anyone for tennis ?

edgarcasey · January 19th, 2010, 01:53 AM

hello all, i just thought i'd ask to see if anyone likes tennis? Wimbledon starts in a week, any tips?

Regarding Elena Dementieva...

She's technically flawless. She's not intimidated. (Not even by Serena: Elena held match point against her in their semifinal last year at Wimbledon.) She just won her warm-up, in Sydney, I believe. Why couldn't she go all the way in singles? Yes, she's never won a grand slam championship, but Novotna didn't either until age 29. Elena is at 20 to 1, so five hundred bucks could get you ten grand. She will have to face Justine in the second round, but if she gets by (which I believe she will), it could boost her confidence even more.

Sandy Claws · June 12th, 2010, 02:43 AM

i'm having a guess at djokovic again, i think he will win another slam somewhere and hopefully i have a wager on it. As for the women, probably one of the williams' or henin, but hopefully someone else maybe wozniacki or dementieva if she is healthy.

**billybunter** · June 12th, 2010, 03:44 AM

Hate tennis, but I do enjoy watching the ladies play

**tony_grego** · June 12th, 2010, 08:38 AM

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Hate tennis, but I do enjoy watching the ladies play

Hi BB, is this...

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**bawjaws** · June 12th, 2010, 08:20 PM

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Hate tennis, but I do enjoy watching the ladies play

but nowadays I have to turn the sound down because of all the blimmin grunting...just what is that all about?

ErnestoGuevara · June 12th, 2010, 09:25 PM

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but nowadays I have to turn the sound down because of all the blimmin grunting...just what is that all about?

Quite. I barely dare watch tennis these days - certainly with the sound up - in case the neighbours think I'm watching porn movies.

**jesegr** · June 13th, 2010, 02:41 AM

Nobody gave grunts like Monica Seles. It was almost a cross between a grunt and a shriek.

**Tmee2020** · June 13th, 2010, 05:35 AM

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Nobody gave grunts like Monica Seles. It was almost a cross between a grunt and a shriek.

It was, and it used to annoy me a lot. And yet when Sharapova does it I don't mind so much. I don't know why that would be.

**jesegr** · June 13th, 2010, 12:16 PM

My current favorite women's player is Jelena Jankovic, though she never wins a tourney. I love when she does the splits going for the side forehands!

edgarcasey · June 13th, 2010, 06:35 PM

I'd say keep an eye on Francesca Schiavone and particularly Samantha Stosur. Sam is an amazon woman whose game should translate very well onto the grass. Also still like Elena Dementieva, provided she's recovered sufficiently from the thigh injury.
Now, about all the "grunting"...
First of all, the term is no longer adequate to describe the violent 'I just got stabbed' shrieks that are so ubiquitous on the women's side.
Maria Sharapova sounds like Anna Netrebko warming up in an eight by ten foot practice room with no sound proofing - every time she strikes the ball. I guess that's appropriate, being that she's such a diva. Monica was as quiet as a church mouse compared to Sharapova, come on now.
Serena Williams basically admitted that she uses her ear piercing jungle shrieks in order to intimidate her opponents. But that stuff has become so commonplace, so trite, so obvious that it doesn't work anymore (if it ever did). On the contrary, I've often thought about how much extra valuable energy is sapped from a player who, for whatever reason, is compelled to perform such excessive mind-numbing vocalizations throughout the course of a match.
Roger Federer and Justine Henin are two brilliant champions who make not a sound during their matches. From my perspective, this only adds to their greatness.

June 12th, 2010, 02:43 AM	#2
Sandy Claws Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 149 Thanks: 1,535 Thanked 2,211 Times in 282 Posts	Wimbledon.................? i'm having a guess at djokovic again, i think he will win another slam somewhere and hopefully i have a wager on it. As for the women, probably one of the williams' or henin, but hopefully someone else maybe wozniacki or dementieva if she is healthy.

June 13th, 2010, 06:35 PM	#10
edgarcasey Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: New Jersey, USA and Manila, Philippines Posts: 305 Thanks: 3,658 Thanked 3,759 Times in 303 Posts	Random Thoughts I'd say keep an eye on Francesca Schiavone and particularly Samantha Stosur. Sam is an amazon woman whose game should translate very well onto the grass. Also still like Elena Dementieva, provided she's recovered sufficiently from the thigh injury. Now, about all the "grunting"... First of all, the term is no longer adequate to describe the violent 'I just got stabbed' shrieks that are so ubiquitous on the women's side. Maria Sharapova sounds like Anna Netrebko warming up in an eight by ten foot practice room with no sound proofing - every time she strikes the ball. I guess that's appropriate, being that she's such a diva. Monica was as quiet as a church mouse compared to Sharapova, come on now. Serena Williams basically admitted that she uses her ear piercing jungle shrieks in order to intimidate her opponents. But that stuff has become so commonplace, so trite, so obvious that it doesn't work anymore (if it ever did). On the contrary, I've often thought about how much extra valuable energy is sapped from a player who, for whatever reason, is compelled to perform such excessive mind-numbing vocalizations throughout the course of a match. Roger Federer and Justine Henin are two brilliant champions who make not a sound during their matches. From my perspective, this only adds to their greatness.

January 19th, 2010, 01:53 AM	#1
edgarcasey Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: New Jersey, USA and Manila, Philippines Posts: 305 Thanks: 3,658 Thanked 3,759 Times in 303 Posts	hello all, i just thought i'd ask to see if anyone likes tennis? Wimbledon starts in a week, any tips? Regarding Elena Dementieva... She's technically flawless. She's not intimidated. (Not even by Serena: Elena held match point against her in their semifinal last year at Wimbledon.) She just won her warm-up, in Sydney, I believe. Why couldn't she go all the way in singles? Yes, she's never won a grand slam championship, but Novotna didn't either until age 29. Elena is at 20 to 1, so five hundred bucks could get you ten grand. She will have to face Justine in the second round, but if she gets by (which I believe she will), it could boost her confidence even more.

June 12th, 2010, 03:44 AM	#3
billybunter R.I.P. Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Gone But Not Forgotten Posts: 14,404 Thanks: 51,687 Thanked 252,376 Times in 14,171 Posts	Hate tennis, but I do enjoy watching the ladies play

June 13th, 2010, 02:41 AM	#7
jesegr Vintage Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 442 Thanks: 23,113 Thanked 5,879 Times in 438 Posts	Nobody gave grunts like Monica Seles. It was almost a cross between a grunt and a shriek.

June 13th, 2010, 12:16 PM	#9
jesegr Vintage Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 442 Thanks: 23,113 Thanked 5,879 Times in 438 Posts	My current favorite women's player is Jelena Jankovic, though she never wins a tourney. I love when she does the splits going for the side forehands!