posted Jul 5, 2008

who cares if it's competitive or not. There's absolutely nothing to discern between the two opponents. I honestly couldn't care who wins, I don't even dislike the williams sisters, I just don't care.

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posted Jul 5, 2008

I guess it is just hard for a fan to root for one of them against the other, unlike lets say one of them against sharapova. It a bit like two line-ups of the same football team playing each other.

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posted Jul 5, 2008

How can you say there's nothing to dsicern between these two sisters?

Venus is introverted, Serena is an extrovert, Venus is religious, Serena is not, Venus never quarrels with the umpire or swears on the court, Serena has done both, Venus is cautious with the press, Serena speaks her mind....

Only those who dislike the Williams sisters for interesting reasons say there's nothing to choose between them.

Venus two poitns from the match. Come on, Venus!

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posted Jul 5, 2008

Thanks for the updates Bingting! Enjoyable read.

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posted Jul 5, 2008

very good thread, hope it will be back for NYC

well done venus on the title, and well done on ana for keeping #1 spot (just)

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posted Jul 5, 2008

It really looked like Serena was going to be the dominant factor in this final - her superior forehand power was really telling in the first 5 - 6 games. She was striking the forehand regularly at speeds of 85 - 90 mph, and getting terrific work on the ball, so that even Venus couldn't get a decent play on it. Serena was also holding serve far more comfortably than Venus, who had to keep fending off break-point after break-point on her serve. However, after breaking back, Venus won just about al the critical points to in the first set... and as the match lengthened Venus' superior court coverage and (even more critically) power on the full stretch was the decisive factor in the match. Venus was also more dynamic from the mid-court, on both drive- and conventional volleys. A very good effort from Serena, though - she just squandered her main chances early on in this match. Watching this match, though, you can see quite clearly why Venus has been sooooooo dominant at this tournament. The serve (just pure, flat, power - serving up to 129 mph today), athleticism and power on shots from all parts of the court give her an almost unassailable edge against other players, as long as she keeps her unforced error count down. A very impressive performance.

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posted Jul 5, 2008

Congrats to Venus!!!

The nicer and more gracious person won the match, thankfully. Venus was just better than Serena - not by much but it was enough!!!

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posted Jul 5, 2008

Very early in this thread I tipped Venus to win an all Williams sister final and despite getting routes to the final wrong I have been proven right in the end. On grass, in their best form the Williams sisters are pretty much unbeatable and the other players are going to have to raise their game substantially to catch Venus and Serena up.

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posted Jul 5, 2008

Congratulations to Serena and Venus for winning the doubles as well -- truly an amasing achievement.

Now the first 3 Slams of 2008 have been won by three players: Sharapova, Ivanovic and Venus. I am sure the USO will be the most highly contested in the year, with all those three and Serena, Kuznetsova, Jankovic... all good on HC, unlike on clay and grass which favor only some of them.

I think the sisters will do well at their home GS. Sharapova and Kuzzy have won before. Ivanovic is no-1. So I don´t expect such early exit of the top seed like they did at wimby 2008.

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posted Jul 6, 2008

A great perfromance by Venus....

She really enjoys the grass! Somehow, I don't think she'll do as well at the US Open. However, I think that the American GS might be Serena's for the taking.

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