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Message: [QUOTE="Cuango, post: 4378329, member: 3834"] I’m always entertained by our sports media’s predictability. When the tournament first started, this was essentially a “goodbye” to the fans after a great career. She (Serena) was expected to win two or three matches and then ride off into the sunset. However, now that she has beaten one highly ranked player, she has suddenly morphed into the Serena of old and is now a favorite to win the title. Color me doubtful. This (so far) is exactly the pattern we’ve seen for the last five years. Since her last Grand Slam title in 2017 (Australian Open) she has been unable to string together enough good matches to emerge with the elusive final win. Father Time is (and will always be) undefeated! She tends to play two or three fair to good matches and then throws in a clunker and gets beat. Perhaps this time she can avoid the clunker (or at least have the good fortune of surviving it). Certainly, if she can reach the semis, all bets are off. She may be able to reach back to her storied past and win one for the ages. What a story that would be! [/QUOTE]