Tennis: Australian open - Hantuchova vs Serena

Daniela Hantuchova (17) vs Serena Williams(13) in the third round would seem like a Serena whitewash for a guy like me, who hasn't kept in touch with the women's game enough. The William sisters used to walk into the court and display power and a game which was a notch or two better than any opponent. They ended up playing each other in the Wimbledon finals in 2003 (so much for competition). Title after title went to the William residence. Serena plays a power game with a big serve, and has won 7 grand slam titles. Hantuchova had never even won a set against Serena before, and only one tournament till date. On the upside though Hantuchova is a lean, athletic player who hits the ball very aggressively and very cleanly.
The game though had a different story, an antithesis to the description above. Hantuchova came out all guns blazing, and thoroughly dominated the first set, got three breaks and won 6-1. The second set was better matched, with Serena getting a early break. However Hantuchova came roaring back, and after a few nervous match points in the 12th game, won the set in the tie-breaker.
You got an impression that Serena was not as keen, motivated, or as focussed as Hantuchova. Hantuchova's game was one of very high consistency, aggressive serves, long wait between points, and ambitious drops. There were just traces of familiar Serena fight-back. The 2005 champion went out rather too tamely. Also with Venus knocked in the first round, the women's draw will seem queer, hard to digest.
Hantuchova seems to be a player of the coming times, one I will surely be watching very closely.
Match stats: http://www.australianopen.com/en_AU/scores/stats/day9/2306ms.html