tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-229616072187725718.post1419190894354945746..comments2024-03-11T05:26:34.143-05:00Comments on Women Who Serve: Some final notes on CharlestonDianehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07124489754017593105noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-229616072187725718.post-257114762054128562010-04-21T14:06:51.453-05:002010-04-21T14:06:51.453-05:00Yeah, I doubt that it'll be anything other tha...Yeah, I doubt that it'll be anything other than Black/Huber in the slams, either. At least in 2010.<br /><br />But there is the thought that Black might not be playing much longer, and there were some questions about that after last season. Specifically, her comments <a href="http://allafrica.com/stories/200911301179.html" rel="nofollow">here</a>. At the time, she said she wanted to play long enough to break Navratilova's record for weeks at #1, then retire and think about immediately having kids. <i>But, now, with Huber moving head of her, ever breaking that record is probably far less likely to happen.</i>Todd Spikerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01291100150348445819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-229616072187725718.post-69026539400845169362010-04-21T11:41:06.428-05:002010-04-21T11:41:06.428-05:00Given that both Stosur and Petrova confirmed their...Given that both Stosur and Petrova confirmed their partnership, I don't think that's going to happen--unless Stosur decides against playing doubles in a major.<br /><br />Given the way that Raymond and Stubbs played in Charleston, though, there may be some availabilities.<br /><br />April 21, 2010 11:40 AMDianehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07124489754017593105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-229616072187725718.post-69666375111885697072010-04-21T11:11:12.989-05:002010-04-21T11:11:12.989-05:00Yeah, the Black thing had me wondering, too. I lo...Yeah, the Black thing had me wondering, too. I looked and looked, even on the pair's website, but also could only find the Huber "up in the air" comment to explain anything (<i>which it really didn't, since she still said they were partners</i>). Interesting, though, how her playing with Petrova last week cost Black the #1 ranking they'd shared for 29 months.<br /><br />That said, a case can be made that even though Black/Huber is the #1-ranked team in the world, the Huber/Petrova pair might actually be the better combo... <i>at least when it comes to taking on the Sisters in a slam, where you pretty much assume Black/Huber would come up on the short end in such a match.</i>Todd Spikerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01291100150348445819noreply@blogger.com