Obligatory “Kim Is Awesome” Pic
Posted by Brodie under: Australian Open, Kimmy
She came. She saw. She was Kimpressive. The win was Kimminent. Nothing is Kimpossible.
Dammit, BG.
Since I’m a bit late, I’ll just use this post to wrap up my overall WTA thoughts. Those thoughts are mostly full of “holy, that was awesome”. While the US Open seemed to be viewed entirely through a “no Serena” filter, everyone got over the no Serena thing, at least I think, and viewed the WTA for what and who it is over this Australian Open. And damn, did it deliver.
Whether you want to talk about Kim’s continued kickass play, Bepa’s continuing consistency, Franny’s insane fight, Nails’ hilarious on court interviews and awesome attitude, or just the overall high level of play, it made both ATP diehards and non-tennis fans clue in, even if just for a little bit.
For me, this tournament was almost like a “I told you so” to tennis press and those who often have difficulty finding a reason to love the WTA outside Serena and the big names. No, there’s no “big 4″ or “big 2″. There’s weird upsets, there’s surprises… but that’s the appeal. And at the end of the day, we ended up with all four semifinalists within the top 8.
Are there going to be matches with lots of breaks? Puzzling upsets? Sure. But I hope both the awesomeness of the ladies this past fortnight, and the general blandness/predictability of the men (in my opinion, at least) will poke your interest at least a little bit. Rock on, ladies.
Kim looks stunning in these photos. Some super matches from the WTA, drama, tension and superb tennis, I enjoyed watching Kim in action along with my 11 year old son who is a new fan of the WTA thanks mostly to this tournament, but also the impressive Schiavone’s RG performance. The schreeching and assorted strange sounds (on every point – really!), from some of the players is still a bit off putting for me, but yeah – Rock on ladies.
Agreed this AO was owned by the women. “Franlana” aside which was, let’s face it, the set/match of the year, the women’s event rocked. I just found it more compelling than most of the men’s matches this year, esp. with all the blowouts. Though I loved Li Na, glad to see Kim finally win the AO and have nothing to prove now. Which could make her more dangerous in ’11.