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[lucius]

I like Li Na and thought she would win it all after destroying Sharapova, but the better player won today.

aww Li crying

 

[Diprosalic]

....she is obviously not the best overall player?

Points be damned lol. We ALL know who the best player in the world is.

the one who lost in the QF? the one who does not bother playing tournaments all year long? that one?

 

[Psychotext]

I reckon Li would have won without the falls. After each you saw her errors go up significantly. Ehh... such is life. =/

 

[Wafflecakes]

the one who lost in the QF? the one who does not bother playing tournaments all year long? that one?

Yes that one. (on any given day any player can lose any given match....can't expect her to win EVERYTHING)

Still the best player. Everyone knows it.

Her way works......15 majors speaks to that. Maybe its everyone else who is doing it wrong?

 

[Timbuktu]

No. 1 is No. 1 can't get therewithout deserving it. But i guess compared with men's top 4, the top wta seeds are just too inconsistent and you get to finals like this when there are so many errors. As least this isn't a straight set walk through like it often is nowadays.

 

[curlyfriski]

Fuck you, Margaret Court.

 

[Kitschkraft]

Damnit, really wanted it for Li Na.

Azarenka deserves #1 but I'm not picking her to win another GS this year.

 

[Diprosalic]

Yes that one. (on any given day any player can lose any given match....can't expect her to win EVERYTHING)

Still the best player. Everyone knows it.

Her way works......15 majors speaks to that. Maybe its everyone else who is doing it wrong?

if she wants to call her number 1 she should start playing some tournaments and give a shit. cherry picking tournaments while others fight 11 months in the year isn't exactly fair.

 

[flake]

Dat reception

 

[seanoff]

bet they wished they had Margaret Court's Grand Slam record.

29 Grand Slam Finals, 24 Wins

19 doubles

19 mixed doubles

all Grand Slams

 

[Wafflecakes]

if she wants to call her number 1 she should start playing some tournaments and give a shit. cherry picking tournaments while others fight 11 months in the year isn't exactly fair.

Whats not fair about it? She chooses to skip meaningless tournaments to focus on the ones that count. She exchanges the potential prize winnings from those to increase her odds at the big events.

Sounds like playing smart to me.

At the end of the day no one will remember whether you won or lost the warmup tournaments or misc. events. So why bother trying to force players to attend them?

 

[Cousteau]

Li should bring PSY next yr. Fuck it.

 

[Diprosalic]

Whats not fair about it? She chooses to skip meaningless tournaments to focus on the ones that count. She exchanges the potential prize winning from those to increase her odds at the big events.

Sounds like playing smart to me.

you know that WTA players are obligated to attend certain tournament? miss williams don't care. always finds some excuse to skip them. that's not smart, that's borderline cheating.

 

[perfectchaos007]

bet they wished they had Margaret Court's Grand Slam record.

29 Grand Slam Finals, 24 Wins

19 doubles

19 mixed doubles

all Grand Slams

I'de take her on. Any time. Any place. Any surface. Best of 3 sets. Let's go

 

[Sage00]

Li should bring PSY next yr. Fuck it.

Err..

 

[flake]

What an awkward lap of honour, hardly anyone clapping

 

[Ashhong]

Li should bring PSY next yr. Fuck it.

Are you just generalizing Asians or do you think they are the same ethnicity?

 

[perfectchaos007]

What an awkward lap of honour, hardly anyone clapping

It was so calm you could actually hear the photographers yelling her name.

 

[user_nat]

Are you just generalizing Asians or do you think they are the same ethnicity?

Its not like Azarenka and Red Foo are the same nationality. He could have just meant someone more popular.

 

[perfectchaos007]

Are you just generalizing Asians or do you think they are the same ethnicity?

Lighten up everyone. It's not like Redfoo is Belerusian.

edit: beat by user_nat

 

[Ashhong]

Its not like Azarenka and Red Foo are the same nationality. He could have just meant someone more popular.

I was serious with my question though lol. I'm not offended, just curious. He didn't have to pick Psy, so I thought he genuinely might believe they are the same.

 

[Antiwhippy]

To be fair is there any other Asian musician that most people in the west actually know?

Much less musicians from China.

 

[lucius]

Mens Final should be good, still think Joker wins in it in 4 close sets.

 

[curlyfriski]

Yo-Yo Ma

 

[CurlySaysX]

To be fair is there any other Asian musician that most people in the west actually know?

Andy Lau

 

[Golden Sun]

why is the afro guy just sitting there in the post-match interview........

 

[user_nat]

why is the afro guy just sitting there in the post-match interview........

Was a pretty awkward interview.

 

[Ashhong]

To be fair is there any other Asian musician that most people in the west actually know?

Much less musicians from China.

But the LMFAO guy isn't anywhere near Belarusian, so why does his example for Na have to be?

 

[flake]

Such an embarressment, the guy is fricken 37 years old. Notice how he kept arranging the red bull can so it was clearly facing the camera

 

[BowieZ]

Margaret Court couldn't look any more like a staunchly conservative old woman.

 

[Antiwhippy]

But the LMFAO guy isn't anywhere near Belarusian, so why does his example for Na have to be?

As dumb as it is, the Caucasian and asian grouping is incredibly wide.

 

[Niraj]

Damn, wanted Li to win oh well. Gotta give a lot of credit to Azarenka.

 

[Shaneus]

No. 1 is No. 1 can't get therewithout deserving it. But i guess compared with men's top 4, the top wta seeds are just too inconsistent and you get to finals like this when there are so many errors. As least this isn't a straight set walk through like it often is nowadays.

I bet if I made a sound the equivalent of an air horn every time I made a shot I could win as well.

 

[Niraj]

I bet if I made a sound the equivalent of an air horn every time I made a shot I could win as well.

She should just strive to become the GAOAT (greatest annoyance of all time) on the women's tour by screaming "REDFOOOOOOOO!" instead of her usual coo/woo. That way you have some layered jackassery to the whole thing. Strive for the top baby.

 

[The Last Wizard]

Was pulling for Li. But you can't say azarenka didn't have a lot of luck; I mean first sharapova is knocked out(not saying Li wasn't a challenge), then Serena is knocked out so she has an easy semi, then Li gets injured twice during their match.

Can't wait for Roland Garros!

 

[zero_suit]

Eww, Azarenka won.

 

[rando14]

Damn, was rooting for Li, disappointing end. Oh well, congrats to Azarenka, looking forward to the men's final!

 

[EdibleExplosives]

Kinda disappointed that Azarenka won, but it's not surprising.

Also, I think I may have just found some Murray/Djokovic erotic fanfiction. I guess I know what I'll be doing to prepare for tomorrow.

 

[Sax Russel]

Watched the replay on ESPN3 when I woke up. Can't believe that awful horrific wailing banshee won. Ugh. And those falls by Li Na, god damn =X

 

[Niraj]

Nice that the Bryan bros won! 6th Australian Open, and this makes them the doubles team that has won the most slams, at 13.

 

[Rafa=FedKilla]

What a shit tournament.

 

[ShyGuy]

What a shit tournament.

Lol yep it lost a lot if sting at the semis, oh well.

I hope for a djokovic win to soften the blow at least.

 

[Good Job Bob]

The #1 seeds have won every event so far (Women's singles/doubles, men's doubles), hoping for Murray to end the streak tonight. =)

 

[perfectchaos007]

The #1 seeds have won every event so far (Women's singles/doubles, men's doubles), hoping for Murray to end the streak tonight. =)

He can't. Mixed Doubles goes on first and neither team is the #1 seed.

 

[Good Job Bob]

He can't. Mixed Doubles goes on first and neither team is the #1 seed.

No one cares about mixed doubles.

 

[perfectchaos007]

No one cares about mixed doubles.

It's the 5th most cared about event in the tournament! Followed by boys singles, girls singles, mens wheelchair singles, and legends doubles

 

[rangersfan414]

It's the 5th most cared about event in the tournament! Followed by boys singles, girls singles, mens wheelchair singles, and legends doubles

How does wheelchair even work?

 

[perfectchaos007]

How does wheelchair even work?

same as able legged tennis except they can hit the ball off of 2 bounces. Watch how the guy at the end uses his feet to serve up the ball

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WwXMUU1F7YY

 

[Niraj]

You guys should look up Esther Vergeer (women's wheelchair tennis player) if you haven't heard of her. Amazing records. She hasn't lost a match since like 2003 or something.

 

[MIMIC]

You guys should look up Esther Vergeer (women's wheelchair tennis player) if you haven't heard of her. Amazing records. She hasn't lost a match since like 2003 or something.

And she doesn't just win....she basically mauls every opponent. It's almost not even fair.