The Official Tennis Thread

[malbaker86]

Again you are veering to another argument, no one disputes that serena had the edge over them in head to heads.What I am saying is history speaks for itself, the belgians werent scared of her and during the course of highly contested battles serena (being an emotional player) has/had a tendency to psyche herself out of games. It happened before and could happen again dont know the point of mentioning tournaments outside grandslams, anyone can beat anyone in those..

My point is, she'd still have 16 slams if they were still playing.

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[Roman Brady]

My point is, she'd still have 16 slams if they were still playing.

but you have nothing to back that up with, if they had the mental prowess to rattle her many times in the past there is a high probability they cud again.To make out like their presence couldnt offset things is kind of silly but its

 

[El Bombi]

but you have nothinanf o back that up with, if they had the mental prowess to rattle her many times in the past there is a high probability they cud again.To make out like their presence couldnt offset things is kind of silly but its

Well you can also say that Serena would have more Slams, if it wasn't for Venus.

Venus was more of a threat to Serena than Kim and Justine.

 

[Roman Brady]

Well you can also say that Serena would have more Slams, if it wasn't for Venus.

Venus was more of a threat to Serena than Kim and Justine.

this isn't about "what cud've been" yeah venus was a thorn in serena side but that was like what a decade or so ago? Serena figured it out and surpassed venus that's ancient history. This debate with the belgians is totally different cuz they were/are still capable of beating serena in this present day venus cannot

 

[malbaker86]

but you have nothing to back that up with, if they had the mental prowess to rattle her many times in the past there is a high probability they cud again.To make out like their presence couldnt offset things is kind of silly but its

I do have things to back it up with. I just told you that the last two times Henin faced Serena she was ran off the court and her head to head vs Clijsters is 6-2. It wasnt as if those two were winning slams left and right before their most recent retirement either tho.

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[Liu Kang]

As promised, a few photos...
Let's begin with some serve poses

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Wawrinka

Zeballos

Anderson

Raonic

Simon

Querrey

Dimitrov

Chardy

Radwanska A.

Pfizenmaier

 

[Liu Kang]

Some handshakes then :

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Simon/Querrey

Wawrinka/Zeballos

Davydenko/Istomin

Some end changings

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Dimitrov/Nielsen

Chardy/Kubot

Querrey

Simon

Isner

 

[Liu Kang]

Some in plays :

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Dimitrov volley stance

Chardy volley stance

Wawrinka about to hit a backhand

Anderson about to hit an inside-out forehand

Raonic returning a second serve

Simon hitting a bakchand down the line

Querrey returning, looking happy as hell

Istomin return stance

 

[Liu Kang]

Miscellanious

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Harrison looking mad after his loss to Isner

Isner looking hella tired with the EPSN crew

Isner out of the court where people who couldn't enter (because it was full) finally realized how tall he is

Radwanska interview after her win

Davydenko signing autographs and fully embracing his baldness

 

[El Bombi]

this isn't about "what cud've been" yeah venus was a thorn in serena side but that was like what a decade or so ago? Serena figured it out and surpassed venus that's ancient history. This debate with the belgians is totally different cuz they were/are still capable of beating serena in this present day venus cannot

GTFOH

Serena was on one leg in this match. Justine went to after this match.



And Kim been since the 2011 Aussie Open.

Have you looked at Kim and Justine results in the Slams the last years before they retired?

And lets not act like Serena wasn't injured during the whole Justine run she had.

 

[malbaker86]

GTFOH

Serena was on one leg in this match. Justine went to after this match.

Serena Williams v. Justine Henin | 2010 Australian Open Highlights - YouTube

And Kim been since the 2011 Aussie Open.

Have you looked at Kim and Justine results in the Slams the last years before they retired?

And lets not act like Serena wasn't injured during the whole Justine run she had.

not only that. the 2010 US Open and 2011 Aussie Open Klijsters won...Serena was out w/injury

 

[Roman Brady]

I do have things to back it up with. I just told you that the last two times Henin faced Serena she was ran off the court

look at the head to head they have, wins have been fluctuated between the 2 all the time.serena getting the best the last 2 means nothing breh

and her head to head vs Clijsters is 6-2.

like i said before lil tournies are kind of irrelevant the major skinny is that inmatches that count they are 1-1.Serena won in aussie in her prime when the belgian was wet behind the ears.And clisters won in the infamous us open when lets face it serena was out of shape and lookin like larry holmes

GTFOH

And Kim been since the 2011 Aussie Open.

there is a difference between being and losing the passion for the sport due to other priorities (ie motherhood)

Have you looked at Kim and Justine results in the Slams the last years before they retired?

no what were they

And lets not act like Serena wasn't injured during the whole Justine run she had.

lets not act like henin didnt still march along to titles despite serena bein in her prime and i hate the bytch

 

[malbaker86]

look at the head to head they have, wins have been fluctuated between the 2 all the time.serena getting the best the last 2 means nothing breh like i said before lil tournies are kind of irrelevant the major skinny is that inmatches that count they are 1-1.

Serena won in aussie in her prime when the belgian was wet behind the ears. And clisters won in the infamous us open when lets face it serena was out of shape and lookin like larry holmes

As for Henin, she is the only one I think if she would of kept her azz in the game and not ran off in 08, would of been the formidable opponent for Serena cause her one hand backhnad moved Serena all around the court. She's, although the numbers don't reflect it cause she left the game early, is the clay GOAT to me . Henin as comp to Serena? Yes. Clijsters?

 

[Liu Kang]

As for Henin, she is the only one I think if she would of kept her azz in the game and not ran off in 08, would of been the formidable opponent for Serena cause her one hand backhnad moved Serena all around the court. She's, although the numbers don't reflect it cause she left the game early, is the clay GOAT to me . Henin as comp to Serena? Yes.

Yup and even with that, women tennis nowadays is all about power & rhythm (Venus, Sharap, Vika being the Big 3 is a clear example), all the other players who lacks one of that may win a GS out of the blue but can't compete in the long term.

Unfortunately, Henin was about the foorwork, the intelligence, the lift and the creativity and even if she was a more powerful player than Hingis (whose career indirectly died because of the Williams era ), she would have had troubles keeping that pressure on and the will to win titles. That's why clay was her surface because it decreased the power factor and helped her game.

And if you add that Henin's prime ended around 2007 (started in 2003) and that she was not happy at all playing tennis (like she confessed in a recent interview), I'm not even sure she would have really wanted to compete like that.

 

[Kunty McPhuck]

When is the Wimbledon draw announced?

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