Wimbledon, 2009 - Page 3

Alleycat · July 4th, 2009, 04:08 AM

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Originally Posted by TaffyMoon

This is the worst Wimbledon I can remember...

I may be biased...but I think lack of Rafa has hurt Wimbledon. It's all been very predictable, the only excitement being provided by Murray (but again I could be a bit biased there...). It's basically a foregone conclusion Federer will win, and there was only ever going to be a William's sister ladies final, the women's game just doesn't have the depth just now.

Sarzy · July 4th, 2009, 05:30 AM

I thought it would be odd without Nadal, and the first week was a bit dull but the second week has been good. There have been some good match ups. Hewitt/Roddick, Murray/Wawrinka, Roddick/Murray, Serena/Elena, etc..
It was predictable that Federer would be in the final but this year it wasn't totally predictable as to who he would face.

arie_skop · July 4th, 2009, 06:50 AM

I am also missing Nadal. Wimbledon has been a bit boring for me although it's good to see Roddick work hard and make the finals.

arie_skop · July 4th, 2009, 06:51 AM

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Originally Posted by Alleycat

I may be biased...but I think lack of Rafa has hurt Wimbledon. It's all been very predictable, the only excitement being provided by Murray (but again I could be a bit biased there...). It's basically a foregone conclusion Federer will win, and there was only ever going to be a William's sister ladies final, the women's game just doesn't have the depth just now.

IMO the women' game has a lot of pretenders - eg Safina, Ana, Jelena Jankovic - when it comes to Grand Slams they go missing.

Ana hasn't done anything great this year.

Alleycat · July 4th, 2009, 12:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Sarzy

I thought it would be odd without Nadal, and the first week was a bit dull but the second week has been good. There have been some good match ups. Hewitt/Roddick, Murray/Wawrinka, Roddick/Murray, Serena/Elena, etc..
It was predictable that Federer would be in the final but this year it wasn't totally predictable as to who he would face.

Not too predictable I agree, but as soon as I saw Roddick in that part of the draw, and with the way he'd been playing, I knew he was a strong contender. To be honest, I'd picked Djokovic to face Roger.

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Originally Posted by arie_skop

IMO the women' game has a lot of pretenders - eg Safina, Ana, Jelena Jankovic - when it comes to Grand Slams they go missing.

Ana hasn't done anything great this year.

Agreed. They all seem to choke, especially Safina. To me, Ivanovic is a bit like Kournikova - she has the looks and the body, but isn't so interested in the tennis, more the PR side of it.

*DIVA! · July 4th, 2009, 01:03 PM

I enjoyed Breakfast at Wimbledon today...

Moongirl · July 4th, 2009, 08:11 PM

So, did the Williams sisters already play their final? On my DISH this morning, the guide said 'Women's final', but they were showing a men's doubles game...

msdeb · July 4th, 2009, 08:22 PM

Serena won the singles, and both of them won the doubles.

arie_skop · July 4th, 2009, 09:56 PM

IMO if the Williams sister werent around women's game would be dead.

They , at least, bring some interest to the game and seem like fun.

Mivvi21 · July 5th, 2009, 12:13 AM

^^I agree. None of the other women are even close to the level of Venus and Serena.

*DIVA! · July 5th, 2009, 12:24 AM

I've been watching women's Tennis, since I was a little girl. When I was younger, my favorite players were Graf, and Navratilova. I agree that the William's sisters make it exciting now..