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Buzzyboy said:
I would say that Graf would beat Serena consistently because not only was she a superb tennis player but I think extraordinarily tough mentally. It's pretty obvious by this that Serena is not nearly as tough mentally though she's shown the same issues earlier in her career, inconsistency due to mental lapses.
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That's just silly. You don't win 21 Majors by being inconsistent and lapsing your mental.
 
JavaMan said:
Serena Stunned in US Open Semifinals

NEW YORK — There will be no historic Grand Slam for Serena Williams after all.
Roberti Vinci made sure of that.

The 32-year-old Italian stunned Williams — and the tennis world — by knocking off the three-time defending champion 2-6, 6-4, 6-4 in the semifinals of the US Open.

Williams was seeking to become the first woman since Steffi Graf in 1988 to win the Grand Slam.
Vinci entered the tournament facing odds of 300-1 to win it.

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NOBODY saw that one coming!! :oops:
 
HGN said:
No tennis Grand Slam again this year.Winning the 4 Slams in one calendar year.

Just goes to show you can only count on death , taxes , and The Huskies.
The Huskies will win their 4th NC in a row.. THE HUSKY SLAM.
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Hey, HGN.....I like that kind of talk!!! ;)
 
what an anti-climax: Flávia wins the U.S. Open of all things.
 
The only thing that will salvage this tournament for me is if Roger Fedor manages to win on the men's side.
 
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The match was decent, but the outcome leaves me dissatisfied. Two random major winners come out of nowhere to capture a slam title and then immediately retire???
 
alexrgct said:
The match was decent, but the outcome leaves me dissatisfied. Two random major winners come out of nowhere to capture a slam title and then immediately retire???
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who was the other ?
 
wire chief said:
I think you mean a Frenchwoman who got flowers from Pierce Brosnan during an earlier final(2007) that she lost. So did not come out of nowhere.
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Marion Bartoli did get flowers in 007 from 007, but didn't retire until after she won Wimbledon in 2013.
 
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calpedaler said:
Marion Bartoli did get flowers in 007 from 007, but didn't retire until after she won Wimbledon in 2013.
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Yes-Bartoli won Wimby 2013 and was retired by the U.S. Open same year. I'd just prefer it if these surprise winners become factors in majors going forward rather a guaranteed one-time flash in the pan. Might be a shot in the arm the women's game could use in tennis: just a smidge more depth and intrigue. The men's game, meanwhile, routinely fields three legends who have won nine majors or more already (and hopefully not 10, pending the U.S. Open finals Sunday). And when Cilic and Wawrinka have shocked the tennis world by winning majors, they've kept at it thus far. That's what I'd prefer.
 
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easttexastrash said:
What Vinci did in this match is exactly why I think Steffi would have beaten Serena, which was use the slice, which Serena does not handle well. Steffi's slice backhand hugged the ground. Vinci also moved very well and kept getting balls back and no player in the history of the game moved any better than Steffi.
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Monica Seles owned Steffi Graf before she got hurt. Stef couldn't handle the power. Monica wasn't considered very mobile. Serena has the mobility and power, not to mention the best serve in history. Vinci played an incredible game. Serena was killed by the amount of unforced errors, especially on second serves.
 
Beemer said:
I've always had a problem with Serena's attitude after a defeat, she's never been gracious about acknowledging that her opponent was better than her that day. Talk about a sore loser.
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I thought that she was very humble. She hates to lose, you think she should smile?
 
Buzzyboy said:
The level of competition in women's tennis is nothing close to what it was during Steffi Graf's prime. Not even close.
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Certainly not in the year she got her calendar Slam. In 1988, Nav/Evert were already far out of their primes, and Seles wasn't around yet. Graf's path through the '88 US Open was Minter, Bollegraf, Herreman, Fendick, Maleeva, Evert by walkover due to injury, and future one-slam wonder Sabatini.

As it turns out, it's easier to get calendar slams (or at least, get close to them) in weak years. Not to say that this era is especially weaker than most of Graf's time - I don't think the post Seles stabbing era that Graf feasted on was particularly strong. The current era lacks stability at the top, but has a deeper top 100, IMO.
 
Phillyconn said:
I thought that she was very humble. She hates to lose, you think she should smile?
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She doesn't have to smile, just have the grace & class to admit that for at least that one match her opponent was better than she was. This is an attitude she's had for years although you are right she was humble after losing Friday.
 
Beemer said:
She doesn't have to smile, just have the grace & class to admit that for at least that one match her opponent was better than she was. This is an attitude she's had for years although you are right she was humble after losing Friday.
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If she had it for years why is anyone surprised... geesh the things people say about others
 
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Beemer said:
She doesn't have to smile, just have the grace & class to admit that for at least that one match her opponent was better than she was. This is an attitude she's had for years although you are right she was humble after losing Friday.
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“I thought she played the best tennis in her career,’’ Williams said of the 43rd-ranked Vinci. “She’s [32] and, she’s going for it at a late age. So that’s good for her to keep going for it. It’s inspiring.”
 
Beemer said:
She doesn't have to smile, just have the grace & class to admit that for at least that one match her opponent was better than she was. This is an attitude she's had for years although you are right she was humble after losing Friday.
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I thought she gave her opponent all the credit in the world. She didn't make excuses this time. I was proud of the way she handled herself.

Why does she have to behave the way that you or anybody else thinks is right?
I would rather she show her anger if that's how she felt, instead of pretending.
 
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