Serena --Strengths And Struggles--USO

[RJD11]

Serena Williams was the No.1 seed and eventual champion, but her road to the title was a difficult one. She beat four Russians in a row - Dinara Safina, Nadia Petrova, Vera Zvonareva, Svetlana Kuznetsova - and she nearly lost to two of them, having to rally from 3-1 down in the third set to beat Safina, 64 36 63, and fighting off double match point down 64 54 to get past Kuznetsova in the final, 46 75 64.

There was something very special about Williams' victory, too - and it's the only time she has done it.

"I've never won a tournament on my birthday before," said Williams, who turned 23 the day of the final. "Even though I don't celebrate, it was a good present. I didn't want to give up. I didn't want to lose.


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Serena Williams downed Jelena Jankovic to win her 10th WTA title of the year, and the 56th of her career, at the China Open. She's now No.7 for most WTA titles all-time - who's next in her sights? -
Additionally, Williams now has 56 WTA titles to her name, separating herself from Virginia Wade and Lindsay Davenport for standalone seventh place on the all-time list of most WTA titles - she now trails only Martina Navratilova (167), Chris Evert (154), Steffi Graf (107), Margaret Court (92), Evonne Goolagong Cawley (68) and Billie Jean King (67). She had been tied with Wade and Davenport at 55.


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Serena Williams became the 10th player in the Open Era to capture at least 10 titles in a season. -

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[tossip]

now they are blaming Serena for unhealthy food choices and pova is allowed to promote her candy...

 

[RJD11]

Serena Williams downed Jelena Jankovic to win her 10th WTA title of the year, and the 56th of her career, at the China Open. She's now No.7 for most WTA titles all-time - who's next in her sights? -
Additionally, Williams now has 56 WTA titles to her name, separating herself from Virginia Wade and Lindsay Davenport for standalone seventh place on the all-time list of most WTA titles - she now trails only Martina Navratilova (167), Chris Evert (154), Steffi Graf (107), Margaret Court (92), Evonne Goolagong Cawley (68) and Billie Jean King (67). She had been tied with Wade and Davenport at 55.


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Serena Williams became the 10th player in the Open Era to capture at least 10 titles in a season. -

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Okay She is No 7 on the all time list for 10 titles.

With the YEC looming what does the list look like

for 11 titles in one season. She may win it again.

Does anyone know?

 

[tossip]

Serena Williams downed Jelena Jankovic to win her 10th WTA title of the year, and the 56th of her career, at the China Open. She's now No.7 for most WTA titles all-time - who's next in her sights? -
Additionally, Williams now has 56 WTA titles to her name, separating herself from Virginia Wade and Lindsay Davenport for standalone seventh place on the all-time list of most WTA titles - she now trails only Martina Navratilova (167), Chris Evert (154), Steffi Graf (107), Margaret Court (92), Evonne Goolagong Cawley (68) and Billie Jean King (67). She had been tied with Wade and Davenport at 55.


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Serena Williams became the 10th player in the Open Era to capture at least 10 titles in a season. -

See more at: http://www.wtatennis.com/news/article/3485015/title/stats-corner-10-players-with-10%2B-titles#sthash.w8iLDH7I.dpuf

Okay She is No 7 on the all time list for 10 titles.

With the YEC looming what does the list look like

for 11 titles in one season. She may win it again.

Does anyone know?

she is in red hot form..just cannot see her losing the YEC...her biggest rival Vika is not in good form...

 

[RJD11]

Factoid

Serena and Rafael Nadal have now won each Grand Slam together - the Australian Open (2009), the French Open (2013), Wimbledon (2010) and the US Open (2013) - they are the first male-female pair in the entire history of tennis, not just in the Open Era, to win all four Grand Slams together!

 

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In 1999, Serena was ranked number 21 worldwide, and she and
sister Venus had become mainstream celebrities. She defeated
Amelie Mauresmo in third set in a final the same day sister Venus
won in Oklahoma City marking first time in professional tennis history
two sisters won titles in the same week.

 

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On her age and the way She is playing


“When I was 20 or 18, I never thought I'd be playing at this stage, and I have had a lot of time to think about it,” Williams said right before the WTA Championships began. “The sport has just been growing so great. It's just been a great opportunity for me to continue to play, so I never thought I would have one of my best years this year, but I always just try to keep doing better.”

Jelena Jankovic recently said that what Williams is doing right now is “inspiring.” Angelique Kerber admitted she had “no chance” against Serena in the opening match in Istanbul.

Look, we’re not breaking any new ground by declaring Serena the empress of today’s game. Her collective package -- athleticism, strength and mind -- separates her by a wide margin, as the rankings suggest. (Williams has nearly 5,000 points more than the second-ranked Azarenka.) We’re merely pointing out how easily we can forget that Williams shouldn’t be doing what she is.

 

[tossip]

did anyone hear Arthur Ashe s widow not exactly complimenting the sisters...I think the sisters impact is more deeper than Arthur who didnt exactly face the vitriol that the sisters face from the media and some black folks..
I think she is riding this Arthur Ashe situation until its dry and the sisters dont represent the cookie cutter African American like Beyonce or Alicia Keys.The sisters to me are admirable because they did it their way against all odds without being apologetic..they are like superheros and totally inspirational.
Its clear that this Arthur Ashe widow is not a sisters fan...even James Blake had a surprised look on his face....
chect it out on www.wtatennis.com

 

[Moxie]

did anyone hear Arthur Ashe s widow not exactly complimenting the sisters...I think the sisters impact is more deeper than Arthur who didnt exactly face the vitriol that the sisters face from the media and some black folks..
I think she is riding this Arthur Ashe situation until its dry and the sisters dont represent the cookie cutter African American like Beyonce or Alicia Keys.The sisters to me are admirable because they did it their way against all odds without being apologetic..they are like superheros and totally inspirational.
Its clear that this Arthur Ashe widow is not a sisters fan...even James Blake had a surprised look on his face....
chect it out on www.wtatennis.com

You are mad. First of all, your link doesn't work. It is here:

http://www.wtatennis.com/news/article/3502681/title/cnn-open-court-ashe-on-venus-serena

Any notion that Jeanne Moutoussamy-Ashe is not a fan of the Williams sisters is not supported by this clip. And there is NO shot of James Blake with a surprised look on his face. (I watched the clip twice.)

Secondly, I'm not sure where you get off claiming that Arthur Ashe didn't face the same vitriol as the Williams sisters. In the juniors he was denied access to some tournaments by virtue of race, and wasn't allowed to play in South Africa in the ATP. The Williams sisters didn't have these hurtles to climb, because of Ashe and others before them. (BTW, the Beyonce and Keyes references are spurious.)

I agree that Venus and Serena are totally super-heros and inspirational. But you have to get over yourself if you believe that they are the only African-Americans that have been hard done by in tennis. Or that other African-American players are against them.

 

[RJD11]

did anyone hear Arthur Ashe s widow not exactly complimenting the sisters...I think the sisters impact is more deeper than Arthur who didnt exactly face the vitriol that the sisters face from the media and some black folks..
I think she is riding this Arthur Ashe situation until its dry and the sisters dont represent the cookie cutter African American like Beyonce or Alicia Keys.The sisters to me are admirable because they did it their way against all odds without being apologetic..they are like superheros and totally inspirational.
Its clear that this Arthur Ashe widow is not a sisters fan...even James Blake had a surprised look on his face....
chect it out on www.wtatennis.com

You are mad. First of all, your link doesn't work. It is here:

http://www.wtatennis.com/news/article/3502681/title/cnn-open-court-ashe-on-venus-serena

Any notion that Jeanne Moutoussamy-Ashe is not a fan of the Williams sisters is not supported by this clip. And there is NO shot of James Blake with a surprised look on his face. (I watched the clip twice.)

Secondly, I'm not sure where you get off claiming that Arthur Ashe didn't face the same vitriol as the Williams sisters. In the juniors he was denied access to some tournaments by virtue of race, and wasn't allowed to play in South Africa in the ATP. The Williams sisters didn't have these hurtles to climb, because of Ashe and others before them. (BTW, the Beyonce and Keyes references are spurious.)

I agree that Venus and Serena are totally super-heros and inspirational, I agree. But you have to get over yourself if you believe that they are the only African-Americans that have been hard done by in tennis. Or that other African-American players are against them.

I would think that Sloane is not a member of their fan club.

But overall I agree that they are inspirational to a lot black

players.........and white players.

 

[Moxie]

^ Absolutely an inspiration to girls everywhere, black, white, or hispanic, etc. And I'm not convinced that Sloane is not a fan. Just may be that she doesn't have to be forced into it. Some fans seem to think it's one way or the highway. It might be more complex than that.

 

[tossip]

did anyone hear Arthur Ashe s widow not exactly complimenting the sisters...I think the sisters impact is more deeper than Arthur who didnt exactly face the vitriol that the sisters face from the media and some black folks..
I think she is riding this Arthur Ashe situation until its dry and the sisters dont represent the cookie cutter African American like Beyonce or Alicia Keys.The sisters to me are admirable because they did it their way against all odds without being apologetic..they are like superheros and totally inspirational.
Its clear that this Arthur Ashe widow is not a sisters fan...even James Blake had a surprised look on his face....
chect it out on www.wtatennis.com

You are mad. First of all, your link doesn't work. It is here:

http://www.wtatennis.com/news/article/3502681/title/cnn-open-court-ashe-on-venus-serena

Any notion that Jeanne Moutoussamy-Ashe is not a fan of the Williams sisters is not supported by this clip. And there is NO shot of James Blake with a surprised look on his face. (I watched the clip twice.)

Secondly, I'm not sure where you get off claiming that Arthur Ashe didn't face the same vitriol as the Williams sisters. In the juniors he was denied access to some tournaments by virtue of race, and wasn't allowed to play in South Africa in the ATP. The Williams sisters didn't have these hurtles to climb, because of Ashe and others before them. (BTW, the Beyonce and Keyes references are spurious.)

I agree that Venus and Serena are totally super-heros and inspirational, I agree. But you have to get over yourself if you believe that they are the only African-Americans that have been hard done by in tennis. Or that other African-American players are against them.

and you are crazy for going on a rant over none of your business...you are taking this too personal...:lolz:..and your insults are not funny for a mod..lolz:...I urge you to calm down ..take a deep breath and then reply to my post in an objective rational manner....communication is an art homie not abuse of power..
you soughta scared me Mox!

 

[Moxie]

did anyone hear Arthur Ashe s widow not exactly complimenting the sisters...I think the sisters impact is more deeper than Arthur who didnt exactly face the vitriol that the sisters face from the media and some black folks..
I think she is riding this Arthur Ashe situation until its dry and the sisters dont represent the cookie cutter African American like Beyonce or Alicia Keys.The sisters to me are admirable because they did it their way against all odds without being apologetic..they are like superheros and totally inspirational.
Its clear that this Arthur Ashe widow is not a sisters fan...even James Blake had a surprised look on his face....
chect it out on www.wtatennis.com

You are mad. First of all, your link doesn't work. It is here:

http://www.wtatennis.com/news/article/3502681/title/cnn-open-court-ashe-on-venus-serena

Any notion that Jeanne Moutoussamy-Ashe is not a fan of the Williams sisters is not supported by this clip. And there is NO shot of James Blake with a surprised look on his face. (I watched the clip twice.)

Secondly, I'm not sure where you get off claiming that Arthur Ashe didn't face the same vitriol as the Williams sisters. In the juniors he was denied access to some tournaments by virtue of race, and wasn't allowed to play in South Africa in the ATP. The Williams sisters didn't have these hurtles to climb, because of Ashe and others before them. (BTW, the Beyonce and Keyes references are spurious.)

I agree that Venus and Serena are totally super-heros and inspirational. But you have to get over yourself if you believe that they are the only African-Americans that have been hard done by in tennis. Or that other African-American players are against them.

and you are crazy for going on a rant over none of your business...you are taking this too personal...:lolz:..and your insults are not funny for a mod..lolz:...I urge you to calm down ..take a deep breath and then reply to my post in an objective rational manner....communication is an art homie not abuse of power..
you soughta scared me Mox!

Not a rant, simply a reply. What's so scary...the truth? (And 'none of my business?' Really? Is that how we discuss issues?) Like the movie line says: you can't handle the truth. Or you certainly can't debate it reasonably.

 

[tossip]

did anyone hear Arthur Ashe s widow not exactly complimenting the sisters...I think the sisters impact is more deeper than Arthur who didnt exactly face the vitriol that the sisters face from the media and some black folks..
I think she is riding this Arthur Ashe situation until its dry and the sisters dont represent the cookie cutter African American like Beyonce or Alicia Keys.The sisters to me are admirable because they did it their way against all odds without being apologetic..they are like superheros and totally inspirational.
Its clear that this Arthur Ashe widow is not a sisters fan...even James Blake had a surprised look on his face....
chect it out on www.wtatennis.com

You are mad. First of all, your link doesn't work. It is here:

http://www.wtatennis.com/news/article/3502681/title/cnn-open-court-ashe-on-venus-serena

Any notion that Jeanne Moutoussamy-Ashe is not a fan of the Williams sisters is not supported by this clip. And there is NO shot of James Blake with a surprised look on his face. (I watched the clip twice.)

Secondly, I'm not sure where you get off claiming that Arthur Ashe didn't face the same vitriol as the Williams sisters. In the juniors he was denied access to some tournaments by virtue of race, and wasn't allowed to play in South Africa in the ATP. The Williams sisters didn't have these hurtles to climb, because of Ashe and others before them. (BTW, the Beyonce and Keyes references are spurious.)

I agree that Venus and Serena are totally super-heros and inspirational. But you have to get over yourself if you believe that they are the only African-Americans that have been hard done by in tennis. Or that other African-American players are against them.

and you are crazy for going on a rant over none of your business...you are taking this too personal...:lolz:..and your insults are not funny for a mod..lolz:...I urge you to calm down ..take a deep breath and then reply to my post in an objective rational manner....communication is an art homie not abuse of power..
you soughta scared me Mox!

Not a rant, simply a reply. What's so scary...the truth? (And 'none of my business?' Really? Is that how we discuss issues?) Like the movie line says: you can't handle the truth. Or you certainly can't debate it reasonably.

..what truth..:lolz:..listen its just my opinion..just an opinion..please dont get your drawers in a bunch over people who dont know you or care about you...take your advice and use it on yourself girlfriend....:lolz:

 

[Moxie]

did anyone hear Arthur Ashe s widow not exactly complimenting the sisters...I think the sisters impact is more deeper than Arthur who didnt exactly face the vitriol that the sisters face from the media and some black folks..
I think she is riding this Arthur Ashe situation until its dry and the sisters dont represent the cookie cutter African American like Beyonce or Alicia Keys.The sisters to me are admirable because they did it their way against all odds without being apologetic..they are like superheros and totally inspirational.
Its clear that this Arthur Ashe widow is not a sisters fan...even James Blake had a surprised look on his face....
chect it out on www.wtatennis.com

You are mad. First of all, your link doesn't work. It is here:

http://www.wtatennis.com/news/article/3502681/title/cnn-open-court-ashe-on-venus-serena

Any notion that Jeanne Moutoussamy-Ashe is not a fan of the Williams sisters is not supported by this clip. And there is NO shot of James Blake with a surprised look on his face. (I watched the clip twice.)

Secondly, I'm not sure where you get off claiming that Arthur Ashe didn't face the same vitriol as the Williams sisters. In the juniors he was denied access to some tournaments by virtue of race, and wasn't allowed to play in South Africa in the ATP. The Williams sisters didn't have these hurtles to climb, because of Ashe and others before them. (BTW, the Beyonce and Keyes references are spurious.)

I agree that Venus and Serena are totally super-heros and inspirational. But you have to get over yourself if you believe that they are the only African-Americans that have been hard done by in tennis. Or that other African-American players are against them.

and you are crazy for going on a rant over none of your business...you are taking this too personal...:lolz:..and your insults are not funny for a mod..lolz:...I urge you to calm down ..take a deep breath and then reply to my post in an objective rational manner....communication is an art homie not abuse of power..
you soughta scared me Mox!

Not a rant, simply a reply. What's so scary...the truth? (And 'none of my business?' Really? Is that how we discuss issues?) Like the movie line says: you can't handle the truth. Or you certainly can't debate it reasonably.

..what truth..:lolz:..listen its just my opinion..just an opinion..please dont get your drawers in a bunch over people who dont know you or care about you...take your advice and use it on yourself girlfriend....:lolz:

What you are saying was "just your opinion" at the top of this conversation was a mis-charactisation of what Ashe's widow said, of Blake's take on it, and your usual chin-forward notion that the Williams sisters are the most down-trodden of all tennis players. I disagreed with it, and told you why. That is reasonable debate. If you have nothing reasonable in response, then I would suggest it is you who has her knickers in a bunch, girlfriend.

It's quite rich from you suggesting that I ignore what people think who don't know me or care about me, since you are the first to infer what Serena believes, or what Sharapova, Stevens or others think about her. I don't believe I conferred any feelings on anyone beyond what they stated themselves.

 

[RJD11]

On Center Court ESPN reported that Serena said She wanted to win

more Slams than any other player. And that She might play til She

is 40 years old. That's her goal.

So don't think GOAT is not on her mind.

And bad news for the rest of the WTA players




http://espn.go.com/tennis/story/_/id/9872949/li-na-beats-jelena-jankovic-wta-championships

 

[tossip]

You are mad. First of all, your link doesn't work. It is here:

http://www.wtatennis.com/news/article/3502681/title/cnn-open-court-ashe-on-venus-serena

Any notion that Jeanne Moutoussamy-Ashe is not a fan of the Williams sisters is not supported by this clip. And there is NO shot of James Blake with a surprised look on his face. (I watched the clip twice.)

Secondly, I'm not sure where you get off claiming that Arthur Ashe didn't face the same vitriol as the Williams sisters. In the juniors he was denied access to some tournaments by virtue of race, and wasn't allowed to play in South Africa in the ATP. The Williams sisters didn't have these hurtles to climb, because of Ashe and others before them. (BTW, the Beyonce and Keyes references are spurious.)

I agree that Venus and Serena are totally super-heros and inspirational. But you have to get over yourself if you believe that they are the only African-Americans that have been hard done by in tennis. Or that other African-American players are against them.

and you are crazy for going on a rant over none of your business...you are taking this too personal...:lolz:..and your insults are not funny for a mod..lolz:...I urge you to calm down ..take a deep breath and then reply to my post in an objective rational manner....communication is an art homie not abuse of power..
you soughta scared me Mox!

Not a rant, simply a reply. What's so scary...the truth? (And 'none of my business?' Really? Is that how we discuss issues?) Like the movie line says: you can't handle the truth. Or you certainly can't debate it reasonably.

..what truth..:lolz:..listen its just my opinion..just an opinion..please dont get your drawers in a bunch over people who dont know you or care about you...take your advice and use it on yourself girlfriend....:lolz:

What you are saying was "just your opinion" at the top of this conversation was a mis-charactisation of what Ashe's widow said, of Blake's take on it, and your usual chin-forward notion that the Williams sisters are the most down-trodden of all tennis players. I disagreed with it, and told you why. That is reasonable debate. If you have nothing reasonable in response, then I would suggest it is you who has her knickers in a bunch, girlfriend.

It's quite rich from you suggesting that I ignore what people think who don't know me or care about me, since you are the first to infer what Serena believes, or what Sharapova, Stevens or others think about her. I don't believe I conferred any feelings on anyone beyond what they stated themselves.

......you are too emotional right now to make sense..:hug:chillout:

 

[RJD11]

Serena Williams has reached the Final of every WTA tournament

she has played in 2013.

 

[RJD11]

Serena Williams has reached the Final of every WTA tournament

she has played in 2013.

if you enjoy the “What if” game, an unlucky injury and an

inspired Sabine Lisicki may have been the only things keeping

Serena Williams from a calendar-year Grand Slam.