Notes from Ladies Day
Tuesday is always Ladies' Day at Wimbledon, with the four quarterfinal matches being played on Centre Court and Court 1. We're already underway on a hot (for London) afternoon.
- Venus Williams hammered Agnieszka Radwanska in 2 sets, 6-1, 6-2, and has looked unbeatable the last couple days. Ana Ivanovic was spared even more embarrassment by retiring early in the 2nd set yesterday, and the girl who she beat today who I don't feel like re-typing her name again never had a shot. She managed to break Venus early in the 2nd, but Venus broke right back and didn't drop a game for the rest of the match.
- Right now on Centre Court, Dinara Safina is down a set to Sabine Lisicki. That's back-to-back days on the main show court for Safina, which decisively debunks this myth. (To be fair, Lisicki is rather pleasant looking). In the 1st set tiebreak, Safina double-faulted at 5-6, slammed her racquet in frustration, and got a warning for racquet abuse by the umpire. Lisicki just double-faulted in the 2nd, and Safina is up a break.
- Later today, in the match of the day, Victoria Azarenka plays Serena Williams. Azarenka threw a world-class tantrum yesterday in her win, once walking over to a comatose line judge and sarcastically shaking her hand. Great stuff. Anyway, Serena doesn't like to put up with a lot of crap, so don't be surprised if things get a little snippy. Cat fight!
- The other match is Francesca Schiavone from Italy against Olympic champ Elena Dementieva. Both these ladies scream a lot when they hit the ball. Always a joy.
-Matt Casey
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Sure sounds exciting. I'll bet it's really fun to watch, you know, in places where it's on television. But the Today show is good, too. I'll bet Matt Lauer told a funny joke! I'll just catch the action at 10a here on the west coast, because I like to watch events whose results are already well known. It makes me feel psychic.
I hate to say it, but this writing is very poor. Does every blog have to be written using such self-consciously forced casual language? It's a common (and tiring) misconception, especially at larger media outlets, that all blogs have to be written this way to attract readers.
But I suspect most people aren't coming to ths blog for the writer's sense of humor. They're coming because they're interested in tennis updates, and don't have access to the broadcast.
To me, reading this blog is like weeding a garden--wading through nonsensical filler to get actual information. "Cat fight"? Are we all 13 years old here? (Apologies to 13-year-olds.)
I'm disappointed, and will check other sports sites for something better.
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