Talk About Tennis 2.0

ashkor87 wrote: ↑Mon Jan 27, 2025 1:00 am

Jeff from TX wrote: ↑Sun Jan 26, 2025 6:19 pm She reached the R of 32. Made $290,000. Pretty good $ for a week.

And she is playing pretty well .she got thrashed by Swiatek but who didn't? Only Keys...

Today she lost to Cristina Bucsa

JTContinental wrote: ↑Mon Jan 27, 2025 8:57 pm

ashkor87 wrote: ↑Mon Jan 27, 2025 1:00 am

Jeff from TX wrote: ↑Sun Jan 26, 2025 6:19 pm She reached the R of 32. Made $290,000. Pretty good $ for a week.

And she is playing pretty well .she got thrashed by Swiatek but who didn't? Only Keys...

Today she lost to Cristina Bucsa

Close match, though. 5-7, 7-5, 7-5. I used to think the idea that someone won a Slam too early was silly, because you should take it when you can get it. But Clijsters said the same thing about herself on Served this week. Said she wasn't ready, emotionally, to win a Slam when she was losing her first three. She's glad they came later.

I know Emma has said she sometimes wishes she hadn't won the US Open, but I still think that's crazy. Few players ever win a Slam. If that's the only one she wins and she has a roller-coaster Top 50 career the rest of her life, it's still better than most. Still was an incredible accomplishment to win 20 straight sets.

I think she will have some good seasons. More likely than not, just like it was always more likely than not that Sabalenka would win a slam. Plenty of people wrote her off.

Sanguinetti has coached Safina ..he is a UCLA player so naturally he has my support!

ti-amie wrote: ↑Sun Feb 02, 2025 11:18 pm

Gilles Cervara still in place, I think.

ashkor87 wrote: ↑Mon Feb 03, 2025 2:41 am Sanguinetti has coached Safina ..he is a UCLA player so naturally he has my support!

What's your connection to UCLA? Are you an alum?

meganfernandez wrote: ↑Tue Feb 04, 2025 7:47 pm

ashkor87 wrote: ↑Mon Feb 03, 2025 2:41 am Sanguinetti has coached Safina ..he is a UCLA player so naturally he has my support!

What's your connection to UCLA? Are you an alum?

Yes..my wife too

I used play (recreationally) at UCLA with my buddy who was a phd student there and we would occasionally see Venus practicing there.

I was there much earlier..I believe Sampras' sister is head coach of women there now ...must have been fun to see Venus in action...

Stella Sampras has been the women's coach at UCLA for decades now.

ashkor87 wrote: ↑Wed Feb 05, 2025 12:28 am

meganfernandez wrote: ↑Tue Feb 04, 2025 7:47 pm

ashkor87 wrote: ↑Mon Feb 03, 2025 2:41 am Sanguinetti has coached Safina ..he is a UCLA player so naturally he has my support!

What's your connection to UCLA? Are you an alum?

Yes..my wife too

i had no idea! Now you're in the Big 10, my conference (Indiana).

meganfernandez wrote: ↑Fri Feb 07, 2025 10:45 pm

ashkor87 wrote: ↑Wed Feb 05, 2025 12:28 am

meganfernandez wrote: ↑Tue Feb 04, 2025 7:47 pm

What's your connection to UCLA? Are you an alum?

Yes..my wife too

i had no idea! Now you're in the Big 10, my conference (Indiana).

I taught at the University of Iowa for 2 years (big 10)

No, I left the US for good 35 years ago!

ashkor87 wrote: ↑Sat Feb 08, 2025 10:59 am

meganfernandez wrote: ↑Fri Feb 07, 2025 10:45 pm

ashkor87 wrote: ↑Wed Feb 05, 2025 12:28 am

Yes..my wife too

i had no idea! Now you're in the Big 10, my conference (Indiana).

I taught at the University of Iowa for 2 years (big 10)

No, I left the US for good 35 years ago!

Iowa, wow. Very different than LA! Caitlin Clark's alma mater! She's in Indy now and I'm a big fan.

Iowa city has a beautiful campus, river flowing through, ducks crossing the road..don't know how it is now, haven't gone back for 40 years ...