2015 Australian Open SF: S. Williams vs. Keys

[Calvy]

I know what y
ou mean. Im not sure panicked is quite the right word. I think its more of an annoyance for her. She gets impatient and thats death in tennis. Its kind of like how many times has Maria lost the first set of a match and then basically restarted in the second set. Players like Serena can't get impatient if the first or even second set stays tight.

Sorry, but, I think panic is the correct word. Serena seems tentative and nervous against the rising African American players and players that give her a hard time, i.e., Muguraza and Cornet.

Eek that characterization was silly. I can't remember any time I ever saw Serena nervous against Sloane.

I do.

Many attribute Serena's loss to Sloane to the injury she acquired during their match in Aussie Open, but, by the third the early part of the third set, Serena had started playing better, meaning the med had kicked in. But, if you watch objectively, in that third set, Serena was playing tentatively, pushing the balls when she should have been hitting through the balls.

 

[sk310]

Sorry, but, I think panic is the correct word. Serena seems tentative and nervous against the rising African American players and players that give her a hard time, i.e., Muguraza and Cornet.

Eek that characterization was silly. I can't remember any time I ever saw Serena nervous against Sloane.

I do.

Many attribute Serena's loss to Sloane to the injury she acquired during their match in Aussie Open, but, by the third the early part of the third set, Serena had started playing better, meaning the med had kicked in. But, if you watch objectively, in that third set, Serena was playing tentatively, pushing the balls when she should have been hitting through the balls.

I guess I just don't see the word "panic" as the right word. Semantics really. I actually agree with you that i don't think Serena lost that match because of injury. I think she just really didn't know Sloane's game yet and didn't take it upon herself to prepare. I don't know that I would call that panic though. Sloane was on fire that year.

 

[tossip]

That's strange Tossip, because I just went back and bumped all the previous threads where we discussed the young babes and you had nothing but good things to say about Madison.

its trueshe is peaking and there will be the burden of expectation hanging over her.I like her but she has to be careful about what comes out of her mouth because a backlash is just a click away...I think its too early in the year to say but yes she is peaking...just like Venus was peaking at 20yrs and won Wimbledon,Sloane peaked that year she beat Serena,Bouchard peaked last year now it Keys turn...who is next