tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-757702474597183495.post7395608513877099120..comments2023-09-20T10:27:39.247-05:00Comments on Savannah's World: The End?Savannahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15079111598976360942noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-757702474597183495.post-64146827071641917842009-05-28T13:40:32.391-05:002009-05-28T13:40:32.391-05:00What were they thinking?! Wimbledon? Grass? Asi...What were they thinking?! Wimbledon? Grass? Aside from Roddick, what other American male holds it down for us at Wimby? Are they by nature crazy?! <br /><br />Oh, and whatever, Blake! You have to sacrifice proper FO prep for "what you're good at" -- I don't think so. Somehow Fed manages to make FO final after FO final without damaging his ability to pick up trophies from June through December. The clay guys get rightly slammed for not putting in the effort on other surfaces, so too should the Americans. What a craptastic attitude! <br /><br />Oh, and Blake might have given himself a better chance in his match if he had made an attempt at clay-court strategy and taken a step or two back from the baseline to receive serve. There's a reason why they do it and it's not all about defense. <br /><br />I agree, Craig, he needs to retire. I tried to be a fan way back but nothing about his play excites me and his nerve is for ish.sGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04078504555782229264noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-757702474597183495.post-42577512733906111462009-05-28T13:27:28.103-05:002009-05-28T13:27:28.103-05:00The Marat-Josselin match was a heart-breaker. As ...The Marat-Josselin match was a heart-breaker. As a (formerly) reformed Safin fan, I thought I had broken myself of hoping for Marat. I picked up on Safin because he was hot but stayed for the jaw-dropping tennis. He wedded power with elegance in a way that won me. <br /><br />Until that match, he was going through the motions during his 'Farewell to Tennis' tour. It made it easier to say goodbye because he wasn't even trying. But as with last year's surprise Wimbledon semifinal finish, he brought a fire into that Ouanna match. It ignited two sets to love down -- how very Safin! Watching him fight and snap off winners, chase balls across the crushed red brick and crash to the powdery ground reminded me that you never stop being a fan. Never. I wanted that win so badly for him because he wanted that win so badly for himself. <br /><br />He's been cavalier with his talent, dismissive of his career, but this match is how I wish to remember Marat. Only with more winning. ^^sGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04078504555782229264noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-757702474597183495.post-75436312492790766962009-05-28T10:48:40.787-05:002009-05-28T10:48:40.787-05:00LOL, Kia! Exactly - what has Blake done at Wimby?
...LOL, Kia! Exactly - what has Blake done at Wimby?<br /><br />Yes, Craig, he should. Sigh.oddmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16578543002153784482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-757702474597183495.post-53419122942751441352009-05-28T07:43:29.047-05:002009-05-28T07:43:29.047-05:00Blake needs to retire.
There, I said it.Blake needs to retire.<br /><br />There, I said it.Craig Hickmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17336837289054015211noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-757702474597183495.post-64151061889056588372009-05-28T00:39:55.284-05:002009-05-28T00:39:55.284-05:00Hi Kia! I find it very disturbing that Blake would...Hi Kia! I find it very disturbing that Blake would make such a damning comment that implies this is how all the Americans feel, especially when three of them are still competing.<br /><br />To say the least it's unprofessional.Savannahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15079111598976360942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-757702474597183495.post-31689805590297124342009-05-27T21:25:19.802-05:002009-05-27T21:25:19.802-05:00This attitude is troubling whispered, awful spoken...This attitude is troubling whispered, awful spoken aloud...<br /><br />And why exactly is Blake looking forward to Wimby? What has he done of note there?<br /><br />And out of curiosity where in the world is Donald Young? I know that he was playing a challenger's event recently, but his whole situation used to disappoint me now just leaves me indifferent...Kiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01550894850075283851noreply@blogger.com