tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-229616072187725718.post8135410780393004272..comments2024-03-11T05:26:34.143-05:00Comments on Women Who Serve: 2011--year of change, year of CzechsDianehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07124489754017593105noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-229616072187725718.post-23349685378406456692011-12-01T17:38:53.727-06:002011-12-01T17:38:53.727-06:00Thanks, Omair.
Yes, I did enjoy those.Thanks, Omair.<br /><br />Yes, I did enjoy those.Dianehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07124489754017593105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-229616072187725718.post-10085556975820202242011-11-24T13:42:27.138-06:002011-11-24T13:42:27.138-06:00Hey! Nice write up Diane and a very thorough analy...Hey! Nice write up Diane and a very thorough analysis of the year that was....<br />Some interesting analysis regarding the performance of the year end top players. I hope you will enjoy :)<br /><br />http://www.womenstennisblog.com/2011/11/21/part-1-top-10-players-in-2011-how-they-scored-against-fellow-big-opponents/#comment-89449<br />and<br />http://www.womenstennisblog.com/2011/11/14/comparative-analysis-of-top-10-players-and-their-performance-at-big-tournaments-in-2011/Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04742852552401121283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-229616072187725718.post-64006225847838283162011-11-13T19:09:46.626-06:002011-11-13T19:09:46.626-06:00I have no idea where that came from--thanks for th...I have no idea where <i>that</i> came from--thanks for the catch!<br /><br />I did go back and forth a bit about Sharapova. If thee were a top 11 or 12, she would have made it :)<br /><br />And thank you.Dianehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07124489754017593105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-229616072187725718.post-53179203667821488022011-11-13T18:41:30.956-06:002011-11-13T18:41:30.956-06:00Stosur was the finalist in Toronto not Azarenka. G...Stosur was the finalist in Toronto not Azarenka. Great write up though. I think Sharapova deserves a bit more notice though !!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-229616072187725718.post-71258175744678168432011-11-11T20:02:39.085-06:002011-11-11T20:02:39.085-06:00Anon and Sunny--thanks so much for you comments.
...Anon and Sunny--thanks so much for you comments.<br /><br />Wow, Todd. "Reading" the rankings seems to require something like a tennis Rosetta Stone.Dianehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07124489754017593105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-229616072187725718.post-20845031580925518542011-11-11T15:05:13.702-06:002011-11-11T15:05:13.702-06:00Stats can be strange. A few oddball factoids:
1)...Stats can be strange. A few oddball factoids:<br /><br />1) even with a seemingly "worse" year behind her than in '10, Pennetta's year-end ranking actually went up (from #24 to #20)<br /><br />2) Kuznetsova, too, from #27 to #19<br /><br />3) meanwhile, Petrova won her first singles title since '08, but fell from #15 to #29<br /><br />4) Wozniacki was 62-17 in 2010, and 63-17 in 2011... <i>but she seems "worse off" now than twelve months ago</i>Todd Spikerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01291100150348445819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-229616072187725718.post-80303330381871619522011-11-10T19:52:04.780-06:002011-11-10T19:52:04.780-06:00Thanks, Diane. This was very thorough and enjoyab...Thanks, Diane. This was very thorough and enjoyable. I enjoyed the year but there were some sad goodbyes and injuries. At least Allaster did change her tune and will hopefully keep it there. You think like I do. It seemed like the heavy-handed campaign against the female grunting started at Wimbledon. I remember some W officials stating negative things about the subject. I always thought that they thought their precious Centre Court would be ruined by a Sharapova-Azarenka final. If only people see that these two are popular and good for the game. I wrote an e-mail to the WTA describing my feelings because I feel the "squeaky wheels" are getting the attention. Promoters want Sharapova for exos because people show up-such as the exo at MSG next March. Renae Stubbs said that Azarenka is a crowd pleaser everywhere she goes. My point is just that there is no evidence that the majority dislike watching these two or others.<br />But there was a lot that was fun. I was so pleased with Kvitova. Maybe because her arc was so perfect. She won an international in 2009, another in 2011, after that a small premier, after that a mandatory premier, after that a major (then another international)and then crowned it off w the WTCs. I mean pretty cool, huh? I hope the rise and consistency continues and that the other top women start really wanting "it", hungry.<br />I guess I wrote a lot. <br />Thanks again.Sunny ninenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-229616072187725718.post-443898620356071402011-11-10T19:00:38.189-06:002011-11-10T19:00:38.189-06:00Very Well written account.
Good for you.
Thank Y...Very Well written account.<br /><br />Good for you.<br /><br />Thank YouAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com