like, “Oh, God, this is nice.” And then she hits a winner. So, maybe, like, even worse. Because I feel like she’s surprised at how bad I am.
Whatever they said, it worked.
For more on the match, head over to USA TODAY Sports.
