mellowyellow
Legend
Yes, she has moonballed less than DRobredo...
Ladies US Open 2014 Discussion Thread
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Yes, she has moonballed less than DRobredo...
bigservesofthands
Semi-Pro
dunlop_fort_knox she hit plenty of highlight reel worthy winners.
dunlop_fort_knox
Professional
where is it now?
Djokovic2011
Bionic Poster
Lol, you just gotta love the WTA. :smile:
Say Chi Sin Lo
G.O.A.T.
We all know the net cord was the winner of that match.
FuriousYellow
Professional
Oh well. Good effort by Krunic. I hope she continues to build on this.
Josh Lyman
Hall of Fame
Noooooooo, damn you Vika!
Djokovic2011
Bionic Poster
Well done to Azarenka but I liked what I saw from Krunic tonight. I'd like to see more of her in the future.
GTturbo16v
Rookie
great match! Krunic is my new girl to cheer for. She doesn't choked on big stage. Azarenka got a little bit of lucky, but she deserved this one. this was a tight one.
THUNDERVOLLEY
G.O.A.T.
It takes more than luck in a match such as this one.
Krunic is--of course--sad, but I suppose she will be on the tennis radar in 2015.
Josh Lyman
Hall of Fame
Pennetta is 0-5 lifetime against Serena and the only time they got to 3 sets was in 2008.
Serena won 6-2 6-2 in Cincy.
Djokovic2011
Bionic Poster
And some people say Novak is an attention *****! :smile:
Nostradamus
Bionic Poster
WHAT ?WHAT kind of joke is this ?? Azarenka now going out with Gael Monfils ??????????????? WOW< had no idea
tennisaddict
Bionic Poster
Makarova is a dark horse..She can take it all.
Josh Lyman
Hall of Fame
That was so awkward from Vika. She's not the crowd darling she apparently thinks she is.
La Grande
G.O.A.T.
so, SO cringe
powerangle
Legend
That was sooooooo awkward. Vika trying to get the crowd to sing with her (probably all of two people did).
tennisaddict
Bionic Poster
Novak and Azarenka are birds of the same feather.
tipsa...don'tlikehim!
Talk Tennis Guru
tipsa...don'tlikehim!
Talk Tennis Guru
haha yeah felt the same!
Josh Lyman
Hall of Fame
The best women's final we can hope for now is Serena or Vika vs Caro.
bigservesofthands
Semi-Pro
Krunic has class! The Spasiba when complimented was nice. She maintained her composure after the loss, despite the hurdles she had to jump to get here. She waited patiently despite all that cringeworthy antics, to walk off together. Azarenka should have noticed.
dunlop_fort_knox
Professional
why do American tennis fans need to see this? this should be a private moment.
mellowyellow
Legend
You can see the flaws in Krunic game... its no wonder people never heard of her. Hopefully she learns and improves from this.
Djokovic2011
Bionic Poster
Perhaps FWB? :wink:
Honestly, the service motion is supposed to be effortless regardless of what racquet you use. I think a lot of people have the strength to serve over 100mph, it doesn't take much muscle power to do so. You'll notice that most of the pros who serve that fast are pretty slim actually. The real difficulty comes in directing that power properly, which is very difficult because technically the serve is arguably the most complicated shot in the game.
Err american tennis fans didnt have a choice. I can see from your posts you are a big fan of americans lol.
mellowyellow
Legend
I kind of thought it was good for the loser to walk and let the winner have their time especially a few rds in... that being said nice display of respect.
Atherton2003
Hall of Fame
amazing match. I was hoping for a Krunic win. Azarenka was too animated in a nasty way during the match and then it was embarrassing trying to watch her try to endear herself to the crowd and nobody bothered to sing happy birthday with her - totally nutty. And I hope someone can tell Krunic to smile - she looked like a forlorned sad sack.
dunlop_fort_knox
Professional
walk off together? they never do that at US Open..:?
Yea but I love these different goofy personalities on the WTA side. Its hilarious.
Atherton2003
Hall of Fame
I think Krunic should have walked off the court after she lost - as all the other players do. No reason to stay on the court as it takes away from the winner of the match - in this case, they were all rooting for Krunic - and I'm sure Azarenka wouldn't like to see her sticking around after the match. If it was the finals, of course it's customary to stay on court - but in this case, I didn't feel Kunich should stay on the court after she lost.
Say Chi Sin Lo
G.O.A.T.
I like how no one in the crowd gave a crap about what Azarenka had to say and sing for that matter. Haha
Josh Lyman
Hall of Fame
Apparently they do that at ITF events.
tennisaddict
Bionic Poster
She has never lost a match at a big stadium . For a person who plays qualies and ITF, she may not know the custom.
All her previous rounds she won. So, dont make a big deal.
The Big Babes-Davenport, Capriati, and, of course, the Williams sisters, took turns waxing her *** during the last 18 months of her "reign" at Number One, which led to the lengthy "foot injury," but those 4 either retired or became injured, so she thought that she could slink back into contention. Then she tried to snort up the baseline, and that was THAT. Jankovic, Wozny, Errani, and Radwanska all have had very high rankings at one time or another, but, between the 4 of them, they have as many majors as a dead woman. That isn't an accident.
Truer words were never spoken. I "only" saw her hit four-I missed much of the match-but she won nary a one.
Oh I agree. I think she would have had a hard time winning another major. But I do think she could have stayed competitive if she would have stuck it out. I think she may have been able to sneak another major if things would have fallen her way. Plus she had time to refine her game.
I agree with every sentence, every word, every syllable, and, from what I've heard, they're not exactly gushing over her in the old country, either.
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True. Early on, I wanted to like her, despite the fact that her style doesn't do anything for me, and don't get me started on her serve, but the screeching, then the BS against Stephens, uh....no. There was nothing major tonight, but her gestures and expressions seemed forced-even the way she struts around the court at times is annoying. And I say all of this despite not having even see the Happy Birthday deal.
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Atherton2003
Hall of Fame
One thing Krunic needs to do is be more likeable. She doesn't play up to the crowd, looked like a zombie out there was a nasty expression - like she was mad the entire time. She should look like she has some type of emotion. I thought she's a great player - but she certainly won't endear herself to the crowd with no charisma and personality.
AtomicForehand
Hall of Fame
I thought it was quite rude of her not to acknowledge the crowd's ovation for her--she should have stood up and waved and smiled instead of putting her head down and pulling at her shoelaces. Not very gracious. But perhaps she thought she would be interviewed and would address the crowd then? She didn't seem too sure of procedures.
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