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Bucknut24;1862600; said:
Like most of the analysts, I thought that Schiavone would have almost nothing left after her 4:44 match against Kuznetsova. But she played great in the first set. Wozniacki had to raise the level of her game to win the last two sets, and Schiavone battled all the way.
But I'm now liking Li Na's chances to win the whole thing. I don't think that either Wozniacki or Clijsters can dominate her with their serves, and I think Li Na will win most of the baseline rallies.
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OHSportsFan
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Li Na...BATTLED for a big win over #1 Wozniacki. Great match- 3-6, 7-5, 6-3.
And a hilarious post-match interview...
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Clijsters won 3-6, 6-3, 6-3. In the middle of the second set, she started mixing up the pace, hitting some looping shots, which seemed to throw off Li.
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Just read this trivia factoid,
In spite of the youth movement in women's tennis, the last 5 grand slam finals have been contested by women who are 25 or older.
In spite of the youth movement in women's tennis, the last 5 grand slam finals have been contested by women who are 25 or older.
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gracelhink;1865244; said:
The other thing that was pointed out by an ESPN commentator (perhaps Pam Shriver) a couple of days ago is that there are very few teenage girls making a run in the Grand Slams like there were 15 to 30 years ago.
Tracy Austin, Jennifer Capriati, and others were threats to win Grand Slams when they were 15 years old. But the amount of power required to hit the ball hard consistently, and the athleticism required to run corner to corner to defend those hard-hitting rallies are making it a game for mature women.
Which is a good thing as far as I'm concerned.
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ScriptOhio
Everybody is somebody else's weirdo.
Careful BN 24,
Bobby Riggs (the original M.C. Pig) once questioned the quality of women's tennis!
Too much digging, probing or questioning of gender equity can "can" an intern. :)
The WTA event at Cincy has struggled historically with ticket sales, tv viewership, and corporate sponsorship,
the solution--
it will be combined with the ATP tour at Cincy this year.
It appears the WTA is doing a credible job in advocating for better prize money, promoting their stars, marketing their unique products, i.e. tennis & fashion wear, etc.
However they are in denial re. the real issues of lagging viewership, sponsorship, and ticket sales.
To answer your question of quality of WTA tennis, the level of play is not just a recent phenomenon,
Herein lies the extreme violation of political correctness,
the unmentionable, the forbidden subject, the "look the king is wearing no clothes!"
But yes, the diminished quality of women's tennis is noticable.
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