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Post by Edna Krabappel on Jan 19, 2012 9:40:53 GMT -5
LOL at Troicka!
I had a feeling Shitra would show up. Now watch King come out of that quarter.
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Post by Old Hag on Jan 19, 2012 10:52:49 GMT -5
Hopefully Rod Dick starts his TTR tour now.
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Post by DBBN on Jan 19, 2012 12:46:53 GMT -5
LOL at Troicka! I had a feeling Shitra would show up. Now watch King come out of that quarter. I LOLed. Unfortunately it will almost definitely be Kirilenko, which is worse than any other option.  Hopefully Rod Dick starts his TTR tour now. Yep. It's on like Kong. |
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Post by lexpretend on Jan 19, 2012 12:57:01 GMT -5
The BAG fans made a thread at TF boasting that this is the first time since 2009 that she's gone beyond the 2R at four Slams in a row  These are things normal fanbases would be embarrassed by. |
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Post by Brinyi on Jan 19, 2012 14:06:06 GMT -5
Amazing tennis from Kukushkin right now - played so bravely to break despite fucking up a smash on his 2nd BP, and now he's unstoppable I saw a bit of Kukushkin from Paris coverage last year. He reminded me a bit of Kohlschreiber - not a physically imposing specimen, but a good mover and good shotmaker, and name beginning with hard K. |
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Post by Grarliner on Jan 19, 2012 14:22:05 GMT -5
Some of Sweta's errors are making me wince even by Sweta's standards. WTF was that FH? I sat through the first set of that horror-show. I don't get why Sveta plays so badly, especially against players who aren't in her league. She doesn't appear to be in great shape, either. |
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Post by Old Hag on Jan 19, 2012 18:11:51 GMT -5
Sweta does look chubbier than usual. I really don't get her, her FH is specifically designed to be a safe shot with her massive topspin. But, she misses them constantly and many times in the net.
I wonder what her legacy will be with her 2 slam wins taking advantage of hopeless Russians. Because she is a real waste of talent.
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Post by Grarliner on Jan 20, 2012 1:29:29 GMT -5
Sweta does look chubbier than usual. I really don't get her, her FH is specifically designed to be a safe shot with her massive topspin. But, she misses them constantly and many times in the net. I wonder what her legacy will be with her 2 slam wins taking advantage of hopeless Russians. Because she is a real waste of talent. The last few years have not been legacy-builders. But maybe she has a Pierce-like revival in her. It's true that her 2 Slams did come at the expense of Dementieva and Safina but it's only fair to note that she beat Slam champs Davenport and Serena en route. I wonder whether Kuzzy's movement is hampering her shotmaking. She misses into the net a lot as you've noted. That can happen when you don't really reach a shot in time or set up poorly for a short ball. Or maybe something's up with her technique. She might be closing the racquet face too soon leading to UEs into the net? |
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