sack316
01-29-2011, 03:07 PM
SO last night I couldn't sleep and wound up watching the Women's finals of the Australian Open. What a great match! Women's tennis has certainly gotten a lot better that it was last time I paid attention.
Na Li certainly looked like she was going to run away with it at first. But after winning the first set, at 2-2 in set 2 she seemed to just collapse. Kim Clijsters changed up from trying to play a power game with her and went a little more finesse... which seemed to really tire and frustrate Na Li. But there was a great ebb and flow to the match and plenty of hard fought rallies.
My only disappointment was that Na Li, in her frustration, started losing it a bit and spent a lot of time complaining about the crowd. Some of it was justified, but it got to where seemingly every other game she had a gripe. This is the final of a major, you've got to be able to handle the stage!
But afterwards she was quite charming and graceful. So was Clijsters, as she always is.
It was a lot of fun to watch. If I can't sleep tonight I hope the men can live up to the bar these ladies set!
Sack
Na Li certainly looked like she was going to run away with it at first. But after winning the first set, at 2-2 in set 2 she seemed to just collapse. Kim Clijsters changed up from trying to play a power game with her and went a little more finesse... which seemed to really tire and frustrate Na Li. But there was a great ebb and flow to the match and plenty of hard fought rallies.
My only disappointment was that Na Li, in her frustration, started losing it a bit and spent a lot of time complaining about the crowd. Some of it was justified, but it got to where seemingly every other game she had a gripe. This is the final of a major, you've got to be able to handle the stage!
But afterwards she was quite charming and graceful. So was Clijsters, as she always is.
It was a lot of fun to watch. If I can't sleep tonight I hope the men can live up to the bar these ladies set!
Sack