Also about the Jankovich and Williams match, i felt so bad for Jelena. Obviously, no match for Serena, but i liked how she played good tennis. One of the most entertaining matches i;ve seen. It was pretty funny how Jelena kept looking at the big screen and watching herself (maybe she should've concentrated more instead of watching?), but she was cool. I sometimes found myself leaning towards Jelena's side after watching her defense. I loved how she slid from side to side, it was like she was sliding on ice or something. LOL.
I thought Jankovic would get completely steamrolled, but she actually managed to make it a match. And she's always such a character. Luv it!
i think the other thing is also that ppl like to see a fight... they like to see players who have "earned" the victories... because roger makes it look so easy, ppl just somehow dismiss the work and effort he's put in... i think that's one of the reason why rafa is liked by many... because he gives of a feeling as a hardworking person
up til AO this year i actually quite liked djokovic... he was the young and talented... but the rise in rankings got to his head and he got annoying
and i remember watching murray at AO last yr in his match against rafa... i wanted him to win and i remember the match was really close
he appealed to me then... actually i think the young and up n coming players are all very attractive... but then it seems that when they get anywhere, they lose their charm and become irritating (to some extent, and not all but many do)
haha i always wondered how come davydenko was still in the top 5 although he keeps losing
another one of those guys is james blake... thought he would drop out of the top 10 sometime soon but he just keeps on hanging in there
as with women's tennis... i never was really into it... nowhere near as fast and exciting as the mens game
i used to really like monica seles and i actually watched her being stabbed on tv
but i was small (in primary school or sth?) and i dont really recall it that much now
but after that i grew to dislike steffi graf and never took a liking to any other women's player
i mean if i had to choose one now i would go for venus... i dunno why i jsut dont like serena
Davydenko actually did really well last year, he consistently made it into the semi finals of grand slams, and took Miami by surprise this year when he beat Roddick and Rafa on his way to the finals. Just one of those players who has the talent but not the mind or the belief that he could win a grand slam. As for James Blake, not a fan of his game, but a fan of his character, he's been through some tough injuries in his career, and managed to bounce back from them and work his way into the top 10.
I thought Murray was the most overrated player before Wimbledon this year (and to some extent I still do. I mean, an autobiography at the age of 21, SERIOUSLY?). But he's managed to convince me through that five setter against Gasquet, and then obviously beating Djokovic twice at Toronto/Cincy, and making the finals at the USO that he's capable of living up to the hype.
Monica Seles was someone I find endearing and I'm sad that her career turned out to be the biggest 'what-if' of tennis, but honestly, I was on the Graf side of the rivalry. I see Federer as the female version of Graf actually, the forehand, the backhand slice, the SHANKED backhands, the athleticism, the all court abilities, the grace etc.
And all this rant just so I can choo-choo some more on my FedExpress fangirl train. Go Smiley Fed, you really earned this one and proved those naysayers and obituary writers wrong.
