tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-229616072187725718.post804886315443446850..comments2024-03-11T05:26:34.143-05:00Comments on Women Who Serve: Serena Williams: Queen of the hill, top of the heapDianehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07124489754017593105noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-229616072187725718.post-88348958396560212372013-09-09T11:11:34.864-05:002013-09-09T11:11:34.864-05:00Coming up to the finals I felt the crowds were unu...Coming up to the finals I felt the crowds were unusually warm to Serena and cool to Vika. So glad we had a compelling final that allowed fans to appreciate both players. Sabeynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-229616072187725718.post-65869891724442376992013-09-09T08:51:20.700-05:002013-09-09T08:51:20.700-05:00I understand, and I agree. There's a reason Se...I understand, and I agree. There's a reason Serena gives Vika so much respect--she deserves it. And the New York crowd loved her! Great to see New York fans recognize how great both players are.Dianehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07124489754017593105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-229616072187725718.post-66270970053423119472013-09-09T00:26:09.758-05:002013-09-09T00:26:09.758-05:00In so many ways, this is one of those finals where...In so many ways, this is one of those finals where both players "win." It seems odd to say it about a player who's already been #1 and has won two major titles, but this feels like a loss that is going to make Azarenka an even better player. And maybe something "more" than that. <br /><br />I guess it's something of a case of how a player makes that leap from a multiple slam winner (say, Kuznetsova) to the sort of champion that is something "greater." It might be hard to define, but you "know it when you see it." For example, Henin was already a slam winner when she put together the U.S. Open title run in '03 that turned out to define her career. For a bit there tonight, it felt like Azarenka was going to "jump the fence" and get to the other side, too, by having her own similar moment. <br /><br />As it turned out, that'll have to wait. But if (<i>or should I say "when?"</i>) that moment does officially come, it'll be difficult not to look back at tonight and say that this was a key moment -- if not THE moment -- that helped her get there.<br /><br />Todd.Spikerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16455101522360257651noreply@blogger.com