tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-229616072187725718.post2800598274768351057..comments2024-03-11T05:26:34.143-05:00Comments on Women Who Serve: You make me feel like dancingDianehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07124489754017593105noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-229616072187725718.post-81239084003966710302011-03-29T09:45:22.215-05:002011-03-29T09:45:22.215-05:00I started out thinking Petkovic was interesting b...I started out thinking Petkovic was interesting because of some of the ideas she expressed. But, as time went on, I began to wonder whether those ideas were genuine--or if Petkovic just likes to talk a lot and latches on to topics a bit too easily.<br /><br />She was choking--and otherwise breaking down--quite a bit, and I, too, wanted her to drop the gimmicks and just get on with not losing.<br /><br />I still feel that way, but there has been a definite improvement in her mental strength lately, so I am enjoying her more on the court. The other stuff is not my cup of tea, but the way she played yesterday--now <i>that</i> is something I could get into.Dianehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07124489754017593105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-229616072187725718.post-49796822856896687252011-03-29T08:24:41.186-05:002011-03-29T08:24:41.186-05:00I wish she would put as much effort into winning t...I wish she would put as much effort into winning tournaments rather than all the gimmickry. She came on my radar last year in Paris indoors at the Open GDF and I remember her more for her monumental breakdowns than I do for winning anything of note. She seems to spend quite a bit of time ingratiating herself by doing all sorts of gimmickry stuff rather than trying to win tournaments or making people ooh and aah about her game. <br /><br />In yesterday's match, Woz was undeniably flat and listless. Her game was not working at all, and that could have been due to Petko's play. It says a lot about Woz that it took Petko playing fierce tennis to even defeat her and I think a lot of people are losing sight of that fact in their haste to dig out stats about the first German to do this, that or the other.Overhead Spinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13838462340734632101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-229616072187725718.post-46826400325637650572011-03-29T07:08:44.701-05:002011-03-29T07:08:44.701-05:00Dance Party aka Petkorazzi had a few collapses las...Dance Party aka Petkorazzi had a few collapses last year - if she can keep her cool, as in this match, she'll go far this year.billnoreply@blogger.com