The Official Tennis Thread
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malbaker86
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That's why i wish Sloane Stephens wasnt on that
and tried to pick Serena and Venus brain on how to be great cause she has the talent to be a top player and continue the black excellence.Oh well, hopefully Taylor Townsend or Tornado Alicia Balck (yea you read that name right
) turns into somethingThat's why i wish Sloane Stephens wasnt on that
Oh well, hopefully Taylor Townsend or Tornado Alicia Balck (yea you read that name right
I agree
malbaker86
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I'm going to say that my favorite beating was the 2005 AO semifinal. Maria thought she had it. You could tell by her screams, but Rena said"not today or ever again bytch".
Didnt Serena save like 2 or 3 match points or something
That's why i wish Sloane Stephens wasnt on that
Oh well, hopefully Taylor Townsend or Tornado Alicia Balck (yea you read that name right
Wasn't Sloane shunned by Serena last year or 2013? I remember her calling Serena on that...
malbaker86
Gators
Yea you right. I remember that. I think i read Serena told her something a long the lines of not while she (Serena) was still playing that she would be some sort of mentor to her
so glad i didnt waste my time and slept instead. woke up for the last two games and heard shrieking and changed the channel. i hate sharapova and love tennis but i coulda watched replays of all of their other matches if i wanted to see a slaughter. most predictable match all tournament.
The problem with Sharapova and why she keeps losing is she plays EXACTLY like Serena with the power and baseline game. Serena is just Sharapova on steriods. Nothing Sharapova can do
Not even. Serena has 10x the variety in her game with angles, spin/slice, volley skill etc. Sharapova can barely move on the court too whereas Serena is far more agile and quick.
Sharapova really just overpowers inferior competition and if shes remotely off she loses. If theres too much wind, she loses. Shes one of the most mentally fragile successful athletes of all time.
few women can look their rapist's in the eye. surprised sharapova hasnt retired yet. hope she does, shes ruining dimitrov
Sloane Stevens on thatThat's why i wish Sloane Stephens wasnt on that
Oh well, hopefully Taylor Townsend or Tornado Alicia Balck (yea you read that name right
?I'm iffy on this one
17 straight wins in a row. Serena officially has space in Sharapova's head. And with the way Serena is playing, it's hard to see her lose any Grandslam this year or the next unless she beats herself.
She is far and away the best player, but styles make match-ups. Everyone is beatable in tennis on a given day. Serena has had a bunch of 3 set matches recently..damn near lost to Watson.
I dont see her losing either, but she will eventually. Watson had the blueprint IMO. Very mobile, played really smart and made serena move vertically a lot. The best way to beat her is to drop shot her a lot and sucker her into the net then be precise on lobs and passing shots. Its a gamble, but no one in the world can out-rally her from the baseline. Even if a player does that and loses a majority of the points, it could tire serena out and open the door because serena (and all players) has a tendency to get flat-footed when tired. So if you slice a lot and keep the ball out of Serena's strike zone..hit it flat to her backhand out wide and drop-shot a bunch..that takes some of the power potential out of her swings and normalizes things.
Typical weak top spin rallies from the baseline is an automatic L vs Serena because she can catch it on the rise or get it in the wheelhouse and punish it without remorse. Thats how she breaks players serves so often because they hit 80mph kick serves, which usually end up slower off the bounce (less than 60mph) and is slower than a ground stroke.