tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-225463736201432497Sun, 16 Jun 2013 22:57:31 +0000ethicsaddictiontraumaAndy MurrayUsain BoltVera ZvonarevacompetitionnatureChristina McHaleParis mastersVenus WilliamsSania MirzawarMark Phillipoussismotivationtennis parentsKimiko Date-KrummJohn IsnerscamsSam QuerreypersonalitymemoirsAlexandr DolgopolovGreta Arnkim clijstersSandra ZahlavovaNathalie DechyJustine Heninwomens' tennisPetra KvitovavuvuzelaFrancesca SchiavonegreetingsCara BlackdopingEster Vergeersamantha stosurgreedsexismNikolay Davydenkobody languageRoland GarrosWilliams SistersfidelityhealingNovak DjokovicsponsorshipsendorsementsfeminismMelanie Oudinsuccesstennis techniqueKevin AndersonBud CollinscredibilityDohaDaniela Hantuchovatouchingdrama queensJames BlakeHeath LedgerESPY awardstennis ball machinedisasterclownscoachingIvan LjubicicWimbledonMagnus NormanMarion Bartolicollege tennisTiger WoodslovepsychetennisPSTyear-end championshipsLucie SafarovaMilos RaonicWinston-SalemMartina HingisretirementThanksgivingtennis channelelena dementievaDonald YoungGael MonfilsDustin BrownZina GarrisonriskScoville JenkinsnewbiesPhillipp Petzschnerernests gulbisFeliciano LopezJohn McEnroeShanghaihatersElena Vesninagrudge matchesDinara SafinaimpostorsneglectChanda RubinStan WawrinkajusticeAndre AgassiJunior tennisSvetlana Kuznetsovaball kidsfashionDavide Nalbandiantennis rivalryMardy FishcomebacksAravane Rezaitennis prostennis fansMary Carillofriendshipblog commentarypunishmentDavid Nalbandiandoubles tennisSomdev Devvarmantennis artAmelie MauresmoLiezel HubergenderBjorn BorgCaribbeanFamily Circle Cupmental illnessDudi SelaVania KingfitnessFernando Verdascobelly-buttonsFed CupAnastasia PavlyuchenkovaRoger FedererAkgul AmanmuradovaHeather WatsonfrenemiesRadek StepanekCarnivalslutslossrelationshipssibling rivalriesSara ErraniUS OpenaltruismNa LiCaster Semenyatravelhikingscreeching bansheesBethanie Mattek-SandsbreakthroughsAndrea PetkovicTomas BerdychBarclayshumorIvan LendlracismESPNMartin KlizaninjuriesPete Samprastransitiontennis spousesRafael NadalUSTAWorld CupabuseJelena JankovicpsychotherapyMarcel Granollerstennis rulesPeng ShuaiLleyton HewittCaroline WozniackiJelena DokicJulia GörgesTwitterMaria KirilenkoLindsay DavenportkarmaMonica SelesNew Year ResolutionsSabine LisickichangeSerena WilliamsRobin SöderlingmarriageFlavia PennettaAmanda CoetzerGrigor DimitrovimmigrantsachievementZheng JieDavid FerrerAlize CornetcheatingBernard TomicSloane StephensJuan Del PotroMeghann ShaughnessyChris Everttennis historyscandalsbeautyGilles SimonPhilipp KohlschreiberTommy HaasJo-Wilfried Tsongabig babesmen's tennisPablo Cuevasnadia petrovaJennifer Capriatimassagebook reviewsOlympicsdavis cupTsvetana PironkovaAustralian OpenAndy RoddickpoliticsvictimsMaria Sharapova2010tennis commentarySteffi Graflaura robsonlifeAna IvanovicAgnieszka Radwanskapassionbody imageleague tennistennis gigolosexhibition matchesGustavo KuertenreligionYanina Wickmayerpersonal freedomVictoria Azarenkamind gamesfictionsatireleft-handed players http://www.tennischick.net/noreply@blogger.com (tennischick)Blogger443125blogspot/kZclhttp://feedburner.google.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-225463736201432497.post-5544591544309514687Sun, 16 Jun 2013 22:48:00 +00002013-06-16T18:57:31.803-04:00Maria Sharapovawomens' tennisSerena WilliamsSara Errani What stood out for me at the 2013 Roland Garros finals between Serena and Sharapova, was that Sharapova played a purely power game while Serena mixed in finesse. For a good portion of that match, Serena returned the ball placidly, measuredly. Power, like finesse, was something she turned on and off, as needed. But when folks talk about Serena, all they allude to is her power. It’s almost http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/kZcl/~3/i5uJ-brBsfg/the-combination-of-power-and-finesse.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (tennischick)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/kZcl/~4/i5uJ-brBsfg" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.tennischick.net/2013/06/the-combination-of-power-and-finesse.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-225463736201432497.post-5039856536078390069Tue, 11 Jun 2013 01:53:00 +00002013-06-10T22:09:18.089-04:00David Ferrertennis commentarySara Errani There are so many paths to tennis success, so many different styles of playing and winning. Just think of the top ten women right now and it becomes easy to identify ways in which their games are totally different from each other’s. Radwanska’s style of play is as different from Kerber’s as Na Li’s is from Sharapova’s. And while the latter’s game probably most closely resembles that of http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/kZcl/~3/v7w0FWTX5Q8/errani-ferrer-and-re-definition-of.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (tennischick)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/kZcl/~4/v7w0FWTX5Q8" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.tennischick.net/2013/06/errani-ferrer-and-re-definition-of.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-225463736201432497.post-3332816721405777624Sat, 08 Jun 2013 00:36:00 +00002013-06-10T21:05:06.632-04:00womens' tennisSerena WilliamsSara Errani That was the general consensus regarding the blowout of a win put down by Serena Williams on Sara Errani at the semi-finals of this year’s Roland Garros. The actual quote from Chris Evert was, “It doesn’t have the feel of a semi-final match, that’s for sure.” Her words confidently implied that there was no room for disagreement with her opinion. And part of me gets why the one-sided, http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/kZcl/~3/GPnHSWkSZLI/it-doesnt-have-feel-of-semi-final-match.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (tennischick)1<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/kZcl/~4/GPnHSWkSZLI" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.tennischick.net/2013/06/it-doesnt-have-feel-of-semi-final-match.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-225463736201432497.post-8610751522223693355Mon, 03 Jun 2013 02:17:00 +00002013-06-10T21:05:46.687-04:00Roger FedererTommy HaasFrancesca SchiavoneSerena Williams I’m sorry but I couldn’t think of a better title. Maybe it’s because I have always been a supporter of Old Farts in tennis. My very first tennis love was an Italian named Gianluca Pozzi. I’m probably the only person outside of Italy who remembers him. Gianluca once won my heart in a five-setter against Marat Safin and I have never looked forward since. I’ve remained addicted to looking back. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/kZcl/~3/nNZzh0vrPPM/a-bunch-of-old-farts-make-it-into-week.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (tennischick)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/kZcl/~4/nNZzh0vrPPM" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.tennischick.net/2013/06/a-bunch-of-old-farts-make-it-into-week.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-225463736201432497.post-4008685087053073473Sat, 01 Jun 2013 02:12:00 +00002013-06-09T22:56:56.002-04:00changeBethanie Mattek-SandsNa Li The third phase in the process of change involves preparation. You have to prepare for change. Impose change without preparation and it can be a shock to the system. It’s kind of like transplanting a seedling from the safety of its plastic pot into unfamiliar garden soil. The pot may have become confining but it is nonetheless familiar. Transplant the seedling under the wrong conditions and http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/kZcl/~3/SiMxt0bCz6A/how-to-maintain-course.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (tennischick)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/kZcl/~4/SiMxt0bCz6A" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.tennischick.net/2013/05/how-to-maintain-course.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-225463736201432497.post-7553593798099415495Fri, 31 May 2013 00:16:00 +00002013-06-09T22:57:12.096-04:00Gael MonfilschangeBethanie Mattek-SandsNa Li <!--[if gte mso 9]> <![endif]--> <!--[if gte mso 9]> Normal 0 false false false EN-US JA X-NONE <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/kZcl/~3/PMZJAstoRQ8/li-na-and-difficulties-with-change.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (tennischick)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/kZcl/~4/PMZJAstoRQ8" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.tennischick.net/2013/05/li-na-and-difficulties-with-change.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-225463736201432497.post-4853948001826894959Sun, 26 May 2013 22:53:00 +00002013-05-26T18:53:51.366-04:00Peng Shuaiwomens' tennis Peng Shuai has now been in six or so WTA finals. And she has lost them all. Her official record boasts wins against many former and current top players. The list includes: Safina, Mauresmo, Hingis, Jankovic, Sharapova, Ivanovic, Aggie Radwanska, Li Na, Kuznetsova, Petrova, and Schiavone. But Peng has never won a singles title.  On a good day, Peng can beat almost anyone. Heck, I would http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/kZcl/~3/7qfzaHEXKEU/peng-shuai-and-limits-of-defensive.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (tennischick)1<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/kZcl/~4/7qfzaHEXKEU" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.tennischick.net/2013/05/peng-shuai-and-limits-of-defensive.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-225463736201432497.post-9184360029907505415Sat, 25 May 2013 01:09:00 +00002013-05-24T21:13:20.402-04:00retirementVenus Williams I found the question to be offensive and told my friend so. We began to argue. She believes that Venus is ruining her legacy by continuing to hang around the game. She wants that the last memories of Venus Williams not be ones in which she is being beaten by the likes of Laura Robson in the first round of the Italian Open. I think that that position is completely unfair. In fact it’s http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/kZcl/~3/09JJgyrXGq4/should-venus-retire.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (tennischick)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/kZcl/~4/09JJgyrXGq4" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.tennischick.net/2013/05/should-venus-retire.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-225463736201432497.post-6121344340849489016Thu, 09 May 2013 01:13:00 +00002013-06-02T14:48:32.014-04:00Sloane StephensSerena Williams One of the plusses of being a top male tennis player is the requirement that you submit to media training. The ATP has been pretty open about the fact that they train tennis stars on how to handle the media and themselves appropriately. I’ve always assumed that the WTA offers a similar service for the women. But after reading the fiasco that was Sloane Stephens’ latest ESPN interview, I http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/kZcl/~3/48JbGslRAf8/did-sloane-stephens-fail-media-training.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (tennischick)4<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/kZcl/~4/48JbGslRAf8" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.tennischick.net/2013/05/did-sloane-stephens-fail-media-training.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-225463736201432497.post-8849630531811771796Mon, 06 May 2013 23:59:00 +00002013-05-06T20:01:17.369-04:00Maria SharapovaGrigor DimitrovSerena Williams I love good tennis gossip. Or maybe I just love celebrity gossip period. I’m not into real-people-that-I-know gossip. That would involve betraying confidences, which is just not cool. But give me some good celebrity gossip any day. And celebrity tennis gossip is the best! I decided years ago that this was going to be the counterbalance for my oh-so-serious professional life. Like just http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/kZcl/~3/UCJdEv7RSy8/so-sharapova-is-cougar-now.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (tennischick)3<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/kZcl/~4/UCJdEv7RSy8" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.tennischick.net/2013/05/so-sharapova-is-cougar-now.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-225463736201432497.post-5149862027695930272Sun, 05 May 2013 17:06:00 +00002013-05-06T20:07:46.073-04:00tennis rulesVictoria Azarenkacheating This entry was inspired by a reader’s (Madame Lisa’s) comment. She said, “I wanted to hear your take on Azarenka’s behavior at the SF of the AO this year …the panic attack”. Thanks Lisa. You probably realize that I am a big ole nerd who loves doing homework assignments. And I am going to take a stance in defense of Victoria Azarenka. Shocking, I’m sure. If Azarenka were an effigy, she http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/kZcl/~3/HIrqSWADn00/in-defense-of-mental-health-time-out.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (tennischick)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/kZcl/~4/HIrqSWADn00" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.tennischick.net/2013/05/in-defense-of-mental-health-time-out.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-225463736201432497.post-3939556270356531113Sat, 04 May 2013 22:14:00 +00002013-05-06T20:09:58.449-04:00coachingMartina HingisAnastasia Pavlyuchenkovawomens' tennis <!--StartFragment--> I find it refreshing that Martina Martina Hingis has found new footing as a professional tennis coach. As a long-time Hingis apologist, I am always pleased when she does well. I have always believed that Hingis has more talent in her little finger than most people have in their entire bodies. And her coaching Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova into finals success at the 2013 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/kZcl/~3/oHRvReWa-qI/watching-men-watch-women-play-tennis_2232.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (tennischick)1<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/kZcl/~4/oHRvReWa-qI" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.tennischick.net/2013/05/watching-men-watch-women-play-tennis_2232.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-225463736201432497.post-3792261740744037390Sun, 28 Apr 2013 20:55:00 +00002013-05-06T20:17:01.400-04:00 <!--StartFragment--> First I need to say thanks to those of you who are still reading this blog and responding with comments. That is amazing. I really didn’t think my little blog would survive my abandonment but apparently it has and here I am again. Why exactly did I stop writing? The reasons are sundry; excuses I have none. Mainly I’ve discovered that I am not good at sharing my http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/kZcl/~3/E_LQNXycnS8/some-quiet-sunday-afternoon-for-sure.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (tennischick)6<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/kZcl/~4/E_LQNXycnS8" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.tennischick.net/2013/04/some-quiet-sunday-afternoon-for-sure.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-225463736201432497.post-5216132476386427876Tue, 25 Sep 2012 01:39:00 +00002012-09-25T22:45:00.442-04:00newbiesMartin KlizanbreakthroughsThe result would be the amazingness of Martin Klizan. Truly Klizan's game is the perfect distillation of Rafa's lefty forehand ferocity and Djokovic's bend-gumbiness (aka his flexibility). Klizan also favors Djoko in his litheness and deceptive underlying strength. He even looks like him a little, don't you agree? And while his butt no where approximates that of Spain's finest, it is not http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/kZcl/~3/CpDwg1SgVGE/if-rafa-could-take-djoko-behind-school.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (tennischick)4<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/kZcl/~4/CpDwg1SgVGE" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.tennischick.net/2012/09/if-rafa-could-take-djoko-behind-school.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-225463736201432497.post-4434809469160161615Wed, 12 Sep 2012 22:55:00 +00002012-09-12T18:56:00.847-04:00cheatingAccording to the reports of many of his teammates, Lance Armstrong used various methods to cheat his way into victory. One tactic was to simply buy the race. There are reports that in 1993, at merely age 21, Armstrong bought a race for $50,000.00. It was a three-segment race in West Virginia, Pittsburgh and Philadelphia. Armstrong apparently won the first two legs legitimately, but negotiated http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/kZcl/~3/XLz8rq5FsfY/guest-column-part-2-end-of-myth.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (tennischick)1<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/kZcl/~4/XLz8rq5FsfY" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.tennischick.net/2012/09/guest-column-part-2-end-of-myth.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-225463736201432497.post-2073520089547561257Sun, 09 Sep 2012 17:09:00 +00002012-09-09T13:09:59.790-04:00cheatingFiiiiinally, something’s been done about Lance Armstrong’s 7-year-long money-making, wool-pulling, public-duping façade. And finally, good riddance to a huge menace to clean, wholesome competition. Many say that although Armstrong cheated his way to the top, he was nevertheless a great athlete because others were also doping at the same he reportedly was. But perhaps there never was a level http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/kZcl/~3/3bXP9m9xJEo/guest-post-does-tennis-have-its-own.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (tennischick)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/kZcl/~4/3bXP9m9xJEo" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.tennischick.net/2012/09/guest-post-does-tennis-have-its-own.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-225463736201432497.post-5491278497063612113Tue, 04 Sep 2012 00:04:00 +00002012-09-03T20:16:25.735-04:00John IsnerPhilipp KohlschreiberUS OpenNo, I'm sorry but I can't let this go. As long as that misogynistic dweeb, Justin Gimmelstob, keeps promoting this piece of plagiaristic crap, I will insist on commenting on it. So there is John Isner about to enter Ashe Stadium to face Phillip Kohlscreiber at the 2012 US Open, and what does Gimmelstob ask him? He asks him about playing Big Man Tennis. Yes, he actually went there. Here is a http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/kZcl/~3/nBlkboNleBI/soisner-lost-after-playing-big-man.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (tennischick)2<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/kZcl/~4/nBlkboNleBI" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.tennischick.net/2012/09/soisner-lost-after-playing-big-man.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-225463736201432497.post-8140983691770418977Mon, 03 Sep 2012 22:44:00 +00002012-09-03T18:44:36.995-04:00Mardy FishhealingUS OpenI'm serious. A friend of mine recently developed heart palpitations. He went to a cardiologist who had him submit to a series of expensive tests at the end of which they could find nothing wrong with my friend's heart. It was strong, it pumped his blood smoothly, and the arteries extending from it were clear and unblocked. Naturally the cardiologist suggested that my friend might consider talkinghttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/kZcl/~3/3xOmCgeaBS4/should-mardy-fish-consider-checking-his.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (tennischick)2<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/kZcl/~4/3xOmCgeaBS4" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.tennischick.net/2012/09/should-mardy-fish-consider-checking-his.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-225463736201432497.post-2554713847264732790Sun, 02 Sep 2012 21:52:00 +00002012-09-03T08:29:29.425-04:00Winston-SalemJohn IsnerTomas BerdychThere are many wonderful things I can say about the Winston-Salem Open in a bid to convince you all to go next year. This was my first year of attending this event that inaugurated just last year on the ATP schedule. I plan to make it an annual event. I only made it this year for the semi-finals and finals. Next year I think I will spend most of the week there. It is so worth it. It was clear http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/kZcl/~3/jByBLGl1mQQ/winston-salem-open-very-intimate.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (tennischick)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/kZcl/~4/jByBLGl1mQQ" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.tennischick.net/2012/09/winston-salem-open-very-intimate.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-225463736201432497.post-657004512680517826Sun, 26 Aug 2012 23:31:00 +00002012-08-26T19:31:22.198-04:00tennis commentarybig babesJustin Gimmelstob seems to the forerunner in the promotion of this notion. Him and Brad Gilbert keep flapping their gums about some fellas on the ATP who are supposedly playing "Big Man Tennis". As opposed to what - Little Man Tennis? Small Boy Tennis? Tiny Toddler Tennis? What the heck is this supposed to mean and how does it add any meaningful value to the viewer's understanding of the sport? http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/kZcl/~3/AVQ7JAUEpDI/what-is-this-bs-about-big-man-tennis.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (tennischick)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/kZcl/~4/AVQ7JAUEpDI" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.tennischick.net/2012/08/what-is-this-bs-about-big-man-tennis.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-225463736201432497.post-3401637888843086556Wed, 08 Aug 2012 00:46:00 +00002012-08-07T20:46:04.729-04:00Just take the way so much of the media reacted when Gabby Douglas dared to follow up her two gold medals by making a mistake that cost her in her next event. Just like that her successes seemed suddenly erased. It was like she had gone to London and wasted our damn time. All of the headlines bleated about her failure, that she had “fallen short”. In fact, even when Douglas was busy succeeding, http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/kZcl/~3/N_ODZPSvzko/maybe-our-reactions-are-part-of-problem.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (tennischick)1<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/kZcl/~4/N_ODZPSvzko" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.tennischick.net/2012/08/maybe-our-reactions-are-part-of-problem.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-225463736201432497.post-5156036362217517290Mon, 06 Aug 2012 01:21:00 +00002012-08-07T20:31:00.343-04:00Juan Del PotroOlympicslaura robsonAnd Victoria Azarenka may be in a more celebratory mood than Maria Sharapova? That's what some research based on photographic evidence from the 90s would have us believe. That winning a bronze medal at the Olympics makes you happier than gaining silver. That landing in third place is a far more thrilling experience than coming second. Sounds counterintuitive doesn't it? But back in 1992, a triohttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/kZcl/~3/_jBlbwytdi8/so-right-now-del-potro-is-way-happier.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (tennischick)1<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/kZcl/~4/_jBlbwytdi8" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.tennischick.net/2012/08/so-right-now-del-potro-is-way-happier.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-225463736201432497.post-7521440996193957467Tue, 24 Jul 2012 23:48:00 +00002012-07-25T22:13:48.340-04:00Roger FederertransitionTommy HaasSerena WilliamsWatching Jennifer Capriati and Gustavo “Guga” Kuerten becoming recently and tearfully inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame, I found myself thinking about the whole business of generational transition. I am referring of course to the inevitable movement of tennis time from one generation of players to the next generation of younger upstarts nipping at their heels. We all age; we allhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/kZcl/~3/SS8eP8ztyLI/facing-down-next-generation.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (tennischick)3<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/kZcl/~4/SS8eP8ztyLI" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.tennischick.net/2012/07/facing-down-next-generation.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-225463736201432497.post-101316784035478466Fri, 13 Jul 2012 01:44:00 +00002012-07-12T21:44:08.213-04:00Roger Federerbody languageWimbledonpsycheAndy MurrayI'm not referring to the tears. Tears are just fine. They suggest you care, deeply, and that you wanted it so bad that you could taste it. In the same way, I didn't mind those Federer tears after a painful loss to Nadal, or Serena's tears signaling her happiness to be back on court after her health challenges, or her tears of frustration over losing so early in a tournament that everyone expectedhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/kZcl/~3/_HxfCWZTry8/andy-murrays-17-shades-of-negativity.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (tennischick)2<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/kZcl/~4/_HxfCWZTry8" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.tennischick.net/2012/07/andy-murrays-17-shades-of-negativity.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-225463736201432497.post-3724231352293663923Sat, 07 Jul 2012 03:59:00 +00002012-07-07T00:25:30.743-04:00WimbledonSerena WilliamsAgnieszka RadwanskaAlready I can hear the comments, can't you? I'm anticipating the pre-match prattle which I fully expect to feature themes of how large and powerful and aggressive Serena Williams is, and how slender and lithe and frail Radwanska is, so that the only reason why Serena will crush her in the finals is because of Serena's brute force. The commentators – several of them American – will say that with http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/kZcl/~3/rGuCKHwsNI8/serena-vs-aga-brawn-vs-brain.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (tennischick)4<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/kZcl/~4/rGuCKHwsNI8" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.tennischick.net/2012/07/serena-vs-aga-brawn-vs-brain.html