Yes, well I'm aware of that. In boxing the champions are also vulnerable, as they eventually lose (except for a few exceptional ones). The only reason why I think boxing doesn't work as a tournament sport is that each fight is very taxing for the boxer and they could become permanently injured if they had to win 7 fights in a row to lift a trophy. Tennis fans are eager to watch tennis week-in-week-out, even if it means watching very poor matches up until the final.
LOL so true. She looks like a beginner being taught how to keep basic balls in court most times I have seen her, and after years of basic lessons still not learning how. She must be by far the worst player to win a slam and reach 3 slam finals. Everytime I watch her play I am amazed how she ever managed such feats.
LOF'in'L! I literally use those threads to combat insomnia! It works every time.
Yup. I finally came round to it. It only required a few minutes.
Okay thanks.
There are only 2 players in WTA right now. The others are dispensable extras with marshmallow mental. They could have cancelled every round and just played the final. Such a shame to think this will be the only match worth watching. I've done nothing but wait for it for 2 weeks.
She hits attacking shots from defensive positions way too often brings unforced, she needs to use a defensive slice more often.
She's no different from every other top player except Azarenka and Williams. It's almost a trend. I've watched it since the beginning of the US Open. They seem fearful of winning their service games. And the fear, the utter terror of losing a service game, is never as paralyzing as when they're 30-0 or 40-0 up. It's a bit of a paradox.
So do you agree with the champion/challenger system? It would be hilarious.
Slice backhand, drop shot, come to the net, mix up pace and spin, not just mindless hitting especially when it is not working!
Don't be like this, you'll probably have the Spanish bull lifting the trophy in his sweet white dotted pink jersey on Monday. Should be worth the wait.
Na is a flake. Azarenka has mental strength which is currently an endangered species in WTA.
Mid-court spinny stuff in to the Williams wheel house is no good.Ask Carla how that worked for her!
She lacked mental strength in the final last year.
Haha yeah, that's why I focus mainly on the men's tour. It's painful to witness the WTA's slow meltdown.Don't be like this, you'll probably have the Spanish bull lifting the trophy in his sweet white dotted pink jersey on Monday. Should be worth the wait.
when i first saw nadal play an atp match, circa 2002, he was like 16 or 17, i thought mannnn this guy Sucks! he was getting beat bad too in a claycourt tournament, don't remember who it was but nadal played different than everybody else and that was For Sure. he had nothing on his serve at all, (I was new to tennis at that time and thought man this guys serve is SLOW and he's awful) and such loopy shots off the forehand and backhand, but boy was I wrong. It all changed for me after the french open where he beat Puerta in 2004. I realized nadal had grown to be a great player.Don't be like this, you'll probably have the Spanish bull lifting the trophy in his sweet white dotted pink jersey on Monday. Should be worth the wait.
