odds not high enough for Henin, imo--this aint clay. She has never won this tournament, not surprising as others have game more suited for this surface. Serena is in her quartet--on grass if Serena brings the 'a' game Henin does not beat her. That said, last yr Wimbledon powers that be slowed this tournament down sighnificantly--this aint traditional grass tennis anymore. Hence we see the likes of a player who plays 3 FEET BEHIND THE BASLINE, never comes to the net and plays with severe top spin--REACHING THE FINAL (Nadal of course). It's lunacy. The slower speed gives your Henin play a much greater chance at winning.
Rail you mentioned you had a futures bet on Serena (in the Roland Garros thread, you mentioned you had her at +700) You have taken both futures?? They are, as noted, in the same quartet.
by a few reports Amelie is playing wonderful at the moment, especially her serving
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Rail you mentioned you had a futures bet on Serena (in the Roland Garros thread, you mentioned you had her at +700) You have taken both futures?? They are, as noted, in the same quartet.
by a few reports Amelie is playing wonderful at the moment, especially her serving
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GB good point on Nadal's draw a yr ago--as you stated, much different this yr.do you like anyone for Futures Play, men or women? what happened to Petrova yesterday? injury serious or she being cautious? bloody woman is always nursing some injury
i didn't see the match, ragintoad mentioned Mauresmo was serving for the match and blew it? there's a surprise,lol
don't mean to hijack your thread Rail, just trying to stir discussion.
i didn't see the match, ragintoad mentioned Mauresmo was serving for the match and blew it? there's a surprise,lol
don't mean to hijack your thread Rail, just trying to stir discussion.
Hope,
Petrova was hanging in and lost the first set 7-5. She then withdrew with a shoulder injury as a precaution. From what was said on the telecast, it was more a look forward to Wimbledon than a real serious injury. Of course, the fortnight can be long and nagging injuries don't help. Petrova is a throw out to win in my eyes anyway.
Chakvetadze looked good and beat Jankovic to win the tournament.
I have to look at the draw closer to see if there are any who might slip through the cracks. Right now Fed and Justine are my two picks to win, but there is very little, if any, value with them. Someone like Chakvetadze appeals to me to go to the semis at least.
Petrova was hanging in and lost the first set 7-5. She then withdrew with a shoulder injury as a precaution. From what was said on the telecast, it was more a look forward to Wimbledon than a real serious injury. Of course, the fortnight can be long and nagging injuries don't help. Petrova is a throw out to win in my eyes anyway.
Chakvetadze looked good and beat Jankovic to win the tournament.
I have to look at the draw closer to see if there are any who might slip through the cracks. Right now Fed and Justine are my two picks to win, but there is very little, if any, value with them. Someone like Chakvetadze appeals to me to go to the semis at least.
