tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-229616072187725718.post1527579522006904531..comments2024-03-11T05:26:34.143-05:00Comments on Women Who Serve: Only one player can get the treat this HalloweenDianehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07124489754017593105noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-229616072187725718.post-69299813078642754422010-11-04T14:12:28.515-05:002010-11-04T14:12:28.515-05:00I'm not sure, Andy, but I think it was Tom Per...I'm not sure, Andy, but I think it was Tom Perrotta who said that in their second careers, Clijsters would dominate Henin in every way. So far, he's been right on target.Dianehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07124489754017593105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-229616072187725718.post-36929800329788152442010-11-04T13:05:30.028-05:002010-11-04T13:05:30.028-05:00Kim is a great player. She could have a massive ye...Kim is a great player. She could have a massive year in 2011.AndyDhttp://www.888sport.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-229616072187725718.post-73948044300077606252010-11-01T06:39:18.824-05:002010-11-01T06:39:18.824-05:00Exactly. They look at a player's physique and...Exactly. They look at a player's physique and say, look PEDs. They look at a serving display which has been there since the player joined the Tour and put that down to PED use. I wish there was a drug that I could use that would make me serve better. I really do. I double fault more on a tennis court and catch ball tosses more than I would like. <br /><br />I also wish there was a drug that would allow me to hit a decent looking backhand, but there is not. So, it is always surprising to me when I hear people talk about so and so is on drugs just because they are actually able to keep the ball in the court with their serve. Ugh.Overhead Spinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13838462340734632101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-229616072187725718.post-7208967154825780812010-10-31T23:18:34.446-05:002010-10-31T23:18:34.446-05:00The allegations about Armstrong have been around f...The allegations about Armstrong have been around for years and years.<br /><br />What gets me is that players who have done nothing wrong whatsoever (like that ridiculous incident with Kuznetsova), or whose "crime" is questionable insofar as performance enhancement goes, get called out quickly enough. Sometimes, it seems like someone just throws a dart at photos or something. But what about the ones who really <i>do</i> use performance-enhancing substances?Dianehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07124489754017593105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-229616072187725718.post-66186991591777650992010-10-31T22:41:45.082-05:002010-10-31T22:41:45.082-05:00Oh yes it has. I get the feeling that something b...Oh yes it has. I get the feeling that something big is about to erupt in our sport and I am not quite sure whether we are ready for it or not. <br /><br />I do believe that the sport needs some amount of cleaning up. The tennis writers are not doing their jobs as they have too many hands in too many pies and some of them are too close to the players to remain objective. <br /><br />Country above sport seems to be the mantra these days. Cycling has had its face pushed to the limit with the positive drug test of Contadaor and to date I am yet to see anyone call Lance Armstrong to task about the allegations being made by his compatriot, Floyd Landis. One wonders whether Landis was the whistleblower because he got caught or some such. <br /><br />Perhaps Rochus will prove to be the whistle blower in a sport that really and truly needs cleaning up.Overhead Spinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13838462340734632101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-229616072187725718.post-8873232832546361302010-10-31T21:08:42.507-05:002010-10-31T21:08:42.507-05:00Thanks, Dan.
Karen, I hadn't seen that (I'...Thanks, Dan.<br /><br />Karen, I hadn't seen that (I've been traveling, and have missed a lot). Thanks for directing me to it. To allow cheating as a solution to cheating certainly has become popular, hasn't it?Dianehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07124489754017593105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-229616072187725718.post-25085236980548123912010-10-31T17:04:44.313-05:002010-10-31T17:04:44.313-05:00Diane, have you seen this article on tennis.com. ...Diane, have you seen this article on tennis.com. Makes for very interesting reading. <br /><br />http://tinyurl.com/2azkrz6Overhead Spinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13838462340734632101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-229616072187725718.post-51240907656361223872010-10-31T14:42:03.705-05:002010-10-31T14:42:03.705-05:00Nice post. It was an intense match! Congrats to Cl...Nice post. It was an intense match! Congrats to Clijsters for the win!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com