Tennis Hall of Shame

I'm not sure what kind of Shame Rating to give this one, since it's not really entirely clear exactly what Murray meant. But when asked on court by a reporter how he thought his match (first round at Auckland: he beat Kenneth Carlsen 7-5,6-2), he said, "We were both playing like women," of the first set, in which there were seven breaks of serve.

He could have meant they were both playing badly.

He could have meant they both served horribly and therefore failed to hold serve.

Or -- and this is the interpretation we favor -- he could have meant they were playing in spaghetti strap bathing suit dresses borrowed from Sharapova and Vaidisova.

wg

Posted by wendyg at 11:23 PM | Permalink | Comments (0)

It's often seemed to me that despite the change of year number the Australian season is more of a continuation of last year, and the new year really starts around Indian Wells. For example, the WTA player dominant in 2003 won the 2004 AO, the 2002 dominant player won the 2003 AO, and so on. This year, the pattern that's continuing seems to be injuries: Sharapova is out of Adelaide, Nadal is out of Chenna and maybe Sydney, and so on. It's truly dismaying, but it's hardly surprising. Federer this week was quoted in a story as saying that it doesn't really feel to him like a new anything because the off-season is so short. (And it's even shorter for players who, like Sharapova, spent December playing exhibitions, not the smartest thing to do if you already have a shoulder injury).

I suppose it's some kind of balance that we're getting Hingis back. Although why do John McEnroe and Pat Cash have to follow her?

wg

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