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Seriously, the above topic heading has been the conversation theme in our household when the Tennis is on. What's with the ladies side of the draw, I ask?! Or better what's with women's Tennis in general?! I hope I don't sound sexist, but truth be told, the women have sucked so far in the Open. In one of the biggest upsets in Tennis history, Ivanovic was shown the exit sign by the number 188 player in the world!! Not since the beginning of the Open era in 1968 has the Number 1 seed exited faster than she entered the tournament! Number 3 seed Kuznestova followed suit also, playing as though she was pulling a semitrailer behind her. Number 2 seed, Jankovic has been labouring in the first three rounds so far, clunking and rattling her way through worse than a reconstructed engine of a 1978 beat up Mitsubishi Sigma. You look at the men's side and it's been jaw dropping tennis and shot selection by them. Then you take a look at the girls and you find more stars in a rating of an Adam Sandler movie than in the ladies side of the draw.
We just saw the Djoker and Fedex slug it out for hours thrilling the Arthur Ashes' stands, with their five set - edge of your seat kinda' Tennis. For those of us who love Tennis, I would make the bold statement and say that those guys are worth every single cent they earn. I don't care if they make millions or billions, they're extremely talented, give you great pleasure and enjoyment to watch and worth the money. However, when I hear the ladies complain and wanting the same prize money as the men, I have to rush and get a big bucket as I profusely throw up my guts upon hearing their repeated pathetic and apalling requests!
Well and truly gone are the days when Evert, Graf, Novratilova and Seles provided some high quality matches and excitement in Women's Tennis (quite often even better than the men). In nowdays the ladies are more concerned making fashion statements on the court then improving their service action. ...
However not all is lost yet, as there are two ladies still worth their money who will do battle royale tomorrow. The sisters look extremely sharp, focused and motivated which means all the other hacks are toast. Sadly, their battling eachother in the quarters this year, which sucks big time. But the good news is that their match can be regarded as the final. Hence the ladies action ends 3 days earlier than the men's! A match which should be fantastic from a wagering point of view also. Can't wait .... |