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Just wanted to start a debate about the dynamics of competing past your physical prime. For women it's typically 15-24, where as men can tend to peak at 23-29 (I am no expert so this is debatable). Anywho, with the 44 Year Old Muster returning to the tour part-time and taking consideration...

Yeah, but Wozniacki is a better athlete by a country mile. People criticize Caro for being different than the typical top women's player....she plays smart tennis, but can still pack a punch when needed. In a way, she has shown you do not have to hit hard and flat all the time to be successful...

I really think Venus can win 2-3 more slams if she can be healthy and dedicate herself 100% to the sport. She has always been more passionate about her tennis than Serena, but stays injured almost as much. Her foot speed isn't quite what is was a few years ago, but if she can get back to the...

Oudin has gained a lot of weight. And let's face it, she is being surpassed by other American girls that have more talent and strength. She was brutually beat up by Sloane Stephens 6-1,6-2 on clay this year and can't even win on the challenger circuit these days. Oudin is not America's...

Steve!! You just sold these racquets to me! :) I can't wait to get them? Why did you sell them?

He's worse than Jankovic when it comes to being "injured" when he loses. Just say you were outplayed for once!

Wow, I hope this is a rumor. I really do. Maybe it's a good thing Venus pulled out of the Aussie to go be with sick Serena.

Venus=Henin in terms of achievements. Venus > Henin considering their h2h. Henin>Venus when it comes to weeks at #1.

I think Venus plays better on clay than in Australia for some reason. She always tends to have tough luck either in an early round, or falters in big matches. Though the Aussie is a slower court than American hardcourts, it's a shocker that she hasn't won it yet. I think it has to do because she...

Seems like Woz is struggling with her new racquet. 6-1,6-0 Loss to Zvonareva in the final of Hong Kong, and now a 6-3,6-3 loss to Cibulkova in Sydney. She needs the power of the Babolat!

Look at how many slam finals and semifinals she's been in. Of course if not for Serena, she would be in double digits by now. The interesting thing about Venus and Serena is that they have been both preventers and enhancers to their achievements. They pushed each other over the years and I see...

I think Woz will finally win a slam in 2011. How many do you think she is capable of? I don't see her having a big collapse like Ivanovic or Vaidisova. Her game is a lot more solid, more margin for error. I think the women who struggle to stay at the top have games that are too high risk and...

Kimiko is a master of redirecting an opponent's pace. It took her several months to get used to the power level of the modern game, but she has shown that talent, hard work, and most of all FITNESS, esp considering her age, are the most important ingredients for a professional athlete. She ran...

Vania won 2 slams in doubles this year! She would've been perfect for a doubles spot paired with Huber. Coco is an immense talent, but she has not proven herself on tour quite like King has. Not to mention King is no. 86 and Coco is outside the top 100.

Before her prime? Well she was good enough to make finals back. Venus clearly owns her. You can't compare 2 players and completely disregard their head to head.

Venus vs. Justine H2H record: Venus leads 7-2 RANK (SEED)YEAREVENTSURFACEROUNDWINNERSCORERANK (SEED) 2 (2) 2001BERLIN-GERMAN OPENCLAYR16J. Henin6-1 6-418 (13) 2 (2) 2001WIMBLEDONGRASSFV.Williams6-1 3-6 6-09 (8) 4 (3) 2001NEW HAVENHARDQV.Williams6-3 5-7 6-26 (5) 3 (1) 2002GOLD...

Not that Women's doubles is the most popular topic on these boards, but I'm curious to know why Liezel Huber and Cara Black split. They each have experimented with different partners as of late and are entered with different partners at the French. Anyone know?

You have to be insane not to include Rezai as a darkhorse at the very minimum. Venus has had a good year....if she can play like she did against Stosur in Madrid, then she is definitely a contender. It just comes down to her consistency. It would be great to see her take it!

Venus is playing great. You have to give her credit...she suffered 2 of the worst losses of her career this year....with one being last week. Yet, she has the confidence to put on a solid performance in Madrid. Her match in Rome vs. Jankovic was a lot closer than the score let you believe...

So Venus just suffered one of the most embarrassing losses of her career...Clearly had an awful off-day.similar to what happened to Kim at the Aussie this year. Do you think she'll come back strong, or do you think this loss may hurt her a bit.

Today's match just goes to show you, every one has BAD days. Kim got beat 6-0,6-1 to Nadia Petrova in Australia.....this is one of those matches for Venus. Venus just beat her in the BJK cup in a terrific match, but I agree Kim definitely knows how to play Venus, so regardless it was going to...

At 29, Venus is still the most explosive move on tour right now. I think this loss could do her some good in a way---one, she can get some rest and focus on the big prize (US OPEN) and two, sometimes Venus can get a little overconfident sometimes. We've seen her play flawless tennis prior to a...

You can't write Venus off yet. She has shown that she is the BEST PLAYER on tour when her game is on...You don't beat the World no.1 6-1,6-0 and world no.4 6-0,6-1 without being extremely gifted. She is by far the most aggressive hitter on tour these days....but with the way she plays, things...

I know I'm a die hard Venus fan, and on paper she's the favorite...but I'm worried about her knee injury. Safina might have a chance if she's off her game and if her movement isn't 100 percent. Venus does everything better---and Safina only got her on clay...this wasn't Venus' best clay court...

see-saw match Venus 4-3 in the third

ok match so far. Venus had 2 bp's to tie it up, Serena hit 2 aces in a row down the T, but Venus just won a marathon game to make it 3 a piece in the third 6-1,2-6, 3-3

Venus looks like she's back to playing well again. Took the first set 6-1

Venus won 6-2,6-2 in Hong Kong. Monster serving by Venus.

I modeled my game around Seles. Any way you'd be willing to sell this? TW ran out when I tried to order.

They called me Helicopter Forehand when I taught at JKST. This is actually a freeze frame from a friend's video. It was an ace. (Note: I've lost 15-20lbs since these photos)