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marmar

(80,062 posts) Sat Jan 28, 2012, 06:44 AM Jan 2012

Aussie Open women's final spoiler.........

Azarenka blitzes Sharapova is the grand slam women's final with the highest-ever decibel level of players' shrieks.

Congrats to Vika!

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Aussie Open women's final spoiler......... (Original Post) marmar Jan 2012 OP

And she's now World Number 1 MaineDem Jan 2012 #1

And in the men's doubles final.... tishaLA Jan 2012 #2

Hingis? Really? marmar Jan 2012 #3

I'm with you about Hingis...she's a jerk...nt joeybee12 Jan 2012 #4

I agree, too. And I heard she's trying to qualify to play dubs at the Olympics with Fed MaineDem Jan 2012 #5

He's too smart to get involved with her...nt joeybee12 Jan 2012 #6

No, she decided not to play with Federer tishaLA Jan 2012 #7

Thanks, I hadn't heard the latest on that. n/t MaineDem Jan 2012 #9

The real story...Fed didn't want to play with her...he let joeybee12 Jan 2012 #10

That would make sense too. n/t MaineDem Jan 2012 #11

That's cool. I love her tishaLA Jan 2012 #8

MaineDem

(18,161 posts)

1. And she's now World Number 1

Reply to marmar (Original post)

Sat Jan 28, 2012, 08:58 AM

Jan 2012

Sharapova was very gracious in defeat but I'm thrilled to see Vika take this.

tishaLA

(14,794 posts)

2. And in the men's doubles final....

Reply to marmar (Original post)

Sat Jan 28, 2012, 09:40 AM

Jan 2012

The obnoxious Bryan brothers lost to Stepanek and Paes. Weirdly, I was somehow rooting for the Bryan brothers.

FWIW, I was happy to see Hingis there for the trophy presentation of the women's singles. I still miss her.

marmar

(80,062 posts)

3. Hingis? Really?

Reply to tishaLA (Reply #2)

Sat Jan 28, 2012, 09:52 AM

Jan 2012

The same Hingis that called Amelie Mauresmo,"half a man"? ..... I can't stand her.

joeybee12

(56,177 posts)

4. I'm with you about Hingis...she's a jerk...nt

Reply to marmar (Reply #3)

Sat Jan 28, 2012, 10:07 AM

Jan 2012

MaineDem

(18,161 posts)

5. I agree, too. And I heard she's trying to qualify to play dubs at the Olympics with Fed

Reply to marmar (Reply #3)

Sat Jan 28, 2012, 10:08 AM

Jan 2012

Not sure THAT's gonna work.

joeybee12

(56,177 posts)

6. He's too smart to get involved with her...nt

Reply to MaineDem (Reply #5)

Sat Jan 28, 2012, 10:36 AM

Jan 2012

tishaLA

(14,794 posts)

7. No, she decided not to play with Federer

Reply to MaineDem (Reply #5)

Sat Jan 28, 2012, 12:28 PM

Jan 2012

in part because she's training younger players now, in part because she would have had to have jumped through tons of hoops to qualify (playing for the Swiss Fed Cup team), and in part because she told Federer that it'd be crazy for him to play singles, doubles, and mixed in the olympics because it's in such a compressed time frame.

MaineDem

(18,161 posts)

9. Thanks, I hadn't heard the latest on that. n/t

Reply to tishaLA (Reply #7)

Sat Jan 28, 2012, 12:42 PM

Jan 2012

joeybee12

(56,177 posts)

10. The real story...Fed didn't want to play with her...he let

Reply to MaineDem (Reply #9)

Sat Jan 28, 2012, 12:50 PM

Jan 2012

her make it sound like it was her decision.

MaineDem

(18,161 posts)

11. That would make sense too. n/t

Reply to joeybee12 (Reply #10)

Sat Jan 28, 2012, 12:51 PM

Jan 2012

tishaLA

(14,794 posts)

8. That's cool. I love her

Reply to marmar (Reply #3)

Sat Jan 28, 2012, 12:32 PM

Jan 2012

I think she's just a genius with a racquet. She's said things I find objectionable, sure, but most of them happened when she was very, very young.

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