tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7657367.post9193905408335656661..comments2024-03-28T02:13:53.054-05:00Comments on <img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v701/Attaturk/fez.png"> Rising Hegemon : Don't know much about tennisAttaturkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08511961896699190171noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7657367.post-67606881064110800572013-01-16T13:26:07.637-06:002013-01-16T13:26:07.637-06:00The American contingent in men's tennis is pre...The American contingent in men's tennis is pretty dire right now, but there are a number of promising heirs apparent to the Williams sisters that are starting to come into their own.<br /><br />If you want almost-instant gratification, Sloane Stephens will be playing a 2nd round match at the Australian Open late tonight, and Madison Keys will play a 3rd round match some time tomorrow.Midwest_Productnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7657367.post-79265600686748846532013-01-15T20:02:27.623-06:002013-01-15T20:02:27.623-06:00why do we get to win everything?why do we get to win everything?pansypoohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06164502315120164024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7657367.post-1913282072306789762013-01-15T09:38:18.840-06:002013-01-15T09:38:18.840-06:00Looks like you're right -- Jennifer Capriati w...Looks like you're right -- Jennifer Capriati won the Australian Open in 2002. Since then, American Grand Slam champions have been exclusively the Williams sisters, with the exception of, if I remember right, a single US Open championship by Andy Roddick in maybe 2003? <br /><br />I used to play tennis for exercise, and kind of wish I'd kept it up, but there were too many win-at-all-costs assholes in the rec level league. <br /><br />And if you ever get to see a live tennis match, you find out why they're called pros. Television for some reason seems to slow things down. Professionals hit unbelievably hard but controlled shots. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com