Mariana Alves???? Really???

Are they trying to throw Serena off?

:haha:

Just this: :lol:

At the photo, Serena had the face of: "Don't touch me, slut!"

Where's Shino?

10 bucks Alves will make a wrong decision against Serena in the final. :lol:

10 bucks Alves will make a wrong decision against Serena in the final. :lol:

20 bucks for more than 1 wrong decision/overrule.:devil:

Where's Shino?


That's what I wanted to ask, too. :lol:

Is Shino there, too?

That's what I wanted to ask, too. :lol:

Is Shino there, too?

Shino is THAT lineswoman right?

get over yourself. she's been doing Serena matches for a while now.

i'm very sure serena has gotten over it and doesnt mind mariana as her umpire, so you fans should too :o

Serena finally grunts after 4 games. Serena 3-2

Shino is THAT lineswoman right?


Right.

She's already butchered Zvonareva's name a couple of times. :rolleyes:

Right.

If she is there, Serena will be DQ-ed right now... :devil:

She's already butchered Zvonareva's name a couple of times. :rolleyes:

not true. she pronounced absolutely correctly. just like Russians would pronounce it.

not true. she pronounced absolutely correctly. just like Russians would pronounce it.

But which time? I've heard her say it two different ways...

Are they trying to throw Serena off?
http://www.threadbombing.com/data/media/2/G.diddy.gif

I really doubt Serena cares who the umpire is. :lol:

But which time? I've heard her say it two different ways...


Zvo-na-ryo-va

Zvo-na-ryo-va

Oh really? I never knew that; thanks :yeah:

Go Portugal :) Michelle to start, Mariana to finish

I was about to start a thread about this. Worst chice ever. And I'm not a Serena fan at all, just a bad choice since she's a terrible umpire.

I really thought they'd finally give a final to Asderaki, shes a fine referee. Or at least give it to Lang since she's British

i'm very sure serena has gotten over it and doesnt mind mariana as her umpire, so you fans should too :o

She tweeted about USO 2004 just last week :lol:

I'd laugh if Shino was line umpiring too. :lol:

Zvo-na-ryo-va
Alves said the name again, and it sound really strange

Any Russian poster to set thing straight

I'd laugh if Shino was line umpiring too. :lol:
Here they are together again
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not true. she pronounced absolutely correctly. just like Russians would pronounce it.

99% posters here even don´t know that pronunging Caro´s name "Wozniaki" is not right so I´m not surprised they don´t know how to pronounce Zvonareva:lol:

Here there are togther again
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http://t1.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:fQgh65hc9vkzRM:http://news.sky.com/sky-news/content/StaticFile/jpg/2009/Sep/Week2/15380673.jpg (http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://news.sky.com/sky-news/content/StaticFile/jpg/2009/Sep/Week2/15380673.jpg&imgrefurl=http://news.sky.com/skynews/Home/World-News/Serena-Williams-Unrepentant-And-Unapologetic-Despite-Angry-Outburst-Against-Lineswoman-At-US-Open/Article/200909215380662&usg=__erUJwPoglTRHgOwsHQoFBex1Q4Y=&h=180&w=180&sz=11&hl=en&start=137&um=1&itbs=1&tbnid=fQgh65hc9vkzRM:&tbnh=101&tbnw=101&prev=/images%3Fq%3DTennis%2BLine%2Bjudge%26start%3D120%2 6um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DN%26ndsp%3D20%26tbs%3Disc h:1)
:haha:

She tweeted about USO 2004 just last week :lol:

What did she say? :lol:

Are they trying to throw Serena off?
Sometimes you have to wonder.

Alves said the name again, and it sound really strange

Any Russian poster to set thing straight
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take what I said and trust it.

99% posters here even don´t know that pronunging Caro´s name "Wozniaki" is not right so I´m not surprised they don´t know how to pronounce Zvonareva:lol:

How do you say Wozniacki correctly?

I just got confused because I heard Alves say Zvonareva (as it's spelt) and then the correct way as tenn_ace pointed out.

get over yourself. she's been doing Serena matches for a while now.
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Right!

How do you say Wozniacki correctly?



Vozhniatski.

Vozhniatski.

Is the zh pronounced like a "z" or more like a "j" or ...?

Didn't Caro specifically say she wanted the "W" sound at the start?

Is the zh pronounced like a "z" or more like a "j" or ...?

Didn't Caro specifically say she wanted the "W" sound at the start?

Kind of like a soft "z" or chinese j. Think Zheng Jie.

I'd laugh if Shino was line umpiring too. :lol:

They're saving Shino for her favourite tournament. :drool:

How do you say Wozniacki correctly?


voj-n'ia-tski

lisicki, while we're at it, li-shi-tski

Actually she umpired for Serena in the RG QF and overruled more than 1 time in FAVOR of Serena. :yawn:

Serena just kind of dissed her in her press conference, :lol:

The thing is, Mariana didn't just screw up at the '04 Open. She always screws up. :o

Are they trying to throw Serena off?

Nope, it's just the world doesn't revolve around Serena Williams so the tournament referee doesn't research every trivial incident an umpire and player might have ever been involved in.