Comments on: Aces and Faults: Ana Ivanovic Named Tennis Player of the Year http://www.onthebaseline.com/2008/07/09/aces-and-faults-ana-ivanovic-named-tennis-player-of-the-year/ Women's Professional Tennis News, Results, and Commentary Fri, 09 Jan 2009 01:38:07 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: pov http://www.onthebaseline.com/2008/07/09/aces-and-faults-ana-ivanovic-named-tennis-player-of-the-year/#comment-25695 pov Sat, 12 Jul 2008 14:28:45 +0000 http://www.onthebaseline.com/2008/07/09/aces-and-faults-ana-ivanovic-named-tennis-player-of-the-year/#comment-25695 milanolino, I did overlook that. My apologies to you. In that context your comments are understandable and appropriate. milanolino,
I did overlook that. My apologies to you. In that context your comments are understandable and appropriate.

]]> By: milanolino http://www.onthebaseline.com/2008/07/09/aces-and-faults-ana-ivanovic-named-tennis-player-of-the-year/#comment-25693 milanolino Sat, 12 Jul 2008 13:42:37 +0000 http://www.onthebaseline.com/2008/07/09/aces-and-faults-ana-ivanovic-named-tennis-player-of-the-year/#comment-25693 Pov. I did mention "good looks" in order to reply to certain JimM who elaborated on this topic earlier on this post which you obviously overlooked. Pov.

I did mention “good looks” in order to reply
to certain JimM who elaborated on this topic
earlier on this post which you obviously
overlooked.

]]> By: pov http://www.onthebaseline.com/2008/07/09/aces-and-faults-ana-ivanovic-named-tennis-player-of-the-year/#comment-25688 pov Sat, 12 Jul 2008 12:59:01 +0000 http://www.onthebaseline.com/2008/07/09/aces-and-faults-ana-ivanovic-named-tennis-player-of-the-year/#comment-25688 milanolino, You're comments are becoming increasingly vapid. Good-looking??? If you like Ivanovic's looks - that's your thing. Why are you mentioning it in a thread about performance? It's clear that you're an Ivanovic fanatic and that you're unwilling, or unable, to assess this clearly. milanolino,
You’re comments are becoming increasingly vapid. Good-looking??? If you like Ivanovic’s looks - that’s your thing. Why are you mentioning it in a thread about performance? It’s clear that you’re an Ivanovic fanatic and that you’re unwilling, or unable, to assess this clearly.

]]> By: milanolino http://www.onthebaseline.com/2008/07/09/aces-and-faults-ana-ivanovic-named-tennis-player-of-the-year/#comment-25680 milanolino Sat, 12 Jul 2008 08:06:26 +0000 http://www.onthebaseline.com/2008/07/09/aces-and-faults-ana-ivanovic-named-tennis-player-of-the-year/#comment-25680 One does not become world Numero Uno just by goood looking.Ana leads ranking and race points so far in 2008. The final chapter for 2008 will close in october in Doha.We will see then, but until now The Good Looking is The Best! All of them: Maria, Serena,Agnjeska are great players and super stars, but did not aquire enough points to be the best so far in 2008. Hard working Ana did! Good looks is just a bonus.... One does not become world Numero Uno
just by goood looking.Ana leads ranking and race points so far in 2008.

The final chapter for 2008 will close in
october in Doha.We will see then, but until
now The Good Looking is The Best!

All of them: Maria, Serena,Agnjeska are
great players and super stars, but did not aquire enough points to be the best so far in
2008.

Hard working Ana did!

Good looks is just a bonus….

]]> By: Gave http://www.onthebaseline.com/2008/07/09/aces-and-faults-ana-ivanovic-named-tennis-player-of-the-year/#comment-25677 Gave Sat, 12 Jul 2008 07:53:44 +0000 http://www.onthebaseline.com/2008/07/09/aces-and-faults-ana-ivanovic-named-tennis-player-of-the-year/#comment-25677 I don't know what are their bases in naming someone as the best player of the year, whether it's partly 2007 and partly 2008 performance or not, but an award that says "Women’s Tennis Player of the Year 2008" should only be awarded when the 2008 season is finished because the WTA calendar is still pretty long. I don’t know what are their bases in naming someone as the best player of the year, whether it’s partly 2007 and partly 2008 performance or not, but an award that says “Women’s Tennis Player of the Year 2008″ should only be awarded when the 2008 season is finished because the WTA calendar is still pretty long.

]]> By: Gave http://www.onthebaseline.com/2008/07/09/aces-and-faults-ana-ivanovic-named-tennis-player-of-the-year/#comment-25676 Gave Sat, 12 Jul 2008 07:47:18 +0000 http://www.onthebaseline.com/2008/07/09/aces-and-faults-ana-ivanovic-named-tennis-player-of-the-year/#comment-25676 milanolino, Lead is not merely looking at the points the players have accumulated, we also have to look at the number of tourneys they had entered. Ivanovic has played 10 tournaments so far this year, while Maria and Serena with just 8 tourneys apiece. Take for example Jankovic, she is on the top 2 but that is because she already played 12 tournaments and out of those 12, she only has won one! And on the men's side, it's obvious that Nadal is the best player of the season so far, he already has won multiple titles aside from his 2 GS. milanolino,
Lead is not merely looking at the points the players have accumulated, we also have to look at the number of tourneys they had entered. Ivanovic has played 10 tournaments so far this year, while Maria and Serena with just 8 tourneys apiece. Take for example Jankovic, she is on the top 2 but that is because she already played 12 tournaments and out of those 12, she only has won one!
And on the men’s side, it’s obvious that Nadal is the best player of the season so far, he already has won multiple titles aside from his 2 GS.

]]> By: Gave http://www.onthebaseline.com/2008/07/09/aces-and-faults-ana-ivanovic-named-tennis-player-of-the-year/#comment-25675 Gave Sat, 12 Jul 2008 07:45:45 +0000 http://www.onthebaseline.com/2008/07/09/aces-and-faults-ana-ivanovic-named-tennis-player-of-the-year/#comment-25675 milanolino, Lead is not merely looking at the points the players have accumulated, we also have to look at the number of tourneys they had entered. Ivanovic has played 10 tournaments so far this year, while Maria and Serena with just 8 tourneys apiece. Take for example Jankovic, she is on the top 2 but that is because she already played 12 tournaments and out of those 12, she only has won one! milanolino,
Lead is not merely looking at the points the players have accumulated, we also have to look at the number of tourneys they had entered. Ivanovic has played 10 tournaments so far this year, while Maria and Serena with just 8 tourneys apiece. Take for example Jankovic, she is on the top 2 but that is because she already played 12 tournaments and out of those 12, she only has won one!

]]> By: JimM http://www.onthebaseline.com/2008/07/09/aces-and-faults-ana-ivanovic-named-tennis-player-of-the-year/#comment-25674 JimM Sat, 12 Jul 2008 07:31:11 +0000 http://www.onthebaseline.com/2008/07/09/aces-and-faults-ana-ivanovic-named-tennis-player-of-the-year/#comment-25674 ???? Player of the year and the season is not over?? I dont see her as Player of the Year at all. What do they base it on? Good looks? Bubbly personality? Zvonoreva has made a tremendous return from injury. Young Aga Radwanska continues her fine form. I see the commercial sector promoting a new "WTA Poster Girl" here. ???? Player of the year and the season is not over?? I dont see her as Player of the Year at all. What do they base it on? Good looks? Bubbly personality? Zvonoreva has made a tremendous return from injury. Young Aga Radwanska continues her fine form. I see the commercial sector promoting a new “WTA Poster Girl” here.

]]> By: milanolino http://www.onthebaseline.com/2008/07/09/aces-and-faults-ana-ivanovic-named-tennis-player-of-the-year/#comment-25646 milanolino Fri, 11 Jul 2008 20:54:59 +0000 http://www.onthebaseline.com/2008/07/09/aces-and-faults-ana-ivanovic-named-tennis-player-of-the-year/#comment-25646 Ana Ivanovic leads WTA race with 2761 points, so does Nadal ATP race for 2008. Those facts cannot be ignored.Ana is more than two hundred points ahead of Maria and Serena and practically already qualified for Doha. Ana Ivanovic leads WTA race with 2761
points, so does Nadal ATP race for 2008.

Those facts cannot be ignored.Ana is more than two hundred points ahead of Maria and Serena and practically already qualified for Doha.

]]> By: pov http://www.onthebaseline.com/2008/07/09/aces-and-faults-ana-ivanovic-named-tennis-player-of-the-year/#comment-25642 pov Fri, 11 Jul 2008 17:16:19 +0000 http://www.onthebaseline.com/2008/07/09/aces-and-faults-ana-ivanovic-named-tennis-player-of-the-year/#comment-25642 Will, No disclaimer needed. We can all postulate various reasons why Ivanovic didn't perform well at Wimbledon. However, if we do that, then we're going to have to do it for other top ranked players that didn't perform well. The fact is that the GS are always part and parcel of all players tour routines and making excuses selectively is really slanting things. Based solely on stats, in the current top 10, both Serena Williams and Sharapova have had better results(W/L ratios, wins, win streaks) in 2008. Will,
No disclaimer needed. We can all postulate various reasons why Ivanovic didn’t perform well at Wimbledon. However, if we do that, then we’re going to have to do it for other top ranked players that didn’t perform well. The fact is that the GS are always part and parcel of all players tour routines and making excuses selectively is really slanting things.

Based solely on stats, in the current top 10, both Serena Williams and Sharapova have had better results(W/L ratios, wins, win streaks) in 2008.

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