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Williams' Sisters in 2006Venus lost in the first round of the Australian Open, and Serena is now ranked 39th in the world. Without any "if's" and "but's" how well do you think they will be able to do this year?
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J-man
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wow serena down to 39 in the world  they could always surprise us theose willam sisters, but i don't think that they can win any majors. so many other players going iinto the match have alot of confidence against the willam sisters. i can't see them winning any majors they year. they will get beat by lowly ranked players
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dav6789
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They desperately need to practice more and get some matchplay. They cant just walk onto the court and win anymore, they now have to work very hard. They should train very hard and prepare for Miami, where they are both 3-times champions. Then , they need to have an easy clay-court season (just a few tournaments), and have a good showing at their best event, Wimbledon. Serena needs to get fitter, Venus needs more confidence and matchplay...
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J-man
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i agree. serena despretley needs to shed some pounds. but i think most importantly for both of the sisters is that they need to work on their game. the make way to many unforced errors in matches.
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x.doublea
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Mats Wilander put it perfectly: "Their passion for tennis is gone. The passion for winning might still be there, but that's not enough."
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J-man
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mats is right. and people have been saying that for sometime now
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x.doublea
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Wilander's making some really good observations as the tennis analyst for Eurosport.
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J-man
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i hope he heads over to ESPN for some analyst.
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x.doublea
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Probably won't because ESPN already has its prolific crowd. You can still catch his anaylises on Eurosport.com.
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J-man
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that's cool. i should check it out.
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x.doublea
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Eurosport has really good highlights and interviews. Very thourough and complete, although they skip some highlights sometimes. If you have a streaming video saving program, you can even save the videos as a .wmv file if you want to keep it in your computer.
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J-man
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yeah i remeber on CP someone posted a link for eurosport tennis and they had great streaming videos
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x.doublea
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It's better than the ESPN streaming videos- half of them don't work properly and are very poor in visual quality.
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J-man
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oh well. it shows that htey really don't take the time to improve their tennis links on the site  
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x.doublea
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They spend most of their time on football, basketball, and baseball (???).
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J-man
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yeah your right. but it is the time to spend time on football because the super bowl is coing up
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x.doublea
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I have no idea why football is so popular. I don't see anything entertaining in it. Anyways, the super bowl is probably the biggest championship next to the World Series.
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x.doublea
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I have no idea why football is so popular. I don't see anything entertaining in it. Anyways, the super bowl is probably the biggest championship in North America next to the World Series.
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J-man
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well american's like vio,lence . i should know i'm american  
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x.doublea
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I guess it applies to most Canadians too.
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J-man
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yeah good ol' hockey
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x.doublea
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Hockey's not all about fighting, though. In fact, fighting is a very small part of professional games. It's more about speed and skill. Unfortunately, some players make it look violent.
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J-man
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yeah. and the stories you hear about hockey. i myself do not play hockey
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x.doublea
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For example, the Todd Bertuzzi incident which brought a lot of media attention (the one where he broke the guys neck in front of national television). That's not hockey. He's not that type of player too. I think he was a bit lost in the moment.
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J-man
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well i don't fillow hockey and i haven't head about that incident. but ethier way that's horrible
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baselinebrawler
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I think Venus has the best chance winning Wimbledon. I not sure if Serena is going to win any slams this year.
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J-man
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venus has the best chance to win wimbledon between the sisters. but i don't know about the best chance on the womens tour
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baselinebrawler
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The Williams sisters need to get back to commiting themselfs to tennis and not fashion and all that other stuff. Both sisters have a lot of talent , but they need to focus their engery on getting back on the court.
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leftys_rock
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ok umm.....well i dont think they are going to win any majors this year...its true their passion for focussing on the game is gone......venus has a better chance than serena, but i dont think shes going to get very far....
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baselinebrawler
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That is so unfortunate because both Venus and Serena Has so much Talent & potential.
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J-man
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| baselinebrawler wrote: | | The Williams sisters need to get back to commiting themselfs to tennis and not fashion and all that other stuff. Both sisters have a lot of talent , but they need to focus their engery on getting back on the court. |
yeah i agree. if they can do this they have a chance
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x.doublea
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Venus will have to committ herself more if she wants to defend her Wimbledon title. Otherwise, it will be Davenport's and Sharapova's tournament.
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J-man
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i agree
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baselinebrawler
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Yes will will really know the commitment level of Venus as the grass tournaments approach and Wimbledon gets close. If she appears to be focused she could be a force at Wimbledon.
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J-man
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yeah she could. i won't be surprised if her comittee level goes up at wimbleon
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baselinebrawler
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I hope so because Lindsey is the only other chance the American Woman have of winning Wimbledon.
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x.doublea
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Her game is basically built for grass, so she will have a good chance.
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J-man
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all of the power hitters are the forst one's to come to mind at wimbledon. on grass it's more about power
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x.doublea
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Power or finesse, of course.
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J-man
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yeah mauresmo. but i like power on grass
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x.doublea
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It works, but on grass, I think in terms of the best players, finesse prevails over power; Ex. Federer vs. Roddick
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J-man
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yeah but federer's got some power. but i'm talking about the womens side where it seems that power is triumphant over finesse
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x.doublea
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That's true, although Mauresmo and Hingis might be the forerunners at Wimbledon this year.
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J-man
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yes defentily. all eyes will be on them and the defending champion venus willams
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x.doublea
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We'll see whether Venus gets on a roll leading up to Wimbledon this year.
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J-man
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she won't do anything good at the the french open
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x.doublea
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She isn't really comfortable at Roland Garros, but she's sure dominant Wimbledon...she has won three singles championships there.
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J-man
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yeah i really think she will raise her game at wimbledon
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x.doublea
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Her strokes are really built for grass: fast, flat, penetrating.
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x.doublea
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Both Venus and Serena signed up for the Family Circle Cup.
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J-man
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that's good. i remeber that tournment last year. when's it on??
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x.doublea
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The tournament runs from April 10-16.
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J-man
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oh thanks. i can't remeber who won that tournment, was it JHH???
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x.doublea
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Yes, Henin-Hardenne beat Dementieva 75 64 in the final.
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J-man
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thanks. i don't really remeber the match very well
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x.doublea
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It was her first or second staight victory since coming back from her injury.
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leftys_rock
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what are the williams sisters next tourneys?? anything before family circle??
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x.doublea
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They'll probably play Indian Wells or Miami before the Family Circle Cup.
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leftys_rock
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true....we'll see if they can scrape up anything from there....
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x.doublea
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I have a feeling they won't play both tournaments; they will only pick one to play at.
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leftys_rock
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eek, theyll lose even more points.....oh well, if that is their choice, theres nothing we can do about it....
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x.doublea
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I don't think they are too interested in being ranked nuymber 1, simply because they both believe that they are number 1 in their hearts. Unfortunately, they are not backing up their claims.
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leftys_rock
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yeah....when they talk to the media, they always say "i want that #1 ranking back" but they dont have results.......just believing it in their hearts isnt enough.....they have to put all the effort into it....
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x.doublea
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They believe that they can win just on talent. They've proven that isn't possible at the AO.
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leftys_rock
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yeah....they have HORRIBLE unforced error numbers in their matches.....that has to change if they want to win more matches...
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J-man
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| leftys_rock wrote: | | yeah....when they talk to the media, they always say "i want that #1 ranking back" but they dont have results.......just believing it in their hearts isnt enough.....they have to put all the effort into it.... |
yeah and you'd think the two GS in 2005 would motivate them to do better
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leftys_rock
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yeah....and those were surprises too....they probably thought that that was enough to get them to win a GS, so they didnt practice that much for the AO.....
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J-man
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yeah i know surprising. they think with one GS they've should themselves and don't have to do anything else. but their wrong
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leftys_rock
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yeah....they have to realize now that they cant go into a GS with zero practice and zero warm up tourneys....
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x.doublea
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The worst thing is that their coach (their father) approves this lack of effort.
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leftys_rock
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true....their dad has to realize that they wont win by not practicing and just wanting it.....cuz that is just not enough....
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x.doublea
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He was saying that they could still beat anyone when playing their best. The question is...will the ever play their best?
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leftys_rock
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yeah, because they cant play their best if they dont practice....they really have to cut down on all the bling, media, etc.....i think that sharapova has to watch out for this too.....
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x.doublea
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We don't have to worry about Sharapova: Sharapova treats tennis as her full time job; the William Sisters treat it as a way to make some extra cash.
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leftys_rock
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true...but she has a pretty mediocre start to the year compared to what she has done previously....we'll see if she can get rolling later....do u know her next tourney??
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x.doublea
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I'm not sure...probably something between Indian Wells. At Indian Wells, she will want to wipe out her memory of her 60 60 loss to Davenport.
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leftys_rock
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she will probably be playing in doha, shes the defending champ there.....yes, she will most definitely want to wipe that memory out...it will be nice to have her win doha again, she would probably like to have a title to get her year rolling.......
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x.doublea
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Oh. I think she's playing in Dubai too.
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leftys_rock
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how far did she get in dubai last year?? i know she didnt win it because davenport won the title....or is this her debut??
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x.doublea
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She didn't play. She played in Doha though, and beat Molik in the final.
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leftys_rock
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yeah, i saw that.....i checked the wta tourney schedule....we are going to be very busy for fantasy tennis....there is a tourney that we can make picks for every week until RG until the last week before the FO starts....
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J-man
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| leftys_rock wrote: | | she will probably be playing in doha, shes the defending champ there.....yes, she will most definitely want to wipe that memory out...it will be nice to have her win doha again, she would probably like to have a title to get her year rolling....... |
yeah she needs a rallying cry. after all of these heartbreaking upsets
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x.doublea
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She isn't grunting as much too, so that might be a bad sign....
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J-man
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she's just fustrated and mentally tired. she is getting negative on herself. it happens to alot of players in different ways
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x.doublea
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She used to have nothing to lose. Now, she's the favourite where ever she goes. I hope she changes her attitude, because every player goes through less-successful times. She's lucky it's happening now and not in the future (during her prime).
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J-man
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this is one reason why maria isn't #1. she can't handle the pressure. the media i ntheir eyes thanks she is always going to win, which quite frankly is wrong. plus it has to do with her popularity.
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x.doublea
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Handling so much pressure at her age is very difficult. The media thinks she will win because she's just so popular.
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J-man
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exactly. i think it's best for a tennager to have slower start like vadisova or mirza. build there confidence as their age and matureness goes up
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x.doublea
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That's right. Well, I guess it's also good to be making 20.5 million dollars per year when you're a teenager due to your good results and looks too.
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J-man
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plus every tennis teenager dreams of becoming #1 at a young age and having all of that fame and money
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x.doublea
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She's already fullfilled that. She has to find a way to get back to the top.
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J-man
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yes and getting back to the top is going to be hard. i mean hingis is threat to anyone
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x.doublea
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I think Sharapova will have to wait a few years before she can consistantly be at the top.
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J-man
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yeah i can totally agree with you on that one
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x.doublea
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For these years, though, it will be a lot of Henin-Hardenne, Clijsters, Mauresmo, and possibly Hingis.
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J-man
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yeah the none all power game players. it's a good change for women's tennis.
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x.doublea
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I guess Henin-Hardenne can overpower some opponents, but she's more of a 'touch' player. I agree. This will good for the WTA.
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leftys_rock
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yeah...we all would hate to see the womens tour turn into the power game.....it could possibly happen because a lot of top tour players have the power game, and everybody wants to follow it........i find that boring though....
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x.doublea
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Having a power game is alright, but it's boring when everybody uses it. There's almost no variety in women's tennis.
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leftys_rock
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except for mauresmo and JHH....and because everybody is following davenport and sharapova's game, there are more power players.....i hardly see any one handed backhands anymore except for my own....
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