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Trih · Jan 4th, 2013, 11:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Andy.

2006 US Open pre tournament press conference.

BAM! I feel such a fake fan

Mr.Sharapova · Jan 5th, 2013, 07:56 AM

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Originally Posted by NiMaria

HeadbandPova

I don't post too often but I have a feeling i'll be around here for awhile. Unless I get a life

Sharapova is our life baby

, Get used to it

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JoPova · Jan 5th, 2013, 08:53 AM

If Serena keeps this level up, I'm not sure if there'll be someone who can take a set against her. Robotic serving and bashed returns that always catch the line

Iblis · Jan 5th, 2013, 02:02 PM

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Originally Posted by M.M

Hopefully all of you guys will stick around after AO

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Why shouldn't we?

doomsday · Jan 5th, 2013, 02:24 PM

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Originally Posted by JoPova

If Serena keeps this level up, I'm not sure if there'll be someone who can take a set against her. Robotic serving and bashed returns that always catch the line

That's all we're asking, a battle

JoPova · Jan 5th, 2013, 02:30 PM

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Originally Posted by doomsday

That's all we're asking, a battle

It gets boring after a while! there's a feeling that no other girl has a chance to win against Serena or even make it close, if she plays her best. In the men's tour the top 4 is dominant, but there are some upsets at times. The top 10 is generally competitive in their matches against Fed, Nole, Rafa and Andy. Serena just crushes everybody

Chrissie-fan · Jan 5th, 2013, 02:31 PM

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Originally Posted by NiMaria

I don't post too often but I have a feeling i'll be around here for awhile. Unless I get a life

Getting a life is overrated. Nothing good comes from it. Believe me, you're much better of if you have a Sharapova than a life.

Asanty · Jan 5th, 2013, 02:43 PM

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Originally Posted by JoPova

It gets boring after a while! there's a feeling that no other girl has a chance to win against Serena or even make it close, if she plays her best. In the men's tour the top 4 is dominant, but there are some upsets at times. The top 10 is generally competitive in their matches against Fed, Nole, Rafa and Andy. Serena just crushes everybody

It should happen sooner or later, I bet this year either Masha or Aza will win her. At least Masha struggled somehow with her in Istambul and Aza won her at expho.

JoPova · Jan 5th, 2013, 02:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Asanty

It should happen sooner or later, I bet this year either Masha or Aza will win her. At least Masha struggled somehow with her in Istambul and Aza won her at expho.

I don't think Vika or Maria will beat Serena soon, no matter the surface. The greates thing about Serena is that she can up her game and intensity whenever she needs it. So she's hardly ever losing matches against top players. It's almost like a robot

Maria played really well in that Istanbul final, but it's very difficult for women to win matches if they can't break their opponents' serve

Asanty · Jan 5th, 2013, 02:53 PM

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Originally Posted by JoPova

I don't think Vika or Maria will beat Serena soon, no matter the surface. The greates thing about Serena is that she can up her game and intensity whenever she needs it. So she's hardly ever losing matches against top players. It's almost like a robot

Maria played really well in that Istanbul final, but it's very difficult for women to win matches if they can't break their opponents' serve

But on another hand, remember that Rena wasn't that impressive first half of the last year, maybe now the second half

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JoPova · Jan 5th, 2013, 02:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Asanty

But on another hand, remember that Rena wasn't that impressive first half of the last year, maybe now the second half

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She's bound to lose a couple of matches sooner or later

But she's going to dominate 2013 for sure.

Asanty · Jan 5th, 2013, 03:05 PM

Damn, now I have realized how I badly want to see Maria at the court, 8 days to wait....it is a long ride

Fighterpova · Jan 5th, 2013, 03:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Asanty

It should happen sooner or later, I bet this year either Masha or Aza will win her. At least Masha struggled somehow with her in Istambul and Aza won her at expho.

And God forbid Serena loses to Azarenka

Fighterpova · Jan 5th, 2013, 03:19 PM

As for the Istanbul match, I know a lot of people will jump on me and all, but it wasn't that close. Yes, Maria made Serena work, but Serena wasn't near her best, yet Maria didn't have a single break point in the match. Nowhere in the match did things indicate Maria may win, so Imo, it was a pretty comfortable win for Serena, even though it was refreshing to see Maria win more than her usual range of 1-4 games vs Serena

JoPova · Jan 5th, 2013, 03:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Fighterpova

As for the Istanbul match, I know a lot of people will jump on me and all, but it wasn't that close. Yes, Maria made Serena work, but Serena wasn't near her best, yet Maria didn't have a single break point in the match. Nowhere in the match did things indicate Maria may win, so Imo, it was a pretty comfortable win for Serena, even though it was refreshing to see Maria win more than her usual range of 1-4 games vs Serena

Serena had one of her best serving performances of the year. Her ground game was solid. The only thing she could've done better was returning Maria's serve, but you are bound to make a few mistakes if you bash the return as hard as she does, which is actually a good tactic against Maria, since it puts pressure on her serve and she starts DFing, jut like it happened at the Olympics.