Why Serena Williams is losing her aura of invincibility
The women’s game in tennis is just so gosh darn predictably unpredictable. Save one thing.
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General news journalist living in Bristol, England. Huge tennis fan, but also partial to rugby union, cricket, football, cycling and the Olympics. If you are not good enough to play sport, the next best thing is to write about it. @RichieMills2
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The women’s game in tennis is just so gosh darn predictably unpredictable. Save one thing.
At the age of 26, it appeared that Grigor Dimitrov had finally shed the pestiferous nickname of ‘Baby Fed’.
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“The French Open sucks compared to this place (Wimbledon). Sucks. Absolute [sic] sucks.”
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To paraphrase Robert Frost, two roads diverged in a wood and Ashleigh Barty took the one less travelled by, and that has made all the difference.
It’s taken 32 years and seven months, but on January 27, 2019, Rafael Nadal was made to look old.
“To my team, thank you for everything. But mostly, thank you for sticking with me, even we didn’t know if I would be able to hold a racquet again.”
In the grand scheme of things, how important is doubles in tennis today?
He has a “talent that no other player has”. A “different dimension of tennis”.
Is a stronger tour one where a handful of players dominate or is it if the highest ranked stars can be beaten by pretty much anyone?
How on earth do you replace Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic?
Wave upon wave of controversy is crashing down onto the white sandy beaches of Australian tennis at the moment.
“I can’t believe there’s people watching us at like 3:15am. I mean, who cares?”
Heart pounding, pulse racing, yet trying to remain calm. No easy task.
If at the age of 19 someone had beaten Rafael Nadal, at 20 ousted Roger Federer, and at 21 Novak Djokovic, that person would be highly rated.
“He’s writing cheques that you only hope his body can cash.”
I believe the case has been postponed until later this year, Frank.
Apologies for the late reply – only just saw!
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Thanks Ribena!
I am trying to find updates on it this week. No luck so far.
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Hi CJ.
I think she is a fantastic talent. She hits big off both sides, although her backhand, imo, is the better shot. She serves big and moves well, which is key.
I thought Kvitova would win a lot more slams but she is too hit and miss. I think she will win a few slams at least!
Has there ever been a more eventful grand slam?
In this day and age, it really is uncommon. You say it is not uncommon but you’ve listed three people that spanned from Chang (1989-today). That is pretty uncommon.
Nishikori has not had Ferrer’s consistency, Hewitt stopped being a slam contender when he was 23/24 in 2005. He was then blown out the water as he could not compete with the power players and was crippled by injuries.
I am not saying he was an all time great, I don’t even think he was the greatest player to not win a slam but he deserves a lot of respect.
Diminutive David Ferrer will forever stand tall
You are not comparing apples to apples though, re the first two.
The average height back then was around that height whereas now it is 6’2 or so.
The game back then was about touch and skill and now it is so power dominated.
Rios was an insane talent but his consistency really was not there.
Diminutive David Ferrer will forever stand tall
Ha! Maybe pitch it to them and tweet Polansky!
The greatest inadvertent record in tennis?
Good post CJ. The serve was key in his win vs Rafa but I still don’t think it is as good as it was during 2015 and the first half of 2016.
It is a strange one with Rafa. In 2010 at the US Open he was serving between 130-135 mph! I heard that he could only do it for that fortnight because it led to shoulder problems. He clearly has that capability but it is maybe a long term risk, especially as he is 32 now.
If he could find those extra % points, the tour would be in big trouble!
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I am not saying his talent is overrated. He is an unbelievable talent. But there is more to tennis than just talent.
The bookies always put him as one of the outsiders for slam wins.
He shows his brilliance in flashes. If you are highly talented and people rate you highly, but you consistently underperform, is that not being overrated?
Is Nick Kyrgios the most overrated player in world tennis?