Okay, tell me, after I read Hingis' interview (AO final) I thought she was really positive, which was unexpected. I also read an article or two about the match and then another impression came upon me: Martina did not seem to have gone into the match expecting to win. Why do I say this? She seemed too comfortable in the postmatch interview, not disappointed enough. I mean, there's no reason to kill yourself over a tennis match, but maybe if there had been a little bit more intensity, maybe if she had been just a wee bit more upset with herself (when was the last time she had four match points in a grand slam final?) then I would say, this girl is determined not to let this happen to her again.
On the one hand, I prefer when a person is calm and has a quiet confidence (she did also seem patient and knows that she will win again, and I think she will too). I know I'm contradicting myself, but I just feel that she was somehow resigned to the fact that Capriati would win. I am not particularly a fan of hers, but she is important to the sport, and besides, I like when it is competitive.
So anyway, despite my rambling, I want to know if anyone felt her resignation as well, or how you felt about what might have been her approach towards the match, or her reaction afterwards.
On the one hand, I prefer when a person is calm and has a quiet confidence (she did also seem patient and knows that she will win again, and I think she will too). I know I'm contradicting myself, but I just feel that she was somehow resigned to the fact that Capriati would win. I am not particularly a fan of hers, but she is important to the sport, and besides, I like when it is competitive.
So anyway, despite my rambling, I want to know if anyone felt her resignation as well, or how you felt about what might have been her approach towards the match, or her reaction afterwards.