My tennis heros go back a long way. I loved Bjorn Borg, thought John McEnroe was great and have latterly wondered at the marvels of Pete Sampras and Roger Federer.
Maria Sharapova has never been my cup of tea. Don't know why. She is a great player, gutsy and very able. But I don't like her. Maybe it is her off court (press conference) persona that I don't like.
Whatever. She has just gone out at the French Open. Beaten in straight sets by the Chinese player Li Na. I expected La Sharapova to advance. But then I thought Arsenal would win the English Premier League.
What struck me was Sharapova serving two double faults in her final service game. I've not seen anything like that in ages. It's something that I would never have expected from someone like her.
She was attempting to collect a career grand slam here in Paris. And I've got to say there'll never be a better chance for her to do so. There are no overpowering stars of the women's game at the moment.
The world number one Caroline Wozniacki doesn't seem to know how to win grand slams and the Williams sisters are out injured.
So it was an open field especially with the top two women's seeds eliminated before the last 16.
More importantly I will be less down on myself when I serve double faults in a game.
It happens to players far better than me when the stakes are really high.
Thursday, 2 June 2011
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