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Post by Brinyi on Sept 7, 2009 12:08:43 GMT -5
But, not much, because, you know, Nadezhda. Nor did I.  |
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Post by DBBN on Sept 7, 2009 12:10:14 GMT -5
A dismantling! So far.
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Post by Brinyi on Sept 7, 2009 12:10:56 GMT -5
Dork about to take a 2-1 lead.  |
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Post by Calico on Sept 7, 2009 12:15:14 GMT -5
Petrova is dominating Oudin the way Sharapova and Dementieva should have. If they could serve that is.  |
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Post by Calico on Sept 7, 2009 12:17:33 GMT -5
Alona has been more effective, and she's a harder hitter, but she has nothing special. She's like everyone else. Kateryna has more variety and great court sense, but less power, and is more mentally fragile. I'd say right now they're roughly equal, but Kateryna has a greater chance to improve, because what she needs to do better is easier to learn than what Alona needs to do better. Well analysed. |
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Post by DBBN on Sept 7, 2009 12:18:37 GMT -5
Wuh oh. Nadia should have broken last game.
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Post by Calico on Sept 7, 2009 12:19:52 GMT -5
60 60 lolwut K-Bond!!! And, yes, she's better than Alona. And I'm biased because she's a rare net rusher and she's prettier.  It is good to see Kateryna play some this U.S. Open. I don't know if she's better than her sister Alona but her upside appears bigger. |
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Post by leelee on Sept 7, 2009 12:21:38 GMT -5
Also, K-Bond goes through patches where she can't keep a groundie in the court, and looks like Ivo. Alona is more suited to today's game where moving away from the baseline is a negative. And she's more talented. But, Kateryna is more fun. Nice to see her do well at a slam after I've been overrating her for 2 years. |
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Post by Calico on Sept 7, 2009 12:28:42 GMT -5
Oudin showing some life early in the second set.
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Post by janie on Sept 7, 2009 12:30:26 GMT -5
LOLOL Nadya! What fun!
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Post by leelee on Sept 7, 2009 12:38:00 GMT -5
Women's Tennis dictates Oudin wins this set like 7-5, then Nadezhda folds quicker than an origami artist.
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Post by lexpretend on Sept 7, 2009 12:54:34 GMT -5
lulz Nadezhda
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Post by Calico on Sept 7, 2009 13:03:49 GMT -5
Women's Tennis dictates Oudin wins this set like 7-5, then Nadezhda folds quicker than an origami artist. ' I hope yoiure; right. But I doubt it today because Oudin has expended so much energy and emotion in her last 2 matches that she has to running on empty at some point soon doesn't she? |
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Post by leelee on Sept 7, 2009 13:08:04 GMT -5
There's no fatigue excuses for women in slams. These are the easiest tournaments they have all year.
Damn Petrova ruining my prediction. Can't you lose promptly.
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Post by lexpretend on Sept 7, 2009 13:08:11 GMT -5
Well, she just choked three very routine FHs to let Nadezhda hold from 0-30 down there.
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Post by lexpretend on Sept 7, 2009 13:14:57 GMT -5
That TB was just woeful from Nadezhda.
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Post by janie on Sept 7, 2009 13:15:18 GMT -5
She's a tough little cookie! And 17-year-olds have endless energy. Don't you remember those days, cat? |
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Post by leelee on Sept 7, 2009 13:16:06 GMT -5
We need a 100 more references to Melanie's moxy and FIGHTER!!1 and how Evil Russians are wussy failures. Because it's true.
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Post by leelee on Sept 7, 2009 13:17:19 GMT -5
And Melanie should get an asterisk for only drawing Russians in this tournament.
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Post by Calico on Sept 7, 2009 13:26:59 GMT -5
She's a tough little cookie! And 17-year-olds have endless energy. Don't you remember those days, cat? No. Wow Oudin managed to win the second set in a tiebreak now the question is does she have another big set in her because that's what it will take to beat the powerful Petrova today. |
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Post by Calico on Sept 7, 2009 13:27:47 GMT -5
And Melanie should get an asterisk for only drawing Russians in this tournament. You're so funny Leena! LOL! ;D |
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Post by leelee on Sept 7, 2009 13:59:01 GMT -5
I like Melanie, but this match needs to go away.
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Post by lexpretend on Sept 7, 2009 14:05:10 GMT -5
Luckily, it's about to.
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Post by leelee on Sept 7, 2009 14:11:10 GMT -5
I wonder what Nadya's record in widely televised matches is. Those 3 wins in whatever year she was the clay goddess, before losing 1 & 1 to Morigami at RG. And losses every other time.
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Post by Calico on Sept 7, 2009 14:11:26 GMT -5
Another Oudini escape by Melanie Oudin! I feel badly for Petrova because she lost a great opportunity to make the semifinals. |
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Post by Edna Krabappel on Sept 7, 2009 14:12:01 GMT -5
Heh, the commentator here was dissing Oudin the whole time. Dementieva and Sharapova are much better, but they made so many UEs. The same with Petrova. Oudin's success reflects the state of women's tennis at this moment. We'll see if she'll be able to handle the pressure and big expectations from now on. She doesn't have the game to challenge the best players, but who knows, in a few years maybe she will.
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Post by R. Black on Sept 7, 2009 14:13:39 GMT -5
Melanie. Cute. ~AMERICA'S SWEETHEART~ |
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Post by leelee on Sept 7, 2009 14:16:07 GMT -5
Oudin only played great vs. Demented, who was in her Plan B mode. The other Russian failures, she just hung around and they screwed up enough.
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Post by janie on Sept 7, 2009 14:21:50 GMT -5
Heh, the commentator here was dissing Oudin the whole time. Dementieva and Sharapova are much better, but they made so many UEs. The same with Petrova. Oudin's success reflects the state of women's tennis at this moment. We'll see if she'll be able to handle the pressure and big expectations from now on. She doesn't have the game to challenge the best players, but who knows, in a few years maybe she will. Ha! That's hilarious. We were getting a completely different storyline here, with Cinderella references, comparisons with BOTH Justine and Kim  , and more. But I thought the match was a lot of fun. I'm starting to really appreciate the freakshow that the WTA has become, with Bepa & Nadya meltdowns, Maria shrieking at the top of her lungs while hitting a weak FH to midcourt, Dinara's divaness regarding court placement, etc etc etc., all within a few short days. Does any other sport offer anywhere near this much comedy?  |
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Post by lexpretend on Sept 7, 2009 14:27:10 GMT -5
Yeah, mockery is fun.
The Serbian commentators are basically correct about Oudin, but I like her and this is a fun run, far from the hype. She'll be a decent top 20 player and there's more of a chance that she'll give us entertaining matches over the years than the shit currently up there.
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, and more. 