2010 U.S. Open: The Ladies’ Final Preview

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Published: September 11, 2010

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Who would have believed it?

Vera Zvonareva gets to her second successive Grand Slam final.

She’s flown under the radar. She allowed Wozniacki and her shorter-than-short dress steal the limelight; she warms up in sweatpants and a jacket despite the sweltering heat and now she has knocked out the Danish sweetheart without so much as a by-your-leave.

Vera Zvonareva, you are going places and how!

Caroline Wozniacki found the pressure of expectations too much to handle and caved in to a much calmer, much hotter  (in terms of the tennis) Vera on a day of one upset and two disappointments at the US Open 2010.

Quote of the day: The price one pays for pursuing any profession or calling is an intimate knowledge of its ugly side. - James Baldwin

The men’s doubles final saw the Indo-Pak express, Bopanna and Qureishi, unable to punch above their weight and lose in straight sets to the top seeds, the Bryan brothers. A huge disappointment for Indian and Pakistani fans.

Then it was the turn of Vera Zvonareva to remind Wozniacki, the male fan’s delight, that ‘Darling, on court, it’s the play that wins you matches, not the absurdity you term an outfit’.

Woznacki might consider fashionista Kournikova her mannequin idol; verily she should remain mindful of the fact that Anna has precious little to display in her trophy cabinet despite male pulses racing each time she took to the tennis court. She preferred being the trophy instead – harsh judgment call.

Zvonareva decided to take her Wimbledon loss to heart and really focus on just staying out there. As she later remarked “you have to play, sometimes, ugly,” and that she did. Ugly, maybe.Effective, sure.

In the other semi-final , when the error-prone Venus marched to a first set lead ,the home supporters must have counted...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Tennis

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