体坛英语资讯：Serbia claim title in historic Volleyball World Championship, China finish 3rd
<p><span word="YOKOHAMA">YOKOHAMA</span>, <span word="Japan">Japan</span>, <span word="Oct">Oct</span>. 20-- <span word="Serbia">Serbia</span> <span word="claimed">claimed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="title">title</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="history">history</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Volleyball">Volleyball</span> <span word="Women">Women</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Championship">Championship</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="edging">edging</span> <span word="Italy">Italy</span> 3-2 <span word="here">here</span> <span word="Saturday">Saturday</span>, <span word="while">while</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="hammered">hammered</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Netherlands">Netherlands</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="straight">straight</span> <span word="sets">sets</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bronze">bronze</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="game">game</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Saturday">Saturday</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="second">second</span> <span word="encounter">encounter</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="Serbia">Serbia</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Italy">Italy</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tournament">tournament</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="year">year</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Serbia">Serbia</span> <span word="beating">beating</span> <span word="Italy">Italy</span> 3-1 <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="previous">previous</span> <span word="match">match</span>.</p><p><span word="But">But</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="Italy">Italy</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="took">took</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="initiative">initiative</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Saturday">Saturday</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="game">game</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="led">led</span> 13-10 <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="spike">spike</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="star">star</span> <span word="blocker">blocker</span> <span word="Paola">Paola</span> <span word="Egonu">Egonu</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="opening">opening</span> <span word="set">set</span>. <span word="Serbia">Serbia</span> <span word="managed">managed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="level">level</span> <span word="at">at</span> 18-18, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="Italy">Italy</span>, <span word="apparently">apparently</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="fire">fire</span>, <span word="got">got</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="point">point</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="settled">settled</span> <span word="home">home</span> 25-21.</p><p><span word="Serbia">Serbia</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="second">second</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="entered">entered</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="technical">technical</span> <span word="timeout">timeout</span> <span word="leading">leading</span> 8-6. <span word="Despite">Despite</span> <span word="Italy">Italy</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="efforts">efforts</span>, <span word="Serbia">Serbia</span> <span word="further">further</span> <span word="enlarged">enlarged</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="margin">margin</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="set">set</span> 25-14.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="sides">sides</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="won">won</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="following">following</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="sets">sets</span>, <span word="bringing">bringing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="game">game</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="tiebreaker">tiebreaker</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="fifth">fifth</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="see">see</span>-<span word="saw">saw</span> <span word="one">one</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="sides">sides</span> <span word="trading">trading</span> <span word="leads">leads</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="Serbia">Serbia</span> <span word="closed">closed</span> <span word="out">out</span> 15-12.</p><p><span word="Paola">Paola</span> <span word="Egonu">Egonu</span> <span word="scored">scored</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="match">match</span>-<span word="high">high</span> 33 <span word="points">points</span>, <span word="confirming">confirming</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="place">place</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="top">top</span> <span word="scorer">scorer</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tournament">tournament</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="total">total</span> <span word="of">of</span> 324 <span word="points">points</span>. <span word="Tijana">Tijana</span> <span word="Boskovic">Boskovic</span> <span word="scored">scored</span> 26 <span word="points">points</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="lead">lead</span> <span word="Serbia">Serbia</span>.</p><p><span word="It">It</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Serbia">Serbia</span>, <span word="ranked">ranked</span> <span word="third">third</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="win">win</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="FIVB">FIVB</span> <span word="Volleyball">Volleyball</span> <span word="Women">Women</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Championship">Championship</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="earlier">earlier</span> <span word="game">game</span> <span word="here">here</span>, <span word="China">China</span> <span word="defeated">defeated</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Netherlands">Netherlands</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="straight">straight</span> <span word="sets">sets</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="claim">claim</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bronze">bronze</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="match">match</span> <span word="finished">finished</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="scoreline">scoreline</span> <span word="of">of</span> 25-22, 25-19, 25-14.</p>
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