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BlueMTexpat

(15,369 posts)
14. I'm a huge Serena fan,
Sun Jul 10, 2016, 03:04 AM
Jul 2016

but I also love Venus. I am ecstatic that the sisters won their doubles match only a couple hours after Senera's win. http://www.bbc.com/sport/tennis/36756044 The women's tour is getting much more competitive, however, and there are many good young players, including a couple of good Americans (Madison Keys, Sloane Stephens, etc.) who are due to leave their marks.

I am also a huge Roger Federer fan. His style of tennis is magical and I am so glad that he is planning to stay around for a while. While I was disappointed at his semi-final loss to Raonic, he came farther in Wimbledon than I expected after missing so much tennis time this year. Even though his first matches had less challenging opponents, he gave the fans two thrilling five-set matches in succession against two very worthy opponents.

I was impressed by Sam Querrey's performance at Wimbledon and hope that he works generally on his movement around the court, which could improve his overall game. He's improved a lot in the last couple years. That said, I believe the "young guns" in men's tennis, especially Alexander Zverev, are going to surprise the "older" generation sooner rather than later. To those like Zverev (19), even Raonic (25) looks ancient. IMO, Raonic is due for a breakthrough and could win over Murray in the finals if Raonic is not overly worn out by Friday's five-setter. Raonic's court movement has greatly improved and he has always had a strong serve, but Andy will likely have the crowd.

she's a champion in more ways than one! napkinz Jul 2016 #1
Beyonce looked beautiful in a white dress! northoftheborder Jul 2016 #2
PS northoftheborder Jul 2016 #3
I am a huge fan of tennis.... WiffenPoof Jul 2016 #4
Great! At least one with the same addiction! northoftheborder Jul 2016 #5
I love Federer's brand of tennis - he plays beautiful tennis malaise Jul 2016 #7
Don't get me started! WiffenPoof Jul 2016 #17
I watch it more than other physical sports. A VERY low bar. MisterFred Jul 2016 #6
I've a tennis fan for years! MarianJack Jul 2016 #8
I'm a huge tennis fan! 3Stones Jul 2016 #9
I love tennis. bigwillq Jul 2016 #12
I just looked at the Sports forum which has no Tennis group, but northoftheborder Jul 2016 #23
I've been watching tennis since Chrissie UncleTomsEvilBrother Jul 2016 #10
I love Serena. bigwillq Jul 2016 #11
Of that I have no doubt malaise Jul 2016 #13
I'm a huge Serena fan, BlueMTexpat Jul 2016 #14
Way back in 2000 a group of my friends went to England to watch malaise Jul 2016 #15
What a lovely story! BlueMTexpat Jul 2016 #18
I wasn't part of the group malaise Jul 2016 #19
LOL, I presume you mean BlueMTexpat Jul 2016 #21
ROFL malaise Jul 2016 #22
OH MY GOSH, huge tennis fan.......loved Steffi Graf...... a kennedy Jul 2016 #16
I watched Ashe beat Conners at Wimbledon (on TV) malaise Jul 2016 #20
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