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Are there any among those responding on this thread that feel Azarenka may have gamed the rules a bit? There were signs of a Serena-like momentum change in blowing in the hot Australian wind when Azarenka took her injury break>
 
Found this while looking up Sybil Smith, who is Sloane's mom. I read she was a swimmer and it turns out she was a damn good one!

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In her day, she made the Olympic trials in three different events. Nothing to sneeze at. Also, it appears that most of her records, set in the 1980s, still stand at her alma mater (BU).

So Sloane's dad was an NFL running back and her mom an accomplished swimmer. Fairly athletic set of genes, I'd say!
 
Bigpetunia said:
Venus is adorable! Serena? Great player, but kind of a trashmouth....
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I'll go with "Venus is adorable", and I like Na Li. Shreeeeeking is not a factor in my tastes, and
I've long known there's just no explanation for Meyers:p.

Tennis Channel reads that we can see a replay of Fed/Andy about 7:30am and again about 5:30pm tomorrow.
 
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VAUConnFan said:
Are there any among those responding on this thread that feel Azarenka may have gamed the rules a bit? There were signs of a Serena-like momentum change in blowing in the hot Australian wind when Azarenka took her injury break>
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I have been a big fan of Azarenka for the past two years; but, this said, Her leaving the court for "medical attention" does not pass the basic smell test with me.

The only thing that was hurting her was her confidence. In her own words (not exact but generally accurate) she said that she "had lost control of her nerves" and was "having trouble breathing."

Controlling your nerves is one of the basic skills required of professional tennis players. Azarenka took a time out for ten minutes to collect herself. Not fair. And I do think she was "gaming the system."

Stephens should have stayed active while waiting for Az to return. Instead, Sloane just sat quietly. When play resumed, she was not warmed up and ready to continue play at the level she was at in the previous few games.

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Thanks, OC
 
Anyone who wants an 'inside baseball' look at the Williams' PM me.
 
Azarenka was almost certainly doing some gamesmanship, but I only feel moderately annoyed at her for it. She's only doing what's been done countless times in both women's and men's tennis. The difference this time is that she was too addled in her interview to properly obfuscate that, like everyone else does.

I'm hoping that things like this will continue to accumulate until there's a rules change around medical time outs. What I want is a rule that says that you have to take your medical time out before your own serve, not before your opponent's serve. If you can't play your opponent's service game, you forfeit that service game to the opponent, and then get your time out.

Olde Coach said:
Stephens should have stayed active while waiting for Az to return. Instead, Sloane just sat quietly. When play resumed, she was not warmed up and ready to continue play at the level she was at in the previous few games.
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Yup. Not the first time she's done it either; earlier in the tournament, on that day when the temperature hit 105, her opponent went into the back for a bathroom break/clothes change after the first set finished. Sloane sat in the heat, eventually even coming out and sitting down on the court. She's got a lot to learn.
 
VAMike23 said:
Found this while looking up Sybil Smith, who is Sloane's mom. I read she was a swimmer and it turns out she was a damn good one!

LINK

In her day, she made the Olympic trials in three different events. Nothing to sneeze at. Also, it appears that most of her records, set in the 1980s, still stand at her alma mater (BU).

So Sloane's dad was an NFL running back and her mom an accomplished swimmer. Fairly athletic set of genes, I'd say!
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Sloane looks just like her mother.
 
Andy and Roger playing right now... 4am, early in the first set
 
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meyers7 said:
Than a Williams? Absolutely.

If it were say the Olympics, then I'd hold my nose and I wouldn't object.
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nose-holding would probably not work for me, especially if serena is playing.
 
The quote about Azaranka is incomplete. She said she had a rib injury, which was involved in her breathing problems.

Again the primary program will be at 3am for the women's final. Tennis has a rebroadcast scheduled for 5pm tomorrow.
 
Andy & Novak will be up to their old tricks at 3amESPN, not 2.
Novak has momentum? Well he gutted out a 5-setter over Wawrinka in the quarters, then crushed David Ferrer in the semis. He has an extra day's rest over Andy, who needed 5 sets in his semi. And Novak is the defending champ.

Andy has momentum? He has a new lease on life with Ivan Lendl in his corner. Andy broke through last year, winning the Olympics. And he pulled through in the US Open vs. that same Novak who he now meets. And yesterday's victory over Roger was another step, for he had been 0-3 against Roger in Majors.

Should be one mighty contest.
 
That was a major confidence builder for Andy but your point about fatigue could be a decider, really looking forward to his one.
 
In signing off on this year's Open, I'm amazed we had more than 1800 look-ins on the board. Great to see tennis is alive and well on the Boneyard.
 
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And some of us aren't really tennis fans but check each thread on the board.
 
DaddyChoc said:
why the curiosity?
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Just to keep up with what is happening but not really a fan. This time I learned about Sloane Stephens but I wouldn't say it was because I am a big fan of tennis.
 
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