Sharapova: 43 winners, 76 UEs Wozniacki: 14 winners, 35 UEs
Sharapova hit more DFs (15) than Wozniacki hit winners
― lex pretend, Tuesday, 21 October 2014 15:24 (nine years ago) link
https://twitter.com/serenawilliams/status/524577003396022273
:D
Halep 4-0 up over Serena in 12 mins :o
― lex pretend, Wednesday, 22 October 2014 08:26 (nine years ago) link
Eighth time in her career that Serena's been bagelled :o
― lex pretend, Wednesday, 22 October 2014 08:36 (nine years ago) link
Some of the sounds coming out of Serena...
― oh, boy, .GIF! That's where I'm a Viking! (edwardo), Wednesday, 22 October 2014 08:45 (nine years ago) link
tho i'm more concerned about the loopy groundstrokes and poor serving
― oh, boy, .GIF! That's where I'm a Viking! (edwardo), Wednesday, 22 October 2014 08:48 (nine years ago) link
Serena finally wins a game thanks to Halep FH errors. Serena has improved in this set to the extent that she can keep the ball in court during rallies, but the serving, oof. 7 DFs so far
― lex pretend, Wednesday, 22 October 2014 08:51 (nine years ago) link
"Peaking" at the YEC when everyone else is banged up or braindead, just call her Sim Clijsters
― oh, boy, .GIF! That's where I'm a Viking! (edwardo), Wednesday, 22 October 2014 08:53 (nine years ago) link
That (excellent) point had Turning Point written all over it
― lex pretend, Wednesday, 22 October 2014 08:55 (nine years ago) link
Such an important hold for Halep, that, and I liked the way she did it. Serena's not missing on her groundies any more, so she needed big serves and aggressive play
― lex pretend, Wednesday, 22 October 2014 08:59 (nine years ago) link
this is exciting
― groovemaaan, Wednesday, 22 October 2014 09:03 (nine years ago) link
Serena's current strategy seems to be to win this by defending...
― lex pretend, Wednesday, 22 October 2014 09:08 (nine years ago) link
Halep 6-0 5-1. Lots of tight games in this set but Halep's upped her level in all of them.
― lex pretend, Wednesday, 22 October 2014 09:10 (nine years ago) link
simona should really win a slam next year
― groovemaaan, Wednesday, 22 October 2014 09:10 (nine years ago) link
Glad Halep could close that out. If that had been 10 years ago and it had been, I don't know, say, someone like Hantuchova...
― oh, boy, .GIF! That's where I'm a Viking! (edwardo), Wednesday, 22 October 2014 09:20 (nine years ago) link
60 62. One of the most one-sided defeats of Serena's career, if not THE most.
― lex pretend, Wednesday, 22 October 2014 09:21 (nine years ago) link
An entire career history of Serena receiving bagels:
Q1 Indian Wells 1997, l. Alexia Dechaume-Balleret 46 063R Roland Garros 1999, l. Mary Joe Fernandez 36 61 06SF Dubai 2005, l. Jelena Jankovic 06 34 ret.F Miami 2007, d. Justine Henin 06 75 631R Zurich 2007, l. Patty Schnyder 06 03 ret.RR Doha YEC 2008, l. Venus Williams 75 16 06QF Madrid 2013, d. Anabel Medina Garrigues 63 06 75RR Singapore YEC 2014, l. Simona Halep 06 26
So, in two of those she retired, two of those she won anyway, one was when she was a foetus and the other two full losses went to three. This is the first time Serena has been bagelled and lost in straight sets since the second match of her career.
― lex pretend, Wednesday, 22 October 2014 09:24 (nine years ago) link
cool
― cerealbar, Wednesday, 22 October 2014 09:25 (nine years ago) link
per Twitter, the last time she won this few games in a completed match was in the Oklahoma City 1998 QFs, when she lost 16 16 to Joannette Kruger
― lex pretend, Wednesday, 22 October 2014 09:27 (nine years ago) link
I hope Joanette Kruger has had a long and successful coaching career off the back of that.
― Michael Jones, Wednesday, 22 October 2014 09:42 (nine years ago) link
I'm going to be so pressed if Serena loses like that to Bouchard.
― oh, boy, .GIF! That's where I'm a Viking! (edwardo), Wednesday, 22 October 2014 09:46 (nine years ago) link
Dechaume-Balleret parlayed it into a Fed Cup captaincy!
― lex pretend, Wednesday, 22 October 2014 09:46 (nine years ago) link
xp won't it be hilarious if Serena turns round and beats Bouchard 3 and 2 anyway
Nice of Novak to name his baby after his rival's coach, what. (In all seriousness, it is a reasonable and tasteful name, so well done Novak and Jelena.)
― oh, boy, .GIF! That's where I'm a Viking! (edwardo), Wednesday, 22 October 2014 11:18 (nine years ago) link
Got to improve your volleying if you're naming your kid Stefan, come on.
― Michael Jones, Wednesday, 22 October 2014 11:21 (nine years ago) link
Let's hope the kid has a better overhead, anyway.
― oh, boy, .GIF! That's where I'm a Viking! (edwardo), Wednesday, 22 October 2014 11:40 (nine years ago) link
Ivanovic mauling Bouchard, but can't get the bagel. Oh well.
― lex pretend, Wednesday, 22 October 2014 12:12 (nine years ago) link
lmao @ Bouchard dragging Ivanovic into a grinding BH-to-BH rally and still flopping first
― lex pretend, Wednesday, 22 October 2014 12:24 (nine years ago) link
Bouchard's lack of touch is just...that "volley", jeez
― lex pretend, Wednesday, 22 October 2014 12:37 (nine years ago) link
Radwanska looked pretty bad at the close of that match. Lost the last four games with about as many UEs as she'd normally hit in an entire match.
― oh, boy, .GIF! That's where I'm a Viking! (edwardo), Thursday, 23 October 2014 07:31 (nine years ago) link
My useless fucking favorites
― oh, boy, .GIF! That's where I'm a Viking! (edwardo), Thursday, 23 October 2014 07:53 (nine years ago) link
Come on Petra, finish this set off quickly before Sharapova wakes up
― oh, boy, .GIF! That's where I'm a Viking! (edwardo), Thursday, 23 October 2014 08:15 (nine years ago) link
:D :D :D Hilarious lob winner from Kvitova to break in the first game of the second.
― oh, boy, .GIF! That's where I'm a Viking! (edwardo), Thursday, 23 October 2014 08:31 (nine years ago) link
Still not ready to believe in Petra yet
― lex pretend, Thursday, 23 October 2014 08:32 (nine years ago) link
Well, I hadn't tuned in for the first set but I'm all for more Sharapova service games like that :D
― lex pretend, Thursday, 23 October 2014 08:37 (nine years ago) link
Kvitova is hitting some nice winners but Sharapova is just terrible... probably tired. I WILL TAKE IT IF IT HAPPENS.
― oh, boy, .GIF! That's where I'm a Viking! (edwardo), Thursday, 23 October 2014 08:37 (nine years ago) link
lawl, Shitra shows up but Sharapova can't make her pay. 4-0! So huge for Petra if she closes this.
― lex pretend, Thursday, 23 October 2014 08:43 (nine years ago) link
BAGEL HA!!!!
― lex pretend, Thursday, 23 October 2014 08:46 (nine years ago) link
Volleying straight back to Petra hahahahahaha, Sharapova's so bad at the net, people act as if she's good because she comes in on easy shots she can swing volley.
― oh, boy, .GIF! That's where I'm a Viking! (edwardo), Thursday, 23 October 2014 08:46 (nine years ago) link
UGH no bagel :(
― lex pretend, Thursday, 23 October 2014 08:51 (nine years ago) link
Now would be a fun time for some double faults.
― oh, boy, .GIF! That's where I'm a Viking! (edwardo), Thursday, 23 October 2014 08:51 (nine years ago) link
What a week this is!
(Though the comeback starts here.)
― Michael Jones, Thursday, 23 October 2014 08:52 (nine years ago) link
Stop it Shitra.
― oh, boy, .GIF! That's where I'm a Viking! (edwardo), Thursday, 23 October 2014 08:54 (nine years ago) link
Irritated at them both for needlessly prolonging this game
― lex pretend, Thursday, 23 October 2014 09:02 (nine years ago) link
Amazing winner on MP at last
― lex pretend, Thursday, 23 October 2014 09:07 (nine years ago) link
Bouchard getting completely exposed for the third time this week
― lex pretend, Thursday, 23 October 2014 12:09 (nine years ago) link
ooh, nice to see some proper shock-and-awe tennis from Serena on that point
― lex pretend, Thursday, 23 October 2014 12:23 (nine years ago) link
Serena taking tips from her BFF! Wozniackian FH moonball to reset the point and then BLAM massive angled FH to end it. OK, the second bit had nothing to do with Karolina.
― lex pretend, Thursday, 23 October 2014 12:29 (nine years ago) link
A wrong call and a net cord enable Bouchard to avoid the bagel, sigh
― lex pretend, Thursday, 23 October 2014 12:39 (nine years ago) link
Congrats to Bouchard on 11 games over 3 complete rubbers. Just like wildcarding in a junior slam champ or something.
Even worse than Dementieva's 0-3 in 2005!
― oh, boy, .GIF! That's where I'm a Viking! (edwardo), Thursday, 23 October 2014 12:44 (nine years ago) link