Rogers Cup 2014 Montreal

[Front242]

Count me in the camp of those convinced Serena lets up to allow her older sister a chance at a big title once in a while. I'm sure she doesn't try as hard as possible going by the terrible serving stats.

 

[colleen66]

Venus was on and Serena played passive to much.

She has been playing passive tennis all year. The few times she has been aggressive on a consistent basis, she has won handily. She seems content to just keep the ball in play most of the time. She beat Caro because she came to the net over 20 times and started attacking after the first set.

 

[colleen66]

Count me in the camp of those convinced Serena lets up to allow her older sister a chance at a big title once in a while. I'm sure she doesn't try as hard as possible going by the terrible serving stats.

Your comment is a disservice to Venus. She has been digging deep and hitting some beautiful shots all week.

 

[Correspondent Kiu]

Count me in the camp of those convinced Serena lets up to allow her older sister a chance at a big title once in a while. I'm sure she doesn't try as hard as possible going by the terrible serving stats.

Your comment is a disservice to Venus. She has been digging deep and hitting some beautiful shots all week.

Serena played just like she did yesterday, she wasn't clicking like she did against Stosur.
Serve kept her in both matches, but then that wasn't enough today, Venus played a cleaner game...

Aga and Makarova are playing, very high level of Tennis being played, power advantage clearly goes to the Russian.

 

[TennisFanatic7]

That's an awesome win for Venus, she really is having a good year. I hope she can make an impact at the US Open.

 

[GameSetAndMath]

Didn't have a chance to comment until now, but very proud of Heather's efforts this week, no shame in losing to Vika in the round of 16... Hopefully a result she can build on!

What no shame in losing to a unhealthy vika?

 

[TennisFanatic7]

Didn't have a chance to comment until now, but very proud of Heather's efforts this week, no shame in losing to Vika in the round of 16... Hopefully a result she can build on!

What no shame in losing to a unhealthy vika?

I didnt see any of the match so I can't conclusively say how ill Vika was, but if you're Heather Watson and you've come through qualifying to get to the last 16 against Azarenka, who is in decent enough health to get that far herself, I don't think that's a shameful loss, do you?

 

[Front242]

Count me in the camp of those convinced Serena lets up to allow her older sister a chance at a big title once in a while. I'm sure she doesn't try as hard as possible going by the terrible serving stats.

Your comment is a disservice to Venus. She has been digging deep and hitting some beautiful shots all week.

Not denying she's playing well but I still think Serena plays less than 100% against her to give her older sister a lift as a sympathy gesture. Clearly 10 years ago she wouldn't have but it's not like Venus is winning much these days. Hopefully she wins this title though.

 

[GameSetAndMath]

Count me in the camp of those convinced Serena lets up to allow her older sister a chance at a big title once in a while. I'm sure she doesn't try as hard as possible going by the terrible serving stats.

You are talking like Elena Dementieva :nono

 

[Si Si Simona]

Yes, you made good questions. My only difference of opinion is about Aga. I think she just doesnt fight enough and she just gets through the routine these days. I think its a mental weakness, not a physical weakness but she always wakes up and bounces back
She kicked Simona's butt in IW after her painful lose to Simona in Doha. Aga remembers

Proved right again. When you think Aga is finished she suddenly wakes up and starts to kick @rse, and then when you expect her to win something big she folds like a cheap tent
Always unexpected. She climbed above sugar and is now ranked 5th in the world

 

[Si Si Simona]

Weird Canadian tournaments. Last year it was Sorana in the final and this year final is totally unexpected as usual. Must be something in the water

 

[10isfan]

I think if Venus wins the title, she will be ranked 18.

 

[Si Si Simona]

I think if Venus wins the title, she will be ranked 18.

Correct. Good run in Cinci and she is top 15. She is only 300 points from Pennetta in 14 place (if she wins Montreal).

 

[Correspondent Kiu]

H2H favors Venus 5-3 but the last 2 are Aga's.

 

[Hoergren]

Sunday, August 10, 2014 - FINALS

CENTRAL
13:00 - Venus Williams (USA) V [3] Agnieszka Radwanska (POL) 46 26
15:00 - [1] Sara Errani / Roberta Vinci (ITA / ITA) V [4] Cara Black / Sania Mirza (ZIM / IND) 76 63

results from Saturday on page 10

Go Aga - you can do it. - and she did

 

[GameSetAndMath]

Go Venus!

Go Cara!! Go Sania!!

 

[pavlik89]

[video=youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c0UmeWULhpg[/video]

 

[Correspondent Kiu]

vs.

 

[10isfan]

I think Venus can hit Aga off the court. We will see soon enough.

 

[Correspondent Kiu]

I am tuning in.
Live stream here:
http://espn.go.com/watchespn/player/_/id/1946884/
Ladies are walking onto the court.