tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-757702474597183495.post1042154033690878098..comments2023-09-20T10:27:39.247-05:00Comments on Savannah's World: Paris In the Spring - RG Day 4Savannahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15079111598976360942noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-757702474597183495.post-27810364394959816252010-05-27T21:37:23.482-05:002010-05-27T21:37:23.482-05:00Thanks,seems like Rezai has a problem with lots of...Thanks,seems like Rezai has a problem with lots of players. Hopefully she just had a fluke win in Madrid.vmw3https://www.blogger.com/profile/10221378521477844805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-757702474597183495.post-74979096801085891242010-05-27T14:13:50.634-05:002010-05-27T14:13:50.634-05:00Rezai said that she was not impressed with Serena&...Rezai said that she was not impressed with Serena's game after Serena beat her in Sydney earlier this year. This after Rezai served for the match and was up a break in the third set. Serena completely ignored her. She was acting out on the court, fist pumping and shouting after every winner. Serena completely ignored but sent back some scorching returns so that she could know that while she may be winning the battle, no way was she going to win the war. <br /><br />As to Jankovic, after playing Jankovic in Madrid I think it was she said that Jankovic was not a nice person. She said she had a nice game and hit some good shots but she was not nice. Dont think Jankovic responded to those allegations either.Overhead Spinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13838462340734632101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-757702474597183495.post-48866322503842782782010-05-27T07:32:47.955-05:002010-05-27T07:32:47.955-05:00HelenW, yes she does and she is proving it now wit...HelenW, yes she does and she is proving it now with coming back from injury than when the media used to put her on a pedestal. She is not afraid to call her coach down and consult with him when things are not going right and I have been able to see beyond the media glare just exactly who she is. It cannot have been easy for her to be thrust into the spotlight and be anointed to save a tour, knowing fully well that she was not capable of doing so. You can see and hear the distress and her state of mind whenever her coach comes down on court. The doubts that are going through her every time she steps on the court is manifest within her and while the media did not see it, Sharapova knew and her handlers knew. It came out first in 2008 during her match in Charleston against Serena where Joyce told her "you have to believe" that alone told me all I needed to know, but I am beginning to like her. Not sure I will ever be a fan but she has guts that is for sure.Overhead Spinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13838462340734632101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-757702474597183495.post-26446891882966638762010-05-26T22:05:58.983-05:002010-05-26T22:05:58.983-05:00What has she said about Serena and JJ? I must have...What has she said about Serena and JJ? I must have missed it.vmw3https://www.blogger.com/profile/10221378521477844805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-757702474597183495.post-28914393232075573192010-05-26T20:35:05.188-05:002010-05-26T20:35:05.188-05:00What did Rezai say about Serena? I know about her ...What did Rezai say about Serena? I know about her static w/ Bartoli but she was very gracious to Venus after the Madrid match. <br /><br />I find it a lot easier to tolerate Sharapova with Yuri out of the picture. I have no idea what input he has these days but I'm glad to see a lot less of him.Kiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01550894850075283851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-757702474597183495.post-62809378716191441562010-05-26T19:08:06.437-05:002010-05-26T19:08:06.437-05:00Interesting about Sharapova, Karen, but I am feeli...Interesting about Sharapova, Karen, but I am feeling the exact same thing. I wouldn't call myself a fan of hers by any means, but I do have grudging respect for the way she always fights, even while injured. And AFAIK, she avoids all the trash talking.<br /><br />I know some of my previous dislike of her was probably nothing to do with her, but caused by the way the WTA puffed her up. Plus I've never liked the shrieking.<br /><br />But she's got guts.Helen Whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07008651858978530028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-757702474597183495.post-2246075248309317032010-05-26T18:51:26.390-05:002010-05-26T18:51:26.390-05:00The thing is that there is so much jealousy involv...The thing is that there is so much jealousy involved in tennis that this is nothing new. About the only cohesive units are the Spanish and Italians and even they have their issues but most of it is kept out of the limelight. The Russians are always at odds over Fed Cup. The US goes without saying. Rezai is no saint herself. She had some pretty unfavourable remarks to make about her colleagues, specifically Serena and Jankovic. She needs to learn how to be tactful because people like Serena will certainly give her a what for. For my money you earn the right to talk big when you have accomplished something big in this sport. I do not know whether it is because of her injuries or the fact that she is not as much in the spotlight, her positive outlook on life or whatever it is, but I am slowly being drawn to Sharapova. I think I like this version of her. Very composed, optimistic and humble. Perhaps the time away from the game and carrying a career threatening injury as well as how the media have embraced the returning Belgians has really got me saying to myself, boy this girl is really tough.Overhead Spinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13838462340734632101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-757702474597183495.post-82124949165966586082010-05-26T14:22:29.022-05:002010-05-26T14:22:29.022-05:00Bartoli in 2007:
She says that she felt like she ...Bartoli in 2007:<br /><br />She says that she felt like she was playing against a foreigner because Rezai doesn't really hang out with the other French girls and they see her very rarely. When confronted with comparisons between her father and Rezai's, she adds that her dad isn't Rezai's. <br /><br />Rezai:<br />"I don't have the same education as the one she has...I have respect for players."<br /><br /><br />What respect is she talking about? Rezai's daddy was charged with assaulting and using insulting language against another French player's family, etc. I hope Petrova or Venus takes Rezai out, and soon.<br />http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/tennis/article7134256.ecevmw3https://www.blogger.com/profile/10221378521477844805noreply@blogger.com