tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10016685.post3962697246588934180..comments2024-03-26T09:23:26.937-04:00Comments on ZooTennis: Eight Intriguing Questions for College and Junior Tennis in 2012; British Boys Raise Hopes for ATP SuccessColette Lewishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14905215531491180014noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10016685.post-55204038661431468032012-01-13T17:33:18.354-05:002012-01-13T17:33:18.354-05:00Yesterday I posted a tirade against Alex Bogomolov...Yesterday I posted a tirade against Alex Bogomolov. Today I just read he was forced to repay $75,000 to the USTA after he changed his nationality. That sounds very fair to me. I am glad he wasn't able to walk away for free. Good to let people know you can't have it both ways. He says how that was money he was saving for his son, but I'm not falling for that pity card. It was a contract signed by an adult, know the rules.<br /><br />Here is a link to the story:<br /><br />http://espn.go.com/tennis/story/_/id/7451056/alex-bogomolov-jr-repays-usta-changed-nationalityAustinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10016685.post-12834568485574632202012-01-13T13:54:13.485-05:002012-01-13T13:54:13.485-05:00Agree with Blasko. It pained me to watch that mat...Agree with Blasko. It pained me to watch that match. Looks like Melanie changed her grips too. Why would she do that when her confidence is already low and so late in her career? Strange.bullfroghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06955300471984042642noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10016685.post-33399538250649901072012-01-13T09:09:36.985-05:002012-01-13T09:09:36.985-05:00Gee, I don't know where the New York Times got...Gee, I don't know where the New York Times got their information but they can't have been watching the match. The Australian Open web site is streaming qualifying matches live (the quality, like their wildcard play off is soooo much better than ours it drives me crazy) so I got to watch the whole Robson-Oudin encounter. Robson was just killing Melanie but next thing you know she'd lost her timing completely and started to make a whole bunch of errors. Mel did pretty good to hang in there but if they're saying it wasn't an easy match they're wrong. Mel only ever played a few points where she was in control. The rest of the time Robson was just slapping her around. <br /><br />Mel looks a lot bigger than she has in the past - not chubby but solid, like she's been spending a lot of time in the gym. Maybe she's gotten stronger but maybe she's lost some speed? Whatever the problem her serve was really terrible. There was no juice on her first serve and her second serve just kept on dropping short and with no pace. <br /><br />It also looked like she didn't have any plan on how to win the match, she was just hitting the ball without any purpose. That might be okay if you can hit winners all over the place but Melanie can't do that; she's not Venus, Serena, Maria or Kim. She's more of a grinder, not a power player. I think she needs more of a defined game plan every time she walks on court.Celia Blaskonoreply@blogger.com