And there it is. It was not to be. The only people more unhappy than Serena Williams are the announcers on ESPN. It’s like someone just died. SU caught the Serena press conference. It was what you would expect: she dictated which questions she would take and she cut it short when she wanted to. SU admires the athletes who win with grace and lose with grace. She ain’t one of them.
Some of you may be wondering what SU predicted here? Glad you asked. See the post from August 31st:
“On the women’s side, SU is not a Serena fan. It’s always all about her and she has never been gracious to her opponents when she loses. She also berated that lineswoman here in NY several years back and never fully apologized for that either. While I can’t actually identify any player who can beat her, I will take the rest of the field and say she will come up short of winning the Grand Slam. I actually think she will go out before the semi-finals as the pressure gets to her. It’s hard to actually identify any player who can beat her but I think it will be someone not in the top 10.”
Once again, SU with its finger on the pulse of major sports.
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I actually went to the US Open on 7/4 and saw her match against Bethanie Mattek-Sands. It was the first time I had a vested interest in who won a sports match because I remembered reading your post about Serena being ungracious to her opponents and the lineswoman. Impressive prediction!
Yelena, glad you were able to get out there and see some great tennis. This Italian woman was unseeded and is 33 years old. Huge upset in the tennis world. On the other hand, it shows how hard it is to win a Grand Slam and it’s why it only happens every 30 years or so.
Great prediction. It wasn’t even photoshopped.
I wonder how Venus feels about tanking her match against her sister now…
Let’s celebrate how great Federer is. Even if he does not win the final, the man is probably the best tennis player ever.
For sure, Federer is the Greatest of All Time (GOAT) in tennis. There is no doubt in my mind. Nadal has been dominant on clay of course but his stats are skewed to that surface. I do believe that in the end, Djokovic will be considered in the same conversation as both Nadal and Fed. For him to win on Sunday, he will also need to overcome the crowd which will be 99% rooting for Federer. They don’t dislike Djokovic but they love Federer. Makes it that much harder to win.