Now that she has won the Austrailian open. Should Serena be ranked # 1? Serious replies only. 10 points to the most sensible answer.
2007-01-27 10:48:43 · 14 answers · asked by BigWashSr 7 in Sports ➔ Tennis
How important do you think that it was for Serena to dedicate the match to her half sister? Did it have an impact on her game?
2007-01-29 15:28:05 · update #1
Serena was on a mission, so yes I thought she would win the tournment. She was driven by the fact that she wanted to dedicate to win to her sister that was murdered.
2007-02-02 18:53:16 · answer #1 · answered by Vic 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
To be completely honest I am not a big fan of Serena's, but when I saw the match up for the Australian Open Women's final I thought that she probably wold win. I guess she has a lot more experience than Maria Sharapova. I don't think that she should now be ranked #1 just because she won the Australian Open, she came into the tournament as an unseeded player and wining the tournament will significantly boost her ranking but not to number 1. I think that one of the reasons why she won is because she had a driving force behind her, she wanted to do this for her sister.
2007-02-02 20:14:34 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Serena could beat Sharapova any days in a tournament. Because of her absence from the tennis world for awhile, her ranking is slightly about right for right now. If she win the Frech Open she should quickly jump into that #1 spot that Sharapova is holding. If Serena hasn't been on TV so much and gone through those b/f stuff I seriously think she could have had 10 titles by now.
2007-02-04 09:18:38 · answer #3 · answered by Diaus 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
As someone said rankings are based on a formula for performance....Serena was about a 3.5 point underdog to beat Sharapova but coming from an 81 world ranking the move to 14 is a significant improvement...this early in the year and with only one major played that seems quite reasonable....remember how long it took Agassi to return from a ranking of 381 (I believe) at one point.....
2007-01-27 14:25:46 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I doubted Serena's performance because lately,Serena doesn't seem much interested in tennis like her early days but she did prove the critics wrong.
No matter how "fat" she is,she's a fighter.that didn't stop her.if a "fat ***" Serena could beat a good shape "lanky" Sharapova then what more could critics give as excuse for Sharapova's disappointment? Let's give praise to the one due and stop being hypocritical.Sharapova is a Russian and is forever going to hold her home country at heart,Serena is an American even if she's black and she needs our support.But I'm happy that amidst the criticism and back-lashing,Serena Williams is still strong.She will let Sharapova win whenever she wants to.
2007-01-27 14:53:16 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
When Serena brings her A game, she is incredibly formidable. After watching her decimate Jankovic in the quarterfinal, I knew it was a strong possibility. She will be ranked #14 based on the points earned from the AO Grand Slam. I believe that is an accurate rating. One tournament even a Grand Slam does not a #1 make. If she dominates this season, then I believe she will earn the #1 ranking.
2007-01-27 12:16:21 · answer #6 · answered by Maitai1001 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I watched all of her matches and you could tell she wanted it more than anyone else out there. After she beat the Israeli, I knew she was going all the way.
I dont think she should be ranked #1. Its only one tournament, she made a very strong statement and that #1 ranking will be something to shoot for and proove her dedication to the game.
All I know is its good to have her back in top form. She raised the bar of womens tennis and then was left behind. Now she's back to raise the bar once again.
2007-01-27 14:50:01 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I thought she had an outside chance. As for the rankings, it should go by the rankings system. One big win does not make you #1. in the world. You have to earn the ranking over a number of event results for a period of time. Consistently the best for the past 12 months.
Otherwise the rankings are meaningless.
2007-01-27 11:08:20 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I thought she had a chance of winning, cuz there was no "pressure" on her....nobody really expected her to win.
That, and Serena being a fighter, could make her win.
Mind you, I never ever expected she would win so incredibly easy.
Of course Serena shouldn't be ranked nr. 1, she moves up quite a bit in the rankings, sure, but one win doesn't bring her back on the number one spot.
2007-01-27 12:47:17 · answer #9 · answered by Joshua 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No, - she was away from the game for to long.
Tennis use continuous system for ranking - this way you usually don't have major surprises like Serena...
2007-02-04 02:25:11 · answer #10 · answered by Ray R 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋