Comments on: The Fantastic Four

By: pov

pov — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 04:50:03 +0000

I was rooting for Dementieva too! And I agrre, those double-faults did her in. It seems like a mental thing – she get an edge and then double-fault or do an unforced error.

The other side of the coin is that it seems the times when one thinks a WS will definitely win – they get upset.

By: Aaress Lawless

Aaress Lawless — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 04:40:33 +0000

Well, there goes my pick. One of these days, I’ll finally learn to quit picking against a Williams sister. :)

Dementieva did well, but those double-faults are killing her. I think this might have been her best shot at a major. Clay and grass have not been kind to Elena of late, so perhaps she might be able to challenge for the US Open.

By: Aaress Lawless

Aaress Lawless — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 23:34:32 +0000

I’m looking forward to tonight’s matches as well. Hopefully, all four players bring their best games to the court. If so, it’ll be a great night.

I’m going to stick with my original pick of Safina and Dementieva reaching the final. I have not been impressed with Serena’s performance of late, but I do think Zvonareva could spring an upset and beat Safina.

By: Kurt Erb

Kurt Erb — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 22:40:50 +0000

I’m really excited for tonight’s matches, because I think they’re incredibly unpredictable.

Zvonareva v. Safina: Zvonareva has been playing better tennis, but Safina is a great fighter. Zvonareva has never been this far in a major, Safina got to the French final last year. Prediction- Safina in 3.

Dementieva v. S. Williams: Substituting these names, the same could be said about these two players. Dementieva has been playing much better, but who can discount Serena’s fighting spirit, ability to raise her game, and her experience in Grand Slams? Betting for a Williams sister is dangerous (ex. Venus losing in the second round), but betting against can be even more so. Prediction- Serena in 3.

By: Andrew Broad

Andrew Broad — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 22:26:11 +0000

I want to see Vera win her breakthrough Major in Australia! It’s her first Major semi-final, but I give her a big edge, because Safina’s form in the quarter-finals was awful – she won only because Jelena Dokic was exhausted.

Vera is hitting the ball so sweetly, and her defence is so strong. She could go all the way here, and would certainly beat Safina on quarter-final form.