No it hasn't been a year since my last blog post, although it has definitely been a while (sorry about that). It's been a year since I created the blog, so happy one year anniversary to myself.
This time last year I was writing about the Australian Open so do you know what that means? Yes, the Australian Open is once again drawing near, so as avid tennis fans we have much to look forward to. Is Nadal going to defend his title; despite having lost to Davydenko twice in the last few months? How is Roddick going to do, even though he pulled out of London a couple months ago he recently won the warm up tournament in Brisbane.
Personally I am not complaining about Nadal's recent losses. Now that Nadal has become human the entire men's draw can open up. Hopefully Roddick's recent win will boost his confidence back up after a humbling exit at the U.S Open to fellow American John Isner.
However, probably one of the most exciting players to watch this Australian Open is the winner of the 2009 Women's U.S Open, Kim Clijsters. Just like the Open the Australian Open is played on a hard court surface so Clijsters has a lot going for her. Especially after beating fellow county woman Justine Henin who recently came out of retirement and lost to Clijsters in three sets.
However, the win against Henin should have been much easier for Clijsters. Henin made numerous unforced errors, so Clijsters has a lot of work ahead of her if she wants to win the Aussie Open as well.
Henin is also going to be a player to look out for. Even though she lost to Clijsters and pulled out of Sydney because of a gluteal strain, Henin has always been a fighter on the court. One thing in particular that has always impressed me about her, is her speed. She plays excellent defense, constantly running down balls and making her opponent hit that one extra ball.
Like usual there is much to look forward to, especially the release of the draws which will be coming out this Friday the 15th. With Henin and Clijsters holding lower rankings this could pose problems to our top seeds, making what I hope to be a very exciting tournament.
welcome back!!! really enjoy your insightful and timely observations on the pro tennis scene. you mention several of the leading women like clijster and henin here, but what about Maria?? she is as much a question mark as the others and would be exciting and fun if she is also able to make a full fledge comeback from her injuries. again welcome back and look forward to reading your postings through the aussie open and the rest of 2010.
ReplyDeletewell i guess the reason I never mentioned Maria is because she obviously has proved that she was no threat haha
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