tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-229616072187725718.post1694431438752027874..comments2024-03-11T05:26:34.143-05:00Comments on Women Who Serve: Some thoughts about SingaporeDianehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07124489754017593105noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-229616072187725718.post-47620142932543376272014-10-27T12:06:04.857-05:002014-10-27T12:06:04.857-05:00I agree that Serena made it very hard for Simona t...I agree that Serena made it very hard for Simona to execute a strategy; I just wish Simona had hung in better emotionally.<br /><br />Li Na said, in reference to the mindset of an athlete, when questioned whether she "wanted" to win: "If you're not playing to win, why would you train day after day?" I doubt if Halep would even know how to tank a match. Dianehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07124489754017593105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-229616072187725718.post-83465894717057674702014-10-27T08:36:05.691-05:002014-10-27T08:36:05.691-05:00Too bad Serena and Simona could not summon up thei...Too bad Serena and Simona could not summon up their best tennis against each other at the same time. This was a great tournaments though!<br />Kudos to Halep for being a good sport throughout. She could have tanked her match against Ivanovic as Davenport and Carillo were hoping she would do but she gave it her all. I think that she will win her first slam next year.Sabeynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-229616072187725718.post-78176858049921162932014-10-27T01:17:35.425-05:002014-10-27T01:17:35.425-05:00Serena changed her strategy in playing the rematch...Serena changed her strategy in playing the rematch with Halep.That's what great players can do comparatively quickly. I saw Kim Clijsters do that to Li Na in the final two sets of a.three setter Australian Open final that Clijsters won. Kim suddenly started to change her pace and loop the ball completely throwing off the then less experienced Li Na.Ken Seonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10240466818463208228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-229616072187725718.post-48124173334528357772014-10-27T01:06:32.182-05:002014-10-27T01:06:32.182-05:00Serena changed her strategy in playing the rematch...Serena changed her strategy in playing the rematch, that's what great players can do.it simply confused Halep. I saw Kim Clijsters do that to Li Na in the final two sets of a three.setter.at the Australian Open that Clijstets won. She suddenly started to change her pace and loop the ball completely throwing off Li Na.Ken Seonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10240466818463208228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-229616072187725718.post-22586960002217991302014-10-26T23:57:16.458-05:002014-10-26T23:57:16.458-05:00I think Halep's serve was affected by Serena&#...I think Halep's serve was affected by Serena's return position...like Serena wasn't letting Halep play her game or get comfortable...she kept creeping closer and closer to the service line to bash returns.<br /><br />Halep wasn't that far behind the baseline in the match...but Serena just kept moving fwd...she didn't want to rally with Simona at all.<br /><br />Halep's thigh was bandaged pretty heavily...<br /><br />I missed the trophy presentation and it's not up on youtube yet... :/Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05861122308109064514noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-229616072187725718.post-12364976810170555502014-10-26T20:38:29.642-05:002014-10-26T20:38:29.642-05:00That about sums it up, but it seemed somehow "...That about sums it up, but it seemed somehow "out of character" for her to lose the fire when it burned pretty hot through much of the first set. Granted, Serena eventually came on like an army of one, but Halep just folded--like that.Dianehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07124489754017593105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-229616072187725718.post-54869335188342809112014-10-26T19:14:08.567-05:002014-10-26T19:14:08.567-05:00I didn't catch much of the second set (compute...I didn't catch much of the second set (computer kept locking up). In the first it looked like Halep caught some of what Wozniacki had in the U.S. Open final (and didn't display here). Some version of "I'm not on fire so I better retreat to safety." Always a recipe for disaster against Serena. Didn't help that she couldn't buy a first serve after her first service game.Nondisposable Johnnyhttp://theroundplaceinthemiddle.comnoreply@blogger.com