TENNIS: Wimbledon 09 last day but one
Jul. 5th, 2009 08:20 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
feather_ghyllI watched the tennis for most of the afternoon, but at about 75% intensity. I suppose one can't be into every match always, and perhaps I didn't care enough about the players. Yes, the Williamses are impressive and yes, their position as best of the game is ambiguous, because they don't play the tour like most other players, they focus on the grand slams etc. etc. Anyway, when Venus couldn't convert her chances in the first, mainly because Serena was serving with a strong arm (or legs, it's about the legs, apparently) and Serena outpowered her - quite comprehensively in the second. Well, it wasn't a classic, exactly. (And I was wrong.)
I half watched both the men and women's doubles finals, loving the rat-a-tat net exchanges the most. I hope Wimbledon digs its heels in and keeps the doubles matches as long a they should be nd keeps giving them the relative prestige that they get. It's also a shame that there are so few big opportunities to play mixed doubles, because professional sports are so often segregated on gender lines and here's one instance where they needn't be. Obviously, having two different tours means that it's difficult to arrange, but it's got fun dynamics.
I half watched both the men and women's doubles finals, loving the rat-a-tat net exchanges the most. I hope Wimbledon digs its heels in and keeps the doubles matches as long a they should be nd keeps giving them the relative prestige that they get. It's also a shame that there are so few big opportunities to play mixed doubles, because professional sports are so often segregated on gender lines and here's one instance where they needn't be. Obviously, having two different tours means that it's difficult to arrange, but it's got fun dynamics.
