Go Serena!

[BluudyEEfingaz]

Love her or hate her...she is the best player on the women's circuit and arguably the greatest women's player to have ever graced the court...according to tennis great John McEnroe. She wasn't her best tonight on Ashe against top seed Victoria Azarenka, but her mental toughness was just enough to dig her out of a hole at 3-5 in a deciding 3rd set. She wants it more than ever and can never be counted out. When she's playing her best tennis, she can beat anyone standing on the other side of the court and when she's not at her best, she still fights til the very last point. America is smiling tonight as its Queen reigns again, her 15th Grand Slam title, and she's not even done yet!

[Samael]

I still don't understand: she s a she or he?

[costiiforzaa]

I still don't understand: she s a she or he?

LOL, dude, this is not cool.

[BluudyEEfingaz]

I still don't understand: she s a she or he?

I know it's hard to believe a WOMAN could be that good...she could easily be in ATP's top 20.

[djarvik]

ah as much as I respect her game, not a chance. I doubt she can take set of any top 100 ATP player.

[Tamthewasp]

I have to agree with the hater here. Although I think she would take a set of a few.

[Vieira151]

I still don't understand: she s a she or he?

I know it's hard to believe a WOMAN could be that good...

Oh, it's not that I don't believe that she can be that good. I imagine that the women's game still could improve an awful lot in the future (while the men's I doubt can improve all that greatly from this point). She just isn't the most feminine when it comes to her build and her grunts.

Though I guess that is partly due to her competition. When the WTA is filled with spindly legged blonde eastern Europeans, it's hard to remember women can be built so. I mean, you watch Women doing the shot put or the weightlifting and you get used to them being massively built, but then you watch tennis and you forget again.

EDIT: And I agree with Djarvik. Her game is all about power. Which is why the other WTA players struggle with her game. Guys, on the other hand, are used to it - and faster. Serena has chances of holding serve, because that is her main weapon, but if she wasn't able to hold her serve once or twice a set, I would bet she wouldn't be able to win.

[djarvik]

Her biggest strength is her serve. Speed and placement. Speedwise, her average is below most man in top 100. She does have better placement then many. But in ALL other areas she is behind most top 100 ATP guys.

The average rally ball is faster, the serves are faster and better placed, second serve almost all have a kick and are directing at her backhand, the foot speed is faster...and so on.

It is a different game they play...

[Vieira151]

Eg what I said.

[djarvik]

Sorry, typing on iPhone takes a while

[Vieira151]

You went into more detail and gave actual information, so it's ok.

[Ali-Iqb93]

Sorry, typing on iPhone takes a while

Do tell me if there is a way to upload photos from iphone's photo library here on forums using iPhone itself

[BluudyEEfingaz]

:P ah as much as I respect her game, not a chance. I doubt she can take set of any top 100 ATP player.

She once said she lost a friendly to Roddick 0-6 0-6 1-6. I do think if given the opportunity to play against the guys consistently she could and would raise her level. I think playing against players a level up could strengthen her ability, maybe not top 20 but she would be close. Even aced Novak in mixed doubles!

[Vieira151]

She does have the determination and drive, I admit. And I think she could still get better. But it was a friendly, and thus I can deduct that Roddick would also raise his game, for a competitive match situation.

[Corbon]

She isn't used to men's power. She may be serving at 120 mph but everyone in the ATP Top 100 can do that. And her power ground strokes are set up by her opponents. She might win a couple of serve games against a lower ranked player but we've seen what a Lukas Rosol can do on a good day.