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Originally Posted by Inglewood Jack
I won't pay the slightest attention to WTA until Serena gets an actual rival that isn't cowering in her skirt whenever they have to face each other. Yeah I know Serena's the undisputed goat, etc. but unless you're American or a Williams fan, I think she's actually killing womens' tennis. It's not even pretty to watch, no finesse or touch needed, every match is like spectating the clubbing of a baby seal.
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You're bang on Jack. I've disliked the WTA for a number of years (10+) now as it seems to be nothing more than women trying to blast huge serves and run around their forehands. Traditionally women's tennis was played differently to the men's game. It was more focused on variation, angles and for lack of a better word, guile. Now it has all the hallmarks of the Nick Bollettieri school of 130mph serves and thunderous forehands.
You get these poor girls who can maybe sustain that kind of play of a set, maybe a set and a bit, but then, inevitably the wheels come off and the scoreline ends up looking like what we saw the other day with Jankovic and Sharapova. The Williams sisters are the two who have been able to consistently play like this over the past decade - Venus less so now. Strength and fitness are the two things that differentiate the men's game from the women's. You get the odd one (Williams) who has the right combination of the two to be able to play this type of game. Most others do not but they have to if they want to compete and win in the new WTA.
Women's tennis was so much better (Especially to watch) back in the days of Navratilova, Mandlikova, Evert and Austin.