2015 Australian Open Final: S. Williams vs. Sharapova

[Front242]

^ Not so sure about those knashers

 

[kskate2]

The normally very witty Dr. Ivo overstepped the line with this one.

@ivokarlovic

Earthquake in Melbourne #jumping

https://twitter.com/ivokarlovic/status/561473486007574528

He should be careful. Serena is a twitterhead and I'm sure she'll fire a response.

 

[colleen66]

I have to admit back in the 00s that I never would have thought Serena would make it this far. I doubt anyone did. What she has done in the last 3~4 years is amazing. She just may pass Graf. And even Court.

Six slams over the age of 30 is amazing!

 

[the AntiPusher]

The normally very witty Dr. Ivo overstepped the line with this one.

@ivokarlovic

Earthquake in Melbourne #jumping

https://twitter.com/ivokarlovic/status/561473486007574528

He should be careful. Serena is a twitterhead and I'm sure she'll fire a response.

It's where Serena gets all of her power, those legs and the wonderful :heart: booty of hers :clap

 

[Kirijax]

Why doesn't anyone ever talk about Serena's twirls?

 

[pavlik89]

[video=youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P1awrKqepb4[/video]

 

[Hoergren]

Top 10 AFTER Australian Open

1 Serena Williams 9777
2 Maria Sharapova 8210
3. Simona Halep 6571
4 Petra Kvitova 6480
5 Caroline Wozniacki 4565
6 Ana Ivanovic 4425
7 Eugenie Bouchard 4336
8 Agnieszka Radwanska 4270
9 Ekaterina Makarova 3285
10 Angelique Kerber 3130

A little bit different to before the Australian Open

 

[the AntiPusher]

Serena - now hit an ace.

You were the one who willed (is there such a word ) to hit another Ace at cp:snicker

 

[kskate2]

Caroline at #5. Impressive, but Aga falls down to 8.

 

[Sundaymorningguy]

Serena has a bit of breathing room now on the ranking which is good because she does have a shot at surpassing Chris in number of weeks at number 1. She just needs 37 more weeks at number 1 to do it. With little to defend at the slams until the US Open really Maria and Halep have big numbers to defend during clay season, I don't see any reason why Serena can't make it 37 weeks.

 

[the AntiPusher]

I am watching the reply on ESPN, that was vintage Serena in the first game in the 2nd set , 3 aces and a dtl baseline winner

 

[sk310]

I'd like to see Serena really tailor her schedule towards peaking right at slam time. If she has her sights this year on Wimbledon and the US Open I would hope she doesn't play too hectic a clay season. I think she got what she wanted out of Roland Garros and doesn't really need to have such a full clay season. Staying healthy in the next few years is of the utmost importance.

 

[sk310]

Top 10 AFTER Australian Open

1 Serena Williams 9777
2 Maria Sharapova 8210
3. Simona Halep 6571
4 Petra Kvitova 6480
5 Caroline Wozniacki 4565
6 Ana Ivanovic 4425
7 Eugenie Bouchard 4336
8 Agnieszka Radwanska 4270
9 Ekaterina Makarova 3285
10 Angelique Kerber 3130

A little bit different to before the Australian Open

Strange to see some of these players didnt fall further. I guess it just speaks to how consistent the rest of their seasons were last year.

 

[Sundaymorningguy]

I'd like to see Serena really tailor her schedule towards peaking right at slam time. If she has her sights this year on Wimbledon and the US Open I would hope she doesn't play too hectic a clay season. I think she got what she wanted out of Roland Garros and doesn't really need to have such a full clay season. Staying healthy in the next few years is of the utmost importance.

They have the extra week built in this year between Roland Garros and Wimbledon as long as she doesn't over cook her summer schedule I would say go for Roland Garros. She doesn't have to play Charleston since she went out early last year, and she shouldn't. I would do personally Stuttgart and Madrid and skip Rome. A Madrid/ Rome schedule is good too. Summer I would do Montreal/Toronto and Cinci and leave it at that.

 

[GameSetAndMath]

Congrats to Serena and to Maria as well for giving a tough fight. The match was higher
quality match than I expected. :clap

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

I'd like to see Serena really tailor her schedule towards peaking right at slam time. If she has her sights this year on Wimbledon and the US Open I would hope she doesn't play too hectic a clay season. I think she got what she wanted out of Roland Garros and doesn't really need to have such a full clay season. Staying healthy in the next few years is of the utmost importance.

They have the extra week built in this year between Roland Garros and Wimbledon as long as she doesn't over cook her summer schedule I would say go for Roland Garros. She doesn't have to play Charleston since she went out early last year, and she shouldn't. I would do personally Stuttgart and Madrid and skip Rome. A Madrid/ Rome schedule is good too. Summer I would do Montreal/Toronto and Cinci and leave it at that.

Of all the clay events leading up to Roland Garos,I would skip Madrid,it is high altitude,fast clay court,more light a hard court,I would always play Rome,good preparation for Roland Garos,it is a true clay court,with true bounce.

 

[bajana]

2nd serve is a bit of a liability for Serena and something to work on. Everything else was great mostly although a fair few FH errors.

2nd serve was a liability today and partly this week because of her being ill; normally she has an impressive kick second serve

 

[10isfan]

Congrats to Serena!!! So happy for her. Fighting illness to win number 19. I am hoping for four more majors. It will be tough.

 

[Kirijax]

Serena has a bit of breathing room now on the ranking which is good because she does have a shot at surpassing Chris in number of weeks at number 1. She just needs 37 more weeks at number 1 to do it. With little to defend at the slams until the US Open really Maria and Halep have big numbers to defend during clay season, I don't see any reason why Serena can't make it 37 weeks.

Wow, I didn't realize Serena was getting that close to Evert. Actually I was going to make the Women's Weeks at No. 1 Quiz today (did the Men's yesterday) so I'll have to take a look. How many tour titles does Serena have in all now? (There's another quiz I hope to make)

 

[Fiero425]

Serena has a bit of breathing room now on the ranking which is good because she does have a shot at surpassing Chris in number of weeks at number 1. She just needs 37 more weeks at number 1 to do it. With little to defend at the slams until the US Open really Maria and Halep have big numbers to defend during clay season, I don't see any reason why Serena can't make it 37 weeks.

Wow, I didn't realize Serena was getting that close to Evert. Actually I was going to make the Women's Weeks at No. 1 Quiz today (did the Men's yesterday) so I'll have to take a look. How many tour titles does Serena have in all now? (There's another quiz I hope to make)

Nowhere near Navratilova, Evert, and Graf that's for sure! Her part time play over the years is going to inevitably hurt her in a lot of ways when it comes to tennis history! Wiki says 65 and in 6th place! What a time to think about her legacy and record; near the end of it! :nono uzzled :angel: