On paper, the ingredients inspiring "Bell" an 18th-century Kabuki play concerning a ferociously vengeful maiden who has been spurned in love, mixed with the musical and dramatic aspects of a 19th-century ballet classic about a deceived and broken-hearted peasant maid promise a concoction well-suited to Ms. Yokoshi's often outlandish theatrical creations.
Williams was broken early in the decider and looked decidedly out of sorts, her discomfort increased by a amateurish and half-hearted attempt at an overhead winner as she fell 3-0 down.