tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-229616072187725718.post3174005837464892834..comments2024-03-11T05:26:34.143-05:00Comments on Women Who Serve: Same as it ever wasDianehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07124489754017593105noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-229616072187725718.post-45123543874581026672017-08-30T19:56:22.362-05:002017-08-30T19:56:22.362-05:00I'm a Simona fan, too, so it wasn't the mo...I'm a Simona fan, too, so it wasn't the most comfortable thing for me to watch, either (though after that Cincinnati final, I'm just shaking my head). I was in a coffee shop during today's match, yelling at Maria, which apparently helped 😄Dianehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07124489754017593105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-229616072187725718.post-90577668409867904042017-08-30T19:15:24.125-05:002017-08-30T19:15:24.125-05:00I had to watch the Maria/Simona match on ESPN3 (no...I had to watch the Maria/Simona match on ESPN3 (no television at present). I thought the play-by-play guy had surely set the tournament's nitwit standard when he said the weather forecast was excellent "as far as we can reasonably project" (to which, I thought NOW YOU'VE DONE IT...though even I didn't assume the rain-outs would start the very next day).<br /><br />But then, of course, Chanda Rubin went him one better when she analyzed a big serve Maria hit in a key spot with "She just took her time and put it right where she wanted!" as though "Maria Sharapova's Serve Time" is normally a euphemism for The Roadrunner.<br /><br />At least it was worth a laugh in the middle of a matchup that I always watch with something like the angst you must feel when Petra and Aga are playing. The one good thing is, there is now complete moral and spiritual clarity. <br /><br />Go Maria!<br /><br />Nondisposable Johnnyjwrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16672233905937568654noreply@blogger.com