tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-229616072187725718.post234351612746704643..comments2024-03-11T05:26:34.143-05:00Comments on Women Who Serve: Upsets, yes--but the usual suspectsDianehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07124489754017593105noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-229616072187725718.post-54551484945893170562018-07-04T10:28:30.286-05:002018-07-04T10:28:30.286-05:00I was watching on ESPN+ and someone did say that s...I was watching on ESPN+ and someone did say that she had a history of struggling in very hot weather.Dianehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07124489754017593105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-229616072187725718.post-81104521045688281982018-07-03T22:42:02.155-05:002018-07-03T22:42:02.155-05:00Evert is at least better than she used to be when ...Evert is at least better than she used to be when she first returned to commentating, so I give her credit for trying and knowing more now than she did then.<br /><br />Shriver's lapses are a little more aggravating for me, as she's been doing this for so long. Although, I did get a bit of a kick out of her saying that Wozniacki doesn't like playing on grass and that it's her least favorite surface quite *literally* less than two days after Caro won Eastbourne and said she loves to play on grass and that it's her favorite surface. <i>ESPN tennis coverage entertainment wherever you can get it, I guess.</i> :P<br /><br />During Kvitova's loss, unless I missed it, I don't think anyone on ESPN ever brought up her history with asthma and harsh weather for even possibly being a cause for how she was acting throughout. Not shocking.Todd.Spikerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16455101522360257651noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-229616072187725718.post-25456513768703344592018-07-03T10:44:01.900-05:002018-07-03T10:44:01.900-05:00I did hear that Ruse was a lot of fun to watch. I ...I did hear that Ruse was a lot of fun to watch. I guess, in my frantic court-switching, I was thinking “Oh, Aga’s <i>got</i> this.” I’ll try to catch some highlights.<br /><br />Evert, for whom I have a lot of regard (outside the commentary booth), just doesn’t know who the players are. She also isn’t alone.Dianehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07124489754017593105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-229616072187725718.post-57623101225731637482018-07-03T09:23:01.882-05:002018-07-03T09:23:01.882-05:00Ruse was impressive (and fun) in her slam debut. O...Ruse was impressive (and fun) in her slam debut. Oh so close, and one has to think she regrets trying to execute a drop shot (vs. Aga, of all people) on her sixth MP. On ESPN, Evert was talking about Rus (<i>as in Arantxa, who lose to Serena</i>) as a "name to remember." But, really, Rus has been around quite a while now, and her fight vs. Williams was probably a one-off, or close to it. Ruse, though... she's done well on the ITF tour, and is just 20. It'll be interesting to see what comes next for her. (The extra "e" makes the difference, I guess.) :D<br /><br /><i>Finally, the Romanians are swarming after all these years.</i> ;)Todd.Spikerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16455101522360257651noreply@blogger.com