Hopefully well both keep going

Raymond van Barneveld will be battling to keep his play-off hopes alive on night 11 of the Premier League in Belfast. The Dutchman will play twice on Thursday night, live on Sky Sports, and desperately needs to turn around his fortunes after last weeks defeat by James Wade left him six points adrift of the top four.Leader Phil Taylor, world No 1 Michael van Gerwen and defending champion Gary Anderson are also part of a packed line-up at the SSE Arena. Robert Thornton v Peter Wright Peter Wright was forced to settle for a draw against Adrian Lewis Wright let another precious point slip away against Adrian Lewis, who pinched a draw in the final leg.The result left Snakebite two points away from the play-off places, but he will be favourite to beat Thornton.After surviving Judgement Night, Thornton has failed to inject life into his flagging campaign, and was beaten again by Van Gerwen on night 10.Raymond van Barneveld v Phil Taylor Van Barneveld defeated Phil Taylor in the opening week Barney takes on old rival Taylor in the opening match of a crucial double-header for the Dutchman.Van Barneveld hit only four of 14 darts at a double in last weeks woeful defeat by Wade and cannot afford such wasteful finishing against Taylor.The Power is three points clear at the top of the table after wins over Gary Anderson and Wade.James Wade v Adrian Lewis James Wade can move above a play-off rival Wades closing defeat to Taylor took some of the shine off a ruthless win over Van Barneveld.But The Machine remains in contention for a play-off place and has joined Anderson and Lewis on thirteen points.Victory over a near rival would boost Wades top-four hopes, but Jackpot has been grinding out results in recent weeks and should be a tough test.Michael van Gerwen v Gary Anderson Gary Anderson will be hoping to avenge his week two loss to Van Gerwen Van Gerwen and Anderson could serve up another memorable match as the sports top two players meet again.Both have stuttered in recent weeks, with Van Gerwen racking up three draws before his win over Thornton, while Anderson was well beaten by Taylor.But two of the tours fiercest competitors will be determined to claim a sweet victory on the big stage.Raymond van Barneveld v Robert Thornton Robert Thornton could strike a decisive blow to Van Barneveld By this stage, Barney will either have breathed new life into his campaign, or his plight near the foot of the table will have become even more desperate.Thornton can play without fear as his play-off push was derailed weeks ago and could effectively kill off the Dutchmans season with a win in the last match.Robert Thornton v Peter WrightRaymond van Barneveld v Phil TaylorJames Wade v Adrian LewisMichael van Gerwen v Gary AndersonRaymond van Barneveld v Robert ThorntonWatch all of the Premier League action from night 11 in Belfast, starting at 7pm on Sky Sports 1. 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Not even close.Serena came down hard on Kazakhstans Yaroslava Shvedova 6-2, 6-3 in a scant 68 minutes.The victory, in her 350th Grand Slam singles match, pushed Williams major match win total to 308, past Roger Federer for the all-time record.Oh, wow, Serena said in her on-court interview when given the news. Three-o-eight sounds pretty good.Who will wind up with more?I dont know, she said. Well see. Hopefully well both keep going.Serena has now won 30 of her past 31 matches at the Billie Jean King National Tennis Center.A few more takeaways from the match:Serenas serve was sizzling: Yes, shes already widely acknowledged as having the best serve in the history of womens tennis. But Williams, who turns 35 near the end of the month, can still hammer it. She won an incredible 93 percent of her first serves, 28 of 30. There were shoulder concerns coming into this event, but on the last point of the first game of the second set, Serena clocked an ace down the middle, at 126 mph. It was the fastest womans serve of the tournament, and her fastest by five mph. For the tournament, shes unbrokenn and has faced only one break point.ddddddddddddI cant really believe it, Serena said afterward. Ive never served this consistently.Better than Federer: Serenas Grand Slam match win record is intriguing, but it also underlines just how well shes played after turning 30. This was her 100th match win since she crossed the three-decade mark; the record is a sporty 100-10. Federer is 84-18. Serena leads in 30-something major titles, 9-1.Shvedova was under-served: Shvedova, who lost to Venus in this years Wimbledon quarterfinals, looked like the WTAs No. 52-ranked player against Serena. Shvedova was in constant difficulty on her serve, particularly her toss. Shvedova lost 14 of her 25 second-serve points and double-faulted five times.Next up in the quarters: Serena has beaten the No. 5 Simona Halep seven of eight times, the most recent coming at Indian Wells back in March. Serena won comfortably, 6-4, 6-3.The drama of whos No. 1: With No. 2 seed Angelique Kerber into the quarterfinals, Serena needs at least to reach the final to have a chance of hanging on to her No. 1 ranking. Technically, Agnieszka Radwanksa is still in the mix. too. Serena has been No. 1 for 186 consecutive weeks, equaling Steffi Grafs Open era record. Williams is seeking her 23rd Grand Slam singles title, which would break her tie with Graf and give her the all-time Open era record. ' ' '