Comments on Tennis Talk, Anyone?: The lady killers (The TTA? top 10: women's edition...

I kinda think Davenport deserves one of those ten ...

2008-08-07T17:29:22.207-04:00

I kinda think Davenport deserves one of those ten spots--if we're just talking pure pure talent...

Looks like there's a lot of calls for Kuznetsova! ...

2008-08-07T15:51:33.124-04:00

Looks like there's a lot of calls for Kuznetsova! She was someone I thought pretty long and hard about, but I pretty much left her out in favor of Jankovic and Ivanovic—it would've been hard to leave out two number ones. I have Sheila's "Petty Patty" (I hadn't heard that nickname before; it's pretty funny) because with her game, she should have done so much damage on tour—if even for the sake of offering players a different look when they go against her.

And I really, truly think Radwanska will be a future number one.

Hey I love Kuznetsova too! Consistency wise, I thi...

2008-08-07T15:00:42.500-04:00

Hey I love Kuznetsova too! Consistency wise, I think I would want Venus, Jankovic and Ivanovic in my top 3 list. Oh, did I totally forgotten about Safina? I think Safina is the world no. 1 in the making.

Hi Van!Love the list. I do think Davenport is a go...

2008-08-07T03:48:18.475-04:00

Hi Van!

Love the list. I do think Davenport is a good addition - her laser-like flat ball hitting is amazing when she's on and healthy. But she's 90 percent retired, so I can see why you didn't include her.

I'm a big Amelie fan - wouldn't it be fantastic if she could get her act together? God, I miss Justine's game right now.

I do think Kuznetsova would be on my list - after all, Roger loves watching her play!

Nah, they should all be there, but just as you sai...

2008-08-06T15:16:21.326-04:00

Nah, they should all be there, but just as you said, there's so much more going on than their talent.

Take "Petty Patty" for instance. This woman is tremendously talented, but the party going on in her head thwarts a lot of her efforts. Nonetheless, she's one of my favs! I love all that bad attitude and curly ponytail, they seem to work nicely in tennis. (Where's Capriati's bad attitude when you need it.)

This new crowd though, Ana, Jelena, Agnieszka, I don't have a lot of faith in any of them or their games. Even though you can include Dinara with them, I think that she has more heart than they do.

I don't know what to think about Maria. I'm not so convinced about this shoulder thing.

I will include Petrova (head case) and Kuznetsova ...

2008-08-06T13:44:43.384-04:00

I will include Petrova (head case) and Kuznetsova (head case) on the list. I will put Davenport (injury plus mommy duties) on that list too. I don't think Radwanska deserved to be on the top 10 list.

Hey Naf, I'm imagining them without the hangups! I...

2008-08-05T23:21:23.790-04:00

Hey Naf, I'm imagining them without the hangups! If you look at it from an ability standpoint, wouldn't you have them up there?

I dunno, Van. Tennis is 99.987431 percent mental. ...

2008-08-05T19:49:10.706-04:00

I dunno, Van. Tennis is 99.987431 percent mental. I don't think you can eliminate that as a determining factor. Schnyder and Mauresmo are talented, but they're head cases. It's the only reason they haven't been more successful.
I totally agree about Radwanska. I even think she'd have done better against Serena at Wimby if she hadn't tried to be way too clever. I guess in that case, the mental thing works against you!