[liuxuan]

I was thinking, with Serna out of the US Open she will drop close to 1000 points, and if Justine has an improved hardcourt season and a good performance at the US Open, Kim and Justine will be ranked #1 and #2 after the Open.

Crazy thought huh? who could have predicted that this time last year?

However, I would still bet my house that this years US Open champions second name is Williams

 

[AjdeNate!]

If Justine wins Toronto, New Haven, and the Open.... she's #1!!!! :lol:

 

[greg²]

If Serena doens't play Leipzig, then 1 and 2 is for Kim and Justine. Then serena lost more than 1400 points

 

[gmak]

i think it's kim's biggest chance to win a grand slam

serena out
venus still injured

 

[Mateo Mathieu]

Oh, since when Serna reached the top spot?

 

[Toontje]

Serena Williams

Week of Tournament Points Result Tier
2003-06-23 Wimbledon 1110 WON Grand Slam
2003-01-13 Australian Open 1048 WON Grand Slam
2002-08-26 U.S. Open 1040 WON Grand Slam
2003-05-26 Roland Garros 506 SF Grand Slam
2002-11-04 WTA Championships 484 F Champ.
2003-03-17 Miami 493 WON I
2003-04-07 Charleston 305 F I
2002-09-23 Leipzig, Germany 291 WON II ?
2003-02-03 Paris 284 WON II
2002-09-16 Princess Cup at Tokyo 264 WON II
2003-05-12 Rome 170 SFI
2002-08-05 L. Angeles 65 QF II
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Total points best tournaments: 6060 points

1660 points

Kim Clijsters

Week of Tournament Points Result Tier
2002-11-04 WTA Championships 750 WON Champ.
2003-05-26 Roland Garros 646 F Grand Slam
2003-03-03 Indian Wells 459 WON I
2003-06-23 Wimbledon 440 SF Grand Slam
2003-01-13 Australian Open 432 SF Grand Slam
2003-05-12 Rome 402 WON I
2002-10-04 Filderstadt, Germany 378 WON II
2003-01-06 Sydney 350 WON II
2003-05-05 Berlin 295 F I
2003-07-21 Stanford 264 WON II
2003-03-17 Miami 235 SF I
2003-02-10 Antwerp 235 F II
2002-09-16 Toyota Princess Cup at Tokyo 210 F II
2003-06-16 's-Hertogenbosch 208 WON III
2002-10-21 Luxembourg 200 WON III
2003-02-24 Scottsdale 170 F II
2002-08-26 U.S. Open 122 4e round Grand Slam
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Total points 17 best tournaments: 5796 points

2002-10-14 Zurich, Switzerland 107 QF I
2002-09-23 Leipzig, Germany 94 SF II
2002-07-29 San Diego, California 93 QF II
2002-08-12 Montreal, Canada 48 3e round I
2002-08-05 L. Angeles 1 2e round II

Currently at San Diego 132 SF II
Has to defend points on 4 tournaments in 2003.


Justine Henin Hardenne

Week of Tournament Points Result Tier
2003-05-26 Roland Garros 1156 WON Grand Slam
2003-01-13 Australian Open 460 SF Grand Slam
2003-05-05 Berlin 440 WON I
2003-04-07 Charleston 420 WON I
2003-06-23 Wimbledon 370 SF Grand Slam
2003-02-17 Dubai 324 WON II
2002-10-27 Linz 311 WON II
2002-10-20 Zurich 169 SF I
2002-11-06 Championsh 144 Champ.
2002-09-29 Leipzig 127 SF
2003-04-14 Amalia Island 127 SF II
2003-01-06 Sydney 126 SF II
2002-09-08 US Open 122 4e ronde Grand Slam
2003-06-16 's-Hertogenbosch 114 F III
2003-02-10 Antwerp 105 SF II
2003-03-17 Miami 101 QF I
2002-08-18 Montreal 89 QF I
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Total points 17 best tournaments: 4705 points

2002-08-25 New Haven 1 II


Currently at San Diego 180 SF II
Still has to defend points on 5 tournaments in 2003.


greetings


Toontje

 

[venusfan]

Wierd.. but live Hingis.. the Belgians will win the tier I & 2 but when it comes to big titles.. they will fizzle in the final rounds.. especially the chockster

 

[Hendouble]

What exactly is a chockster, anyway?

 

[Filip!]

Wierd.. but live Hingis.. the Belgians will win the tier I & 2 but when it comes to big titles.. they will fizzle in the final rounds.. especially the chockster

You can't accept the reality! The rankings are a fact, just live with it!

 

[Pureracket]

Does that mean that everybody will root for Serena and Venus now that they are the underdogs?

 

[skanky~skanketta]

wow. i hope kim wins the USO. then at least it'll be nice.

 

[Hendouble]

Oh, but if Venus is the underdog, how come she's now the CLEAR favourite to win the US Open? If you wouldn't bet a penny on a Belgian winning, as someone in another thread said, then surely Henin and Clijsters should still be regarded as the underdogs?

 

[liuxuan]

Well, I think Venus will win the US Open now, and I reckon it would be great if she did.

However, now that her nemesis is out of the picture, this could be the chance Jennifer has been waiting for to end her title drought in style - and we know she likes to do things big style.

I really hope Jenny can do it!

 

[Pureracket]

Oh, but if Venus is the underdog, how come she's now the CLEAR favourite to win the US Open? If you wouldn't bet a penny on a Belgian winning, as someone in another thread said, then surely Henin and Clijsters should still be regarded as the underdogs?

Who said that she was the CLEAR favourite to win? A fan of hers? LOL

In that case, I will say that the Dallas Cowboys are a clear favourite to win the SuperBowl, regardless of how they are ranked. .. LOL

Nah, I'm talking about the rankings and the fact that people say that they root against them because they like the underdogs. Well, Serena won't be #1 anymore, and Venus won't even be in the top 4. What will be the solution now for people to root against them so adamantly and with such vitriole.

 

[Schalckske]

Who said that she was the CLEAR favourite to win? A fan of hers? LOL

In that case, I will say that the Dallas Cowboys are a clear favourite to win the SuperBowl, regardless of how they are ranked. .. LOL

Nah, I'm talking about the rankings and the fact that people say that they root against them because they like the underdogs. Well, Serena won't be #1 anymore, and Venus won't even be in the top 4. What will be the solution now for people to root against them so adamantly and with such vitriole.

almost all williams fans here on the board, but also fans of other players keep saying that the sisters still are the two best players, and that they still are the players to beat, despite their ranking. so, they aren't the underdogs imo because they're ranked lower...

Also the USO is on hardcourt, where the williams sisters reign already for 4 years, if i'm right, again one conclusion (imo): they aren't the underdogs, but the players to beat

 

[Pureracket]

Well, Serena has withdrawn, and Venus is coming off of a very serious injury. I don't see how any real supporter of the underdog could root against Venus for the Open.

 

[Hendouble]

Well, if just about everyone on this board is a fan of hers, then they're the people I've seen saying that she is the clear favourite. There was a small element of sarcasm in my post.

And as for the rankings and seedings... are spectators really going to care about that? If Venus comes out and starts beating up the Belgians as she usually does, without any hint of a problem, the crowd may well start cheering for the opposition. If she's struggling, then I think they may well get behind her. So, have we now officially classified both the Parisian and New York crowds as racist?

 

[Hendouble]

Put it this way: if Venus is fit enough to not only enter the Open but to get the latter rounds and play against the Belgians and other Americans, she ain't the underdog anymore. It's quite obvious that if she is fit enough, she is easily the favourite against every other player in the draw.

 

[Pureracket]

Well, if just about everyone on this board is a fan of hers, then they're the people I've seen saying that she is the clear favourite. There was a small element of sarcasm in my post.

And as for the rankings and seedings... are spectators really going to care about that? If Venus comes out and starts beating up the Belgians as she usually does, without any hint of a problem, the crowd may well start cheering for the opposition. If she's struggling, then I think they may well get behind her. So, have we now officially classified both the Parisian and New York crowds as racist?

Ok, so what makes a person the underdog? Ability or ranking? Of course, Venus' fans are going to say she should win. If she were in a wheelchair, the fans would say that. That's what FANS do. However, that's not what the argument has been that was used to root against them. Again, Venus is seriously recovering from an injury and out of the top 4. To me, she is the prime candidate for an underdog against opponents who are having decent hardcourt seasons.

To answer your question about racism (I'm assuming this is being sarcastic too which happens to seriously minimize the plight of people affected by racism), you would need to guage that for yourself if possible.

 

[monicain]

On verra.