Williams routs Sharapova, wins eighth Grand Slam title

Yahoo Sports ^ | 1/26/2007 | John Pye

[beyond the sea]

I hear that after the final point, Serena fell down on her back in ecstasy ....... then got up and went straight to her mother and family at courtside and completely forgot to go to the net to do the perfectly customary thing in tennis with her opponent (maria in this case). Is that true??

If so..... Serena blew it.

I fell asleep before the match came on. Sounds like Maria took the choke as she is making a habit of doing at the end of important tournaments.

Well.......... you can't have everything.

;-)

[RayChuang88]

Funny you should mention that because NO winner has actually "jumped the net" to shake hands with an opposing player since the middle 1980's.

[beyond the sea]

Funny you should mention that because NO winner has actually "jumped the net" to shake hands with an opposing player since the middle 1980's.

You really ought to get out more.

No one suggested that Serena should "jump the net".

LOL

Where do people learn how to read?

The etiquette of tennis for decades has been to immediately come to the net, embrace (or shake hands with) the opponent, and then go about being self-congratulatory.

Serena blew it.

Besides she couldn't have made it over the net anyhow.

;-)

[rednesss]

Is that a picture of Wesley Snipes????? Do they test for steroids in tennis????

[DB]

Well...

That isn't what happened.

Yes after the winning point she threw her racket and briefly laid on the ground. But she quickly got up and went to the net and shook hands, hugged and kissed Sharapova on the cheek.

Then after briefly enjoying the moment she went to where her family was including her mom and high fived them without leaving the playing field.

Both players were gracious.

[beyond the sea]

I'm glad you cleared that up, DB.

I found it hard to believe that Serena blew off Maria at the net. It's good to hear that she did the right thing.

I always thought that she was a very nice girl. As I noted earlier, I did not see the match.

Be well .......... and thanks again. I'm very glad you told me that. I would not have liked to go through the next years having a poor impression of Serena.

[DB]

I recorded the match. I had to go back and look at the end to be sure of the order of events because I couldn't remember. Serena like Agassi has grown up. Her cockiness has been tempered with age. I was glad to see her win.

[beyond the sea]

Yes she must have played so well.

You know what I wish, I wish the Gods of tennis would get together and give Maria Sharapova (and others) six month or a year to cut out all the screeching and grunting on the court. If I were playing against someone like that, I would consider it a major distraction.

I grew up in the 50's and 60's. No one had to make a sound when they hit the ball in tennis. Something should be done. All that noise is absurd and unneeded.

[Polybius]

I have to say I don't care for Sharapova playing for Russia while growing up and living here getting all the benefits she couldn't get there.

See Post 13.

Sharapova is like Katerina Witt before the fall of the Berlin Wall. No matter what Katerina said or did, even if she came across as a dyed-in-the-wool Commie, a red-blooded American male would have overlooked everything except her looks. ;-)

[dfwgator]

She's Baaaaack!!!!