tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-229616072187725718.post1228655084017660581..comments2024-03-11T05:26:34.143-05:00Comments on Women Who Serve: Serena Williams wins WTA ChampionshipsDianehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07124489754017593105noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-229616072187725718.post-60759282160600877932013-01-11T16:08:06.977-06:002013-01-11T16:08:06.977-06:00Congratulations for her. It is quite hard to accom...Congratulations for her. It is quite hard to accomplish something like that. Because Sarapova is a great player.Hostpphhttp://www.hostpph.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-229616072187725718.post-46911578010491507422012-10-28T18:31:47.579-05:002012-10-28T18:31:47.579-05:00I don't know. 'Pova doesn't seem to li...I don't know. 'Pova doesn't seem to like Vika at all, Vika doesn't seem to like 'Pova, Aga apparently can't stand either of them.<br /><br />None of that bothers me, though it's always nice to see people get along. And even the players who say they don't like each other behave themselves pretty well on court. Surely there is no more contentious relationship than that between Aga and Maria, but they did okay in their match (though, lucky for 'Pova, the time rules were ignored by the umpire).<br /><br />I think Allaster's biggest contribution is that she isn't Larry Scott, but--on the other hand--I don't see much difference between them. I think they both marketed the tour well in some significant ways, but neither of them has stood up for the athletes as women. At least Scott didn't pretend to do so. Allaster likes to talk a kind of fake feminist talk, but it's just talk. Dianehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07124489754017593105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-229616072187725718.post-13264829849400649632012-10-28T17:25:23.704-05:002012-10-28T17:25:23.704-05:00It should have been 10 in a row v. Sharapova...Ser...It should have been 10 in a row v. Sharapova...Serena was leading her in 2004 before her stomach injury.<br /><br />============<br /><br />I am not sure about Stacey Allaster's financial and marketing savvy since I'm not privy to those things...but I think her biggest contribution to the tour has been the increased camaraderie between the leading ladies. Perhaps it helps that Stacey's of the same gender and so discussions are more open and even...but whatever it is, it seems like the girls get along better and are more professional and united.<br /><br />There are probably more factors associated with this...like Serena and Maria's egos dimishing with age and life experience...and the fact that many of the young European stars grew up playing with each other in the junior circuit...but whatever the reason, it's nice to see.<br />Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05861122308109064514noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-229616072187725718.post-27074410603323496202012-10-28T16:06:25.325-05:002012-10-28T16:06:25.325-05:00It's enough to make you think there's some...It's enough to make you think there's something wrong with the ranking system :)Dianehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07124489754017593105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-229616072187725718.post-35073572288126702482012-10-28T15:58:44.593-05:002012-10-28T15:58:44.593-05:00A few other astounding numbers from Serena:
* - 8...A few other astounding numbers from Serena:<br /><br />* - 8-0 vs. #1 Azarenka & #2 Sharapova in 2012, and 20-1 since 2005 (<i>and 4-0 vs. #4 Radwanska, too</i>)<br /><br />* - 14-0 vs. Top 5 players in 2012, and with 18 straight wins vs. Top 5ers<br /><br />Todd.Spikerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16455101522360257651noreply@blogger.com