Serena Williams Wins 2 Grand Slam Titles In One Day! July 4, 2009
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Earlier today at the All England Lawn and Tennis Club in London, England, Serena Williams beat her sister Venus Williams to win her 3rd Wimbledon Singles Title, 11th Grand Slam Singles Title, and then partnered with Venus to win the Ladies’ Doubles title as well! How many people can say they won 2 Grand Slam titles in one day?
It was a similar scenario this year at the Australian Open back in January when Serena beat Dinara Safina for the singles title, and later partnered with Venus to win the Womens’ Doubles title. Last year Venus beat Serena for her 5th Wimbledon crown, and again went on to pair with her sister to win the Ladies’ Doubles title in 2008. Later that summer, the two would pair to win the Olympic gold medal in Womens’ Doubles as well.
Despite the fact that Serena Williams now holds 3 of the 4 yearly Grand Slam titles, she is still not the No.1 player in the world. Somehow the world No.1 ranking goes to Dinara Safina who was blasted off the court by Venus Williams in the semifinals 6-1, 6-0, and has never won a Grand Slam title. The WTA’s quantity over quality reflection of the rankings is a sad moment in professional sports when 1 person holds 3 of the 4 slams.
I hate to toot my own horn here, but I totally called this two weeks ago, right here on this very blog! Scroll down or click here to see my predictions from a few weeks ago. I also got 3/4 men’s semifinals, and the final right. I will find out tomorrow if (6) Andy Roddick beats the 5 time Wimbledon champion (2) Roger Federer. It’s a huge mountain to climb, but something is telling me this is Roddick’s chance.
Congratulations to Serena AND Venus for making tennis history today!
Serena Williams Hit Me Up On Twitter!! April 24, 2009
Posted by johnthrasher in Geek Talk, Movies/Film, Music, Personally John, Sports, Television, Travel, tennis.Tags: Australian Open, French Open, Maria Sharapova, Serena Williams, tennis, Twitter, Venus Williams, Wimbledon
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MY LIFE IS COMPLETE!!!
I woke up this morning to see Serena Williams Twittering the heck out of pretty much anyone who wrote to her. Being mildly obsessed with this woman for the last 8 years I immediately jumped on the opportunity. She quickly wrote back with:
“Hey @jthrasher!!! Thank you for following along with me & showing support..”
WHAT!?
If there were one person on this entire planet that I would want to @ reply me, it would be Serena Williams. No joke. She’s been my inspiration to play since I first picked up a racquet.
I’m going to try to calm down now. Check out Serena’s Twitter page here and my Twitter page here.
Roger Federer To Retire From Tennis This Summer!? March 17, 2009
Posted by johnthrasher in Geek Talk, Personally John, Sports, Television, Travel, tennis.Tags: Australian Open, French Open, Rafael Nadal, retirement, Roger Federer, U.S. Open., Wimbledon
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If you haven’t heard the news, Roger Federer the No. 2 tennis player in the world, and his girlfriend Mirka are expecting their first child this summer.
That’s all well and good, but during a press conference today in Indian Wells, California, Federer said some interesting things.
After defending the fact that his tennis will not falter when the child is born, Federer had this to say about the summer:
“It’s a nice time. And yeah, the baby is due in summer. Summer is a big word, yeah. I’m not going to say anymore.”
Does it sound like he has some sort of big announcement pending? Maybe it’s me reading too deep, but with his recent changing of the guard to Rafael Nadal, you have to wonder what he’s thinking regarding his career. Will he pull an Henin and retire without notice!?
Williamses Dominate 2009 Australian Open! February 1, 2009
Posted by johnthrasher in Geek Talk, Movies/Film, Personally John, Sports, Television, Travel, tennis.Tags: Australian Open, ESPN, Roland Garros, Serena Slam, Serena Williams, tennis, U.S. Open., Venus Williams, Wimbledon, women's doubles, women's singles, WTA
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The 2009 Australian Open was an all Williams affair by all accords.
If you know me at all you know that Serena and Venus are my all time favorite players, of either the men or the women. They are strong-willed, strong-minded women that have a lot of game. I learned how to serve about 6 years ago by watching my tapes of Serena Williams serving. She and Pete Sampras, I would just watch the tapes over and over again.
Well, Serena and Venus, yet again, got together and dominated the field. After teaming up together and winning the Olympic women’s doubles gold medal, seeded 10th they pulled out the goods and won the women’s doubles championship in Australia 2 days ago!
If that wasn’t enough, Serena followed up with a crushing defeat of Dinara Safina to win the Women’s Singles championship (6-0, 6-3)! Serena has won the odd years of the Australian Open since 2003. That’s 2003, 2005, 2007, and now 2009!
Not only did Serena win the doubles, and singles championship, but she reclaimed the world No.1 ranking yet again!
It’s so awesome to see the Williams sisters playing so well again. I was such a huge fan when I started watching them. In fact, I remember the first match that I ever watched of them was the 2002 Wimbledon final. I was at my Dad’s house in Baltimore, turned it on and was hooked ever since. Serena went on to win that match…her first Wimbledon. Back then, even if she lost the final she would be the No.1 player in the world for the first time in her career, dethroning sister Venus.
So now that Seren has made the final of the last 3 majors and won the last 2, she is half way to another Serena Slam. She typically doesn’t do well at Roland Garros in Paris, but hopefully this Serena Slam No.2 will give her some more motivation to win! And, hopefully I will make it to Paris to watch it in person!
2009 Australian Open Predictions! January 19, 2009
Posted by johnthrasher in Movies/Film, Political, Sports, Television, Travel, tennis.Tags: 2009, Andy Murray, Australian Open, Barack Obama, Beyonce, inauguration, Serena Williams, tennis, We Are One
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It’s that time of the year again! Time for me to start school, celebrate my birthday, and stay up until 6a.m. so I can watch the live matches from Melbourne at the Australian Open!
I haven’t had a lot of time to get excited about the Australian Open this year as I usually do. My nephew’s surgery, school starting, and going to see the We Are One inauguration concert today (photos and blog to come!), it has been quite a whirl wind.
Nevertheless, I am so excited to see how this year’s Aussie Open turns out.
Based on what I have seen regarding certain players, and looking at the draw, I think I can make a fair conclusion as to who the winners will be this year.
The 2009 Australian Open Women’s Singles Champion will be: Serena Williams.
The 2009 Australian Open Men’s Singles Champion will be: Andy Murray.
You heard it here first!
Serena Williams Is a Female Version of a Hustla January 12, 2009
Posted by johnthrasher in Geek Talk, Movies/Film, Personally John, Sports, Television, Travel, tennis.Tags: Australia, Australian Open, Beyonce, Diva, Melbourne, Sasha Fierce, Serena Williams, Sydney, tennis, Venus Williams
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Stop the track. Let me state facts.
She’s the No.1 diva in this game for a minute.
Serena Williams wore a $2.5 MILLION dollar diamond necklace…to a press conference!
If you know me at all, you know that I treat Serena Williams like she is my own child. I worry about her safety, love life, and if she’s been eating her vegetables lately. Who wears a $2.5 millions dollar necklace to a PRESS CONFERENCE!?
Serena is in Sydney this week playing a tune-up before the Australian Open starts in a few weeks. I always hate this time of year because I have to stay up extra late (usually until about 5a.m.) to watch the live matches that are going on down under. Oh well, it’s worth it.
Serena has won the Australian Open in 2003, 2005, and 2007, so it only makes sense that she will win it this year in 2009, right? Good luck Serena, you diva.
