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澳網決賽前 前球后Tracy Austin的評論覺得小威大部份都佔下風
小威應該會以直落二輸給Sharapova
但是昨天他的新評論快把小威捧上天了
決賽前
Serena's improbable run to end
Unseeded American will fall to top-seeded Sharapova in Aussie final
COMMENTARY
By Tracy Austin
MSNBC contributor
MELBOURNE, Australia - Serena Williams has given tennis fans an Australian
Open to remember.
Entering the first major of 2007 ranked as world No. 81 due to having played
in only four events in 2006, the 25-year-old American has defied the odds to
reach her 10th Grand Slam final.
She has taken out five seeded players, and she says she hasn't even played
well yet Down Under.
There's no question Serena has exceeded expectations, but she is going to
have her work cut out for her when she takes on top-seeded Maria Sharapova in
the women's singles final.
Sharapova is going to be a huge step up in class for Williams -- too big a
step in my opinion as I see the Russian taking the title.
Sharapova in storming form
There’s no doubt that Sharapova has elevated her game in the last few
months. She is also a more confident player than she was before she won her
second major at last year's U.S. Open.
The 19-year-old was already a great player on the attack, but her defense has
gotten better and she has been serving well on big points.
Overall there are more facets to her game than there used to be, and you can
see all the little pieces falling into place as Sharapova improves.
Williams’ semifinal opponent Nicole Vaidisova is a stablemate of Sharapova’
s at Nick Bollettieri’s tennis academy in Florida, and she has a similar
game to Sharapova's but with one big difference -- Sharapova is much better
at that game than is Vaidisova.
Sharapova is a tough cookie and she won’t be intimidated the way Vaidisova
was against Williams. She was not intimidated by Williams when she was 17 and
playing in the Wimbledon final, and she certainly is not going to be
intimidated now as a seasoned player who has won two majors.
Sharapova hits the ball so early, so deep and so well on a consistent basis.
I think she is going to rush Williams and therefore test her conditioning a
lot more than it has been tested so far.
At her peak, Williams moved so well it was impossible to rush her, but
Sharapova is going to put her on her back foot over and over again.
Let's break down their games.
SERVE
It’s tough to choose between them. Williams has a big serve and she has used
it well this tournament, but Sharapova’s serve is much improved. I don't see
a decided edge for either of them on the serve.
EDGE: EVEN
RETURN OF SERVE
Williams used to have one of the best returns in the game, but it is not
quite "on" yet.
Sharapova is returning a lot better than she used to, and she is being
smarter about choosing when to go for her returns too.
EDGE: SHARAPOVA
VOLLEYS
Sharapova really does not volley unless she is fairly sure of hitting a
winner, so she makes a higher percentage of a the volleys she hits. Williams,
though, is a more natural volleyer.
EDGE: WILLIAMS
FOREHAND
Both Williams and Sharapova have incredibly powerful forehands, but both are
also prone to mistakes on that wing.
I think Williams’ lack of matches puts her at a slight disadvantage here so,
on current form, she loses out to Sharapova.
EDGE: SHARAPOVA
BACKHAND
Right here, right now, Sharapova’s backhand is a safer shot than Williams’is,
so I back the Russian here too.
So many shots are about confidence, and in three months’ time, when Williams
has a few more matches under her belt, then she is going to be stronger in so
many areas, including this one.
EDGE: SHARAPOVA
FITNESS AND ATHLETICISM
I would split these categories into two. I think Williams is the more agile
mover and is the better athlete naturally, but there is no question that
Sharapova is in much better shape.
EDGE ATHLETICISM: WILLIAMS
EDGE FITNESS: SHARAPOVA
STRATEGY
This is not going to be a strategic contest, it is going to be a battle of
serves and power hitting. It is going to be about who executes their shots
better on the day.
EDGE: EVEN
MENTAL TOUGHNESS
These are two of the strongest players mentally in the women’s game. Neither
of them ever gives up and they have that champion’s ability to compete well
even if they aren’t necessarily playing well.
EDGE: EVEN
MY PICK
SHARAPOVA IN STRAIGHT SETS
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決賽後
Serena is amazing Down Under
Unseeded, she takes Aussie Open in one of the sweetest wins of her career
By Tracy Austin
MSNBC contributor
MELBOURNE, Australia - The win by Serena Williams over Maria Sharapova in the
Australian Open women's singles final was one of the most surprising outcomes
in a major I have ever seen, and it has set the American up for a return to
the very top of the sport.
Defying the odds
It is hard to conceive just how far Williams has come in the last two weeks,
especially after playing just 19 matches in the last 12 and a half months.
Let’s not forget this was her first title since her 2005 Australian Open
win, and she’s only played 14 matches since then, in large part due to a
lingering knee injury.
To take out Sharapova, who is about to be crowned World No. 1, in just an
hour and three minutes and to lose only three games is extraordinary. It was
simply an awesome display of tennis, and I stand amazed at what Williams has
done.
I think it is easy to overlook the fact that Williams is coming out of a
rough time personally.
She dedicated her victory in Melbourne to her half-sister Yetunde, who was
killed in 2001, and though she has been reluctant to talk about the impact
^^^^^應該是2003
her half-sister’s murder has had on her, the two were very close, and it
must have affected her a great deal.
She has had lot to contend with, which is why it was such an emotional win.
Being aggressive and finding a zone
Coming into the Australian Open Williams admitted that she was playing ragged
tennis, but she cleaned up her game with every passing match.
She knew she had no option but to be aggressive and that is exactly what she
was in the final.
Her serve was her biggest weapon all the way through the tournament, and it
was dazzling against Sharapova.
There are lots of players who can keep up a high percentage of first serves
during a match, but very few players can do that when they are going for
really big bombs the way Williams was against Sharapova.
The 19-year-old Russian could have served better, and she put in a lot of
double faults, but on Williams' serve there wasn’t a lot she could do.
Williams is a psychological warrior. Most people would be filled with doubts
going into a match like that but somehow she has the ability to erase all the
negativity.
She is a believer and she has 100 percent faith in herself, otherwise there
is no way she could have done what she did in Australia.
She was really in the zone against Sharapova, and when you are in zone you
are moving so cleanly and you are seeing the ball so clearly that you feel
like nothing can stop you.
I kept thinking that she would come out of that zone, and Sharapova is such a
fighter that if she had been shown a way out of trouble she would have flung
that door right open, but Williams never let up.
Headed for the top five
What I have seen in Melbourne convinces me that Williams is back as a force
in women’s tennis, and I would have said that even if she had lost to
Sharapova.
She may not like to train and she doesn’t seem to like to practice that
much, but she has proven to herself and to the world that she can be
successful without pushing herself as hard as some other players have to.
I think that there is still room for Williams to get better and play the kind
of match she did against Sharapova day-in and day-out.
She played only 16 matches last year and this season she has already played
10, and she has won the Australian Open and raised her ranking from 81 in the
world to 14.
She played so little last season that she has no points to defend until she
gets to Cincinnati in August, so every tournament that she plays between now
and then -- including the French Open and Wimbledon -- will see her move
further and further up the rankings. She should be back into the top five in
no time.
A big year ahead?
Williams is excited about her rise up the rankings, and so she should be
because it means that she can go into the other three Grand-Slam events this
year knowing that she will have the advantage of a high seeding.
She was very fortunate with the draw in Melbourne, but from now on she won’t
need luck because I would expect her to be seeded inside the top eight for
the French Open.
She is never going to be one of those players who competes every week and
even when she was No.1 she did not play more than about 13 events a year. If
she can aim to play that many tournaments this year then she will have a
great season.
Serena has started the year in great style, and it will be interesting to see
how she follows up this victory.
In recent years she has come on and off the circuit, but if anything is going
to entice her to play consistently it’s this win in Melbourne.
Winning the title at this major has to be right up there as one of the
sweetest victories of her career.
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