2014 BNP Paribas Open (Indian Wells)

[MargaretMcAleer]

Stats for the match

Flavia winners 19 ufe 47
Sloane winners 18 ufe 65

 

[golds girl]

Stats for the match

Flavia winners 19 ufe 47
Sloane winners 18 ufe 65

Wait ....this is worse than Maria's match, no?

 

[kskate2]

I see Sloane gave up the lead and lost the match. Annacone has a lot of work to do if he wants her to be a champion.

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Golds Girl

Apparently

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

I would also rate Serena as the best current wind player

 

[Moxie]

There are other good wind players, I'm merely telling you who is the best.

I know K is gone, but I wonder if anyone has a feel for women who've played much in the wind? We have seen some of the top guys in it more than once. (Including here and USO, which seem to be two of the most regularly windy tournaments.)

Just about all of them played in that famous US Open.
I would pick Vika at her peak!

I'm back. The Bulls are blowing the doors off Houston. No way Vika is the best wind player. Wind exposes technique. If your technique is bad it only gets worse in the elements. Steffi would probably be the best retired wind player. As for current players, I would say Serena because of the serve and her ability to hit through the wind (athleticism). A close 2nd would be Aga because of her variety.

Wind doesn't favor the hard, flat hitter, and is a disaster for players with a high toss. It does, as you say, favor technique. Variety, for sure, and also spin. It also tests the player's mental sturdiness. I'll go with your picks, K.

 

[Correspondent Kiu]

Golds Girl

Apparently

Few of those errors are attributed to the wind.

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Kiu

I agree...that wind was horrid

 

[Front242]

Stats for the match

Flavia winners 19 ufe 47
Sloane winners 18 ufe 65

Wow, didn't know they were that hideous but the wind in the 3rd set really added a lot to those numbers.

 

[Front242]

Stats for the match

Flavia winners 19 ufe 47
Sloane winners 18 ufe 65

Wait ....this is worse than Maria's match, no?

Yeah but she had no wind like this to contend with. Just slop for the sake of slop.

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Front

That wind in the 3rd set was horrid.I agree with your thoughts

 

[kskate2]

Stats for the match

Flavia winners 19 ufe 47
Sloane winners 18 ufe 65

Wow, didn't know they were that hideous but the wind in the 3rd set really added a lot to those numbers.

Not really Front. Sloane had 46 errors before the wind even started...

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Oh I didnt check Sloane's ufe count until the end of match thanks Kskate2

 

[Front242]

Stats for the match

Flavia winners 19 ufe 47
Sloane winners 18 ufe 65

Wow, didn't know they were that hideous but the wind in the 3rd set really added a lot to those numbers.

Not really Front. Sloane had 46 errors before the wind even started...

That still leaves room for a whopping 19, K

 

[kskate2]

Stats for the match

Flavia winners 19 ufe 47
Sloane winners 18 ufe 65

Wow, didn't know they were that hideous but the wind in the 3rd set really added a lot to those numbers.

Not really Front. Sloane had 46 errors before the wind even started...

That still leaves room for a whopping 19, K

To show you how awful it was, she actually had less errors in the elements then she did the other two sets. :laydownlaughing
Her numbers were:
Set 1 = 21
Set 2 = 25
Set 3 = 19 :lolz:

 

[Front242]

^ Terrible in that case

 

[Correspondent Kiu]

There were 221 points in that match. 2 hours and 26 minutes long.

 

[Si Si Simona]

That naked man sitting above Domi's head
Is he fully naked?

Of course not. That's a liability that the network or the tournament can afford. He's wearing shorts. He stood up in the aisle earlier.

Thank god and I was only joking

 

[Si Si Simona]

Maybe we can look at it as the North American Women's game and get behind Genie...that's what I'm doing:snigger

Good choice

 

[Si Si Simona]

It seems the wind has picked up on court

Storm Simona is wandering around restless, waiting for her next match