Glad you are not upset. :)

Woman's tennis is just fine.
And this event is unique ... always has been,

Should Bartoli be there? Well, she is and that speaks for itself.

The Williams are bit players and do not have the dedication of the
others, at least seemingly so.

Jelena had a poor match, but also, come-on - a #3 ranked player?
Is she top 10? For sure - but #3? Don't think so.

Vadiasova is no flash in the pan.

Hingis has lost some of her intensity, and that was the difference
in so many matches in her youth.

The grass season is always short lived.
The weather has been incredible and I am sure a factor in many, many
matches.
Hard court is around the corner.
Let's see what the next two months bring.

btw - Ashley is back in world tennis for NY again. Pretty much all
of July.
Watch out Manhattan!




--- In ashleyharkleroadstarrising@yahoogroups.com, "Go Sooners"
<440gtx@...> wrote:
>
> Well Bartoli came through like I expected against Krajicek even
though she
> trailed.
> What kills me about all of this is that ...........and I'm sorry
to have to
> say this....
> Bartoli SUCKS and I mean OUTLOUD.
>
> She's out of shape, she has a bad attitude half the time and here
she is in
> a Grand Slam
> Semi-Final. The only thing I can figure is that between the ears,
she has
> it.
>
> She beat Jelena for Cripes Sakes. Golovin isn't even around. It
looked
> like women's tennis
> was improving and now all the sudden it's the Williams, Sharapova
and Henin.
> Nobody else
> matters. Yes, Yes I know Vadiasova and Ivanovic are out there and
Ivanovic
> may need to be
> included but Vadiasova doesn't. She's going to be a splash in the
pan
> similar to Hantuchova
> in my opinion.
>
> Where is Sprem? Where is Mauresmo? Where is Schyneder? Ok
Kuznetsova is
> there but
> I've always thought she was over-rated but won't be surprised if
she beats
> Venus at 6 AM
> Eastern time. The way this draw played out.........where is
Hingis? Hingis
> should have come
> out of that quarter if Jankovic didn't. It was an easy quarter
which does
> explain Bartoli a little
> bit, but come on? Who's betting Bartoli to beat Hingis or
Jankovic????
>
> Clijisters is gone now. Davenport gone. Who's going to step up?
I
> certainly hope women's tennis
> doesn't rest on the racquet of Bartoli.
>
> By the way, I talked to Steven, yes that Steven, about 6 weeks ago
and he
> says Jennifer is training
> to make one last run this summer sometime during the hard court
season. I
> would love to see it.
> I hope she still has a couple of years left.
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: ashleyharkleroadstarrising@yahoogroups.com
> [mailto:ashleyharkleroadstarrising@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of
> briannatur2001
> Sent: Wednesday, July 04, 2007 11:44 AM
> To: ashleyharkleroadstarrising@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [Ashley Harkleroad Star Rising] Re: The Stats
>
>
>
> Tough to 'figure' any of this out.
>
> There is Serena and Jusine and maybe Maria and Jelena .... then
> there are 40+ players who on any given day and win against one
> another.
>
> The 'grass' is always an issue, at so claim the players,
>
> Hard court starts in a week.
> Question is does Ashley wish to give it a run?
>
> Vania has also done well.
> Year end rankings will be a blast. Places #'s 6-25 will be very
> close.
>
> --- In ashleyharkleroadsta
> <mailto:ashleyharkleroadstarrising%40yahoogroups.com>
> rrising@yahoogroups.com, "Danny"
> <440gtx@> wrote:
> >
> > Go to www.wimbledon.org and look up the stats for Jankovic v
> Bartoli.
> > The stat that stood out to me.......Serve Speed. Ashley hits the
> ball
> > harder than either one of these players. I'm amazed that Bartoli
> won
> > this thing. If Marion can go this far in a slam there is no
> reason
> > Ashley can't go this far either. Not only that Marion will be in
> the
> > semi-finals I believe Krajicek is playing over her head as well
> and on
> > grass I think Bartoli takes her.
> >
> > Everyone says Ashley doesn't have a "weapon" well compared to
> these two
> > she does.
> >
> > Ashley came from way back to beat Granville in Charleston and
look
> how
> > far Granville went this year too.
> >
> > I just can't figure it out. (Yeah, I know, the head game.)
> >
>
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