tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-229616072187725718.post6140725600993739978..comments2024-03-11T05:26:34.143-05:00Comments on Women Who Serve: MiscellanyDianehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07124489754017593105noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-229616072187725718.post-77948431579759357322010-01-15T00:24:39.177-06:002010-01-15T00:24:39.177-06:00I believe she's still having trouble with her ...I believe she's still having trouble with her foot.Dianehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07124489754017593105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-229616072187725718.post-7067308877365388162010-01-14T23:55:44.686-06:002010-01-14T23:55:44.686-06:00Patty isn't in the draw, did she pull out beca...Patty isn't in the draw, did she pull out because of injury?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-229616072187725718.post-54376852884690212642010-01-14T21:06:26.222-06:002010-01-14T21:06:26.222-06:00Karen, I didn't say I thought Kim or Justine s...Karen, I didn't say I thought Kim or Justine should get a special seeding--sorry to so imply. Frankly, I haven't even thought about it. I was just acknowledging Sunny's statement that it seems pointless to have special seedings if they are never used, and wondering out loud why the Australian officials used apparent fear as a reason not to grant a special seed.Dianehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07124489754017593105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-229616072187725718.post-90025330565200871882010-01-14T20:20:33.693-06:002010-01-14T20:20:33.693-06:00Why do you ladies think that either of these playe...Why do you ladies think that either of these players should get a special seeding? Does it have to do with their past? If so, the same argument could be made in 2007 when Serena was coming back from injury and was unseeded, even though she was a 2 time champion of the event. Look at Venus and Wimbledon. I think she has only received a special seeding once and last season they gave Sharapova a special seeding, even though she really did not deserve it. 1 championship and 2 semis do not in my view warrant a special seeding. In addition, Justine has only won the AO once in her career and Kim has never won it. I dont even think she has ever been to a final so not sure why either of them would deserve a special seeding.Overhead Spinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13838462340734632101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-229616072187725718.post-55729121859098866292010-01-14T18:06:46.132-06:002010-01-14T18:06:46.132-06:00I agree. If tournaments aren't going to use th...I agree. If tournaments aren't going to use the special seeding option, they should get rid of it. And I'm not sure why the use of special seeding is intimidating to the Australian Open officials. Perhaps because there are two of them?Dianehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07124489754017593105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-229616072187725718.post-89918004104077598932010-01-14T17:32:12.354-06:002010-01-14T17:32:12.354-06:00I don't even know why they even bother to have...I don't even know why they even bother to have a special seeding rule. I have only seen it used in Grand Slams a couple of times at Wimbledon on the men's side. I also didn't understand the tournament director's(?) reason for not changing them at the Aussie Open.Sunnynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-229616072187725718.post-61610092467681788292010-01-14T17:29:21.608-06:002010-01-14T17:29:21.608-06:00Diane,
Thanks for the heads up on the Official Gu...Diane, <br />Thanks for the heads up on the Official Guide. I would still like it in book form. Sometimes during matches a book is easier to grab. Also that link took me to some match facts that I had been looking for. Just as with Notes and Netcords, the match facts and other items were relegated to the bottom of the page in small print-Press Center. If you click the actual words "press center" you can get some stats. I don't know why they don't show this up on the menu bar. I think you and I discussed the lack of stats before in an e-mail, so wanted you to know.Sunnynoreply@blogger.com