MargaretMcAleer
The GOAT
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To be fair Elina two time defending champion has been battling a knee injury.....still a good victory for Vika who is playing with Ash Barty in the doubles.
Afraid of Grandma Venus? She doesn't even have a first serve. Puhleeze.She obviously doesn't want to play Venus! This kind of thing has been going on for over 20 years! It's ridiculous! :whistle: :cuckoo:
I always hate to see this whole, "Serena just doesn't wanna play Venus" stuff. Or that they don't like playing each other. They boycotted a tournament for 15 years because people said horrible things to them and made that point.
But. If Serena feels her knee isn't 100%. If she even suspects that it's not all there. She definitely doesn't want to play the woman that knows her game the best. She's not crazy. Playing Venus is never easy. For anyone. And on clay, the movement could cripple her knee for RG or worse, Wimbledon. So she should completely take every precaution. Because Wimbledon is where it's at for her anyways. Also. She needs her legs and knees for her serve. And if the knee is not 100% the serve immediately takes a hit. Without her serve, she's still a fierce opponent. But it makes life MUCH more difficult. Just no need to risk it.
I will then say that she also just got back from the Met Gala, which is why she skipped Madrid. She just launched a new clothing line or something and used the Met Gala to showcase it I think. Or something like that. I don't know too much about her stuff outside of tennis. Anyways. She's probably exhausted. Full time mom. Launching a new business venture. Met Gala appearance. Had the knee injury already. All the travel. She ain't 25 anymore.
All the more reason to get off the tour! I won't miss her part time act! I barely pay attention to the ladies; all so generically hitting the ball! I can't even keep up or pronounce their names! I really haven't cared much for the ladies since the days of the Martinas & Justine Henin! It bothers me that Serena can leave and come back as if she never left and they bow to her domineering persona and game! They're beating her more, but she's still thought of as the best player in the world; heard it on ESPN today due to her WD! :whistle: :cuckoo:
Serena doesn't play enough. When you take long breaks in between tournaments, it's easier to strain a muscle. This was her 4th tournament of the year. Most players play that many tournaments in 2 months and that's her total for the year. Three of them she retired or withdraw mid-tournament. I know her pride won't let her, but I wish she would play a small tournament to gain some confidence, get some reps, learn how to play the big points and win a title.
The days of walking into a slam w/o preparation and winning are over. She found that out last year. She got to the finals, but couldn't produce her best in the final match.
Nah - it's her coach and hitting partner that's dancing - at least in this video And Svitolina had NO problems with her knee in that match - it's just Vika playing better.I thought it was Petko who used to dance after winning. Did Vika also dance?
I don't need to catch up. I'm completely aware of what's going on. If not liking to face each other was the only reason, there would be way more withdrawals. Anyway, for someone who claims not to keep up w/ the WTA, you're always here posting about it. So there's obviously something about it you like or you would turn the TV off when Novak wasn't playing.Williams sisters just don't like playing one another! That's nothing new! Catch up sometime! :whistle: :cuckoo: