TENNIS: Wimbledon 2015, women's QFs
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feather_ghyllI'll just concentrate on the women's quarter finals.
The matches that I watched (give or take a nap and having to take a phone call during a match point) were Mugurza vs. Bascinsky, which was an entertaining enough match, and Williams vs. Azarenka, which was a blinder. I was rooting for Azarenka, because I believed that she has it in her to push Williams, although not quite enough for two sets yet. When she could not put away a service game in the second set where she had at least two game points, I think the writing was on the wall. However, she pushed and stood up to Williams in a way few can and in a way past evidence suggests that Sharapova won’t – I didn’t see enough of her QF to judge whether it was her collapsing or Vandewegh stepping up that stretched that match into three.
I wondered if Keys would join Muguruza in being a touted player coming into her own – the Spaniard’s composure was impressive – but in the clash of styles, Radwanska’s experience and all-round game came through. Fans of American women's tennis must be relieved that they've got people coming through behind the Williams sisters, finally.
At this stage, although Muguruza is an exciting, untested prospect, the championship looks like being Williams’ to win.
I saw bits of Windy at Wimbledon 2Day. Didn’t anyone have any scrunchies to lend Pam Shriver and Martina Navratilova?
The matches that I watched (give or take a nap and having to take a phone call during a match point) were Mugurza vs. Bascinsky, which was an entertaining enough match, and Williams vs. Azarenka, which was a blinder. I was rooting for Azarenka, because I believed that she has it in her to push Williams, although not quite enough for two sets yet. When she could not put away a service game in the second set where she had at least two game points, I think the writing was on the wall. However, she pushed and stood up to Williams in a way few can and in a way past evidence suggests that Sharapova won’t – I didn’t see enough of her QF to judge whether it was her collapsing or Vandewegh stepping up that stretched that match into three.
I wondered if Keys would join Muguruza in being a touted player coming into her own – the Spaniard’s composure was impressive – but in the clash of styles, Radwanska’s experience and all-round game came through. Fans of American women's tennis must be relieved that they've got people coming through behind the Williams sisters, finally.
At this stage, although Muguruza is an exciting, untested prospect, the championship looks like being Williams’ to win.
I saw bits of Windy at Wimbledon 2Day. Didn’t anyone have any scrunchies to lend Pam Shriver and Martina Navratilova?
