tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-229616072187725718.post3051751652684182339..comments2024-03-11T05:26:34.143-05:00Comments on Women Who Serve: The characters may change, but the plot stays the sameDianehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07124489754017593105noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-229616072187725718.post-41223266728812462782016-01-23T16:37:44.083-06:002016-01-23T16:37:44.083-06:00Oh, and thanks, Graham!Oh, and thanks, Graham!Dianehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07124489754017593105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-229616072187725718.post-16070063342962876272016-01-23T16:37:14.983-06:002016-01-23T16:37:14.983-06:00Some of us had a discussion last night about that,...Some of us had a discussion last night about that, Graham--it's a perfectly legitimate issue to bring up :) I think that a lot of women can do okay with an otc NSAID. Those with chronic really bad pain have the option of using a low-dose birth control pill, which works quite well. But the non-chronic, occasional bad pain is another matter. Also, migraine headaches can be triggered by menstrual distress, and there can be nausea and weakness. Just one more issue that needs to be addressed more seriously....Dianehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07124489754017593105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-229616072187725718.post-58045280751969625022016-01-23T16:23:38.576-06:002016-01-23T16:23:38.576-06:00Good post Diane. Another reason why women can play...Good post Diane. Another reason why women can play erratically; I hesitate to say this as a guy here but women get, er, 'monthly' problems which men don't get and this inevitably impacts upon their performance. <br /><br />There are prescription medications which are supposed to help women through this time but players are reluctant to use them because they contain compounds that show up on the banned substances list. I believe this was why Barbora Strycova had the problem she had with the tennis authorities a couple of years ago.<br /><br />I doubt you'll hear too much about it though when so many sports reporters, especially at post match conferences, are both male and a lot older than the players so the players aren't likely to feel comfortable speaking up about it. <br /><br />Here's a blog post by a British player discussing the problem;<br /><br />http://naomicavaday.com/2015/11/05/playing-in-pain/Graham Gileshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12620737162689466944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-229616072187725718.post-39156090577568232122016-01-23T16:16:09.149-06:002016-01-23T16:16:09.149-06:00Yes! BZS did herself proud. Not sure if she has a ...Yes! BZS did herself proud. Not sure if she has a chance against Vika who is looking formidable.Shalinihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03508365846752659065noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-229616072187725718.post-74141074051177473992016-01-23T16:10:39.835-06:002016-01-23T16:10:39.835-06:00I'm with you, Fred. On-court coaching is the w...I'm with you, Fred. On-court coaching is the worst idea the WTA ever had. <br /><br />Shalini, I still haven't heard what happened to Muguruza. Clearly, something was very wrong. Also, Barbora played a gorgeous, clean match and would have made things difficult under any circumstance.Dianehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07124489754017593105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-229616072187725718.post-51463674496026222112016-01-23T15:58:11.813-06:002016-01-23T15:58:11.813-06:00Fred66 makes a very good point about the on court ...Fred66 makes a very good point about the on court coaching! I also think that the shaky seeds are a sign of many good young up and comers. Many of the top seeds at this open lost to players who are still in the draw so that has to mean something.<br />Does anyone know what happened to Muguruza? She looked like she had received life shatteringly bad news before she stepped on the court.Shalinihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03508365846752659065noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-229616072187725718.post-85980478699183038702016-01-23T15:05:09.801-06:002016-01-23T15:05:09.801-06:00I blame on-court coaching on the women's tour ...I blame on-court coaching on the women's tour for the many seeds losing early at the Slams. They can win a lot of matches and get into the Top 20 or even the Top 10 with their coach doing all their thinking for them but as soon as they get to the Slams and they have to figure out tricky opponents on their own they are exposed as immature, flaky matchplayers. It just amazes me that the WTA thought this was a good idea, the visual of a man coming on court to tell a woman what to do and how to do it. And it's helping to create a whole generation of players who are way to dependent on their coach.Fred66https://www.blogger.com/profile/14118246231658204949noreply@blogger.com