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The 2012 U.S. Open |OT| August 27th - September 9th
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My supply of salty tears was dwindling thanks for the re-up.
45 unforced errors.
theignoramus
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I really thought azarenka was gunna win. serena was giving me serious sharapova vibes with her unfocused play.
Diprosalic
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good?
Not indicative of quality of play. Though she wasn't at her best today, this year she has been great overall. Particularly her match against Stosur in Charleston was a standout performance.
I don't think the level was high enough to call it great. But it was exciting.
theignoramus
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people are mixing "good" with tense. aint the same.
Diprosalic
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tense maybe, but the quality was quite poor.
Wafflecakes
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This match wasn't her best. However, if you look over her performances this year. She is played as good as she ever has.
Middle of the match was pretty bad. Both ends were great tennis though.
I meant her consistency in the match was horrid considering she's been holding it up for a long time since her loss in Roland Garros, she's obviously still weak in that part of her game but she's not alone clearly
This match was a masterclass in how to turn it up to a Champion Level when the chips are down.
Serena won, but Azarenka forced her to put every last ounce of focus into every single point to pull out that victory.
Great game. It was good to see Serena play smart tennis for a change; it's easy for a player as athletic as her to get used to just overpowering opponents. ESPECIALLY on the woman's side.
Serena won, but Azarenka forced her to put every last ounce of focus into every single point to pull out that victory.
Great game. It was good to see Serena play smart tennis for a change; it's easy for a player as athletic as her to get used to just overpowering opponents. ESPECIALLY on the woman's side.
Battersea Power Station
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Seriously. She's the laaaaaaaaaaaaast girl I'd want to run into in a darkened alley -- a dark alley.
Of course she's playing well this year, but the guy was clearly talking specifically about this match.
Why not, she keeps getting closer and closer. And it's not like Serena's play wiil get get better than this.
I think you are a casual fan if you think Serena just relies on overpowering opponents in her matches. She does play very smart tennis.
Wafflecakes
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Ya but it wasn't bad. It just wasn't typical greatness from her.
Then again most of Tennis gaf would never say nothing about Woman's tennis if you put a gun to their head so I suppose it is to be expected.
Yup, people never wanna give her credit.
Seriously. Just because she is strong as hell, it doesn't mean she can't play smart.
Sharapova is more like that, I mean only power and almost none technique like drop shots, slices etc.
Well, it was a great game.
Not a casual fan. I just don't often discuss sports on GAF,
Of course Serena plays smart tennis. She wouldn't be AS decorated as she is if she didn't know how to play smart tennis.
Then she'd be Samantha Stosur.
But Serena has, in the past, displayed a tendency to underestimate her opponent and rely on her power. Her legs lock, she barely moves around the court, and she relies on her ability to just slam the ball. Then she'd get flustered whenever she encountered a player quick enough to return her balls, and then she'd start erroring all over the place.
It's good to see her really moving and crafting points like she always did earlier in her career, especially when Azarenka turned up her game.
Diprosalic
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his best shot yet, but as much as i want him to win he ain't going to do it.
he got federed thrice and got godmode novak earlier this year. this novak looks at least beatable.
Yes but poor (at times) footwork is a result of aging moreso than underestimating the opponent and relying on ballbashing. In the second set and most of the third Azarenka played some really deep balls that Serena was not prepared to take, but they also trouble most other players (except Cibulkova lol).
Let's not pretend Serena unbeatable in 2010 or earlier, eg. in 2007 she lost in 3 consecutive majors to Justine.
Highlights of the match against Stosur, just amazing.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x4djfwX-zUY
He lost the final against Djoker in 2011. This year they played an amazing and tight match, but it was SF.
Yeah, but Justine>>>>>>>>>>>>>all these pretenders.
Diprosalic
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oh yeah sorry mixed that up.
Yes she was incredible. I think she and Serena are the best 2 players of the post-Graf era, it's a bit sad thare's no comparable upcoming talent on the horizon.
Diprosalic
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Hingis >
Boy was it short lived
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when federer retires no swiss will win a GS for the next 100 years
I agree with this, I miss Justine I also thought Sharapova was going to come back stronger to be more of a force but she still has so many demons in her game.
Epic choke job by Azarenka.
I don't normally root against anyone, but I can't stand seeing Serena win. She's the best ever, but even for spoiled athletes she's shown a complete lack of character on multiple occasions.
EEEEEEUUUUUUUUUUUHHHHHHHH
Azarenka's wailing might be worse than Screamapova's.
I don't normally root against anyone, but I can't stand seeing Serena win. She's the best ever, but even for spoiled athletes she's shown a complete lack of character on multiple occasions.
EEEEEEUUUUUUUUUUUHHHHHHHH
Azarenka's wailing might be worse than Screamapova's.
IISANDERII
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Fuck it I'll post it anyway
Diprosalic
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she isn't.
Fuck it I'll post it anyway
Inappropriate. Where is the outrage?
Just because she doesn't have the most GS titles doesn't mean she isn't the best.
Graf, Evert, Navratilova...none of these players in their prime would be able to beat Serena in her prime. Fact.
Wafflecakes
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...naw shes not black.
(Don't get me wrong, Serena has had her classless moment but her dance was not one of them. I never really saw anything she has done as being too bad for an athlete. Male athletes get away with far worse so I never understood the outrage)
Fuck it I'll post it anyway
She is so unoriginal she even copied the dance of other player. lol
Why post this anyway? x_x There is no context.
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theignoramus
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I wish I'd watched WTA when Martina Hingis was giving the Williams' a run for their money.
Wafflecakes
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I never really liked people debating "of all time" shit with sports. Honestly, its impossible to compare people across eras and people should feel stupid for doing so. Serena is by far the best of her Era, Steffi is the best of hers. The is no non stupid way to compare those eras.
She was doing that "shuffling" thing because that Redfoo guy from Lmfao was in her friend's box
Please.
Graf's lucky Monica couldn't snatch her wigs anymore because she got stabbed.
Logic evades you if you think Graf's competition was as tough as Serena's during her career. Not taking anything away from Graf.
The year Steffi won her "Golden Slam" (true Golden Slam: all 4 grand slam titles and gold at the Olympics) in 1988, both Chris Evert and Martina Navratilova, two of the greatest players of all-time, were still competing. Granted, not at the top of their games, but still in good form and competing for titles.
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