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Our baby toughed out a major win against Venus Williams in the Family Circle Championship in Charleston SC.

Take that PK Peladeau!

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I watched that match from start to finish - Genie didn't exactly play great tennis. Venus Williams was climbing all over her 2nd serve. Even Genie's 1st serves that weren't well placed were being attacked. She definitely needs to improve and beef up the serve. When she hits her spots on her 1st serves she is okay but when she doesn't the serve becomes very attackable. The serve also was a problem in her semifinal match at the AO. Moreover, I felt like she was a little too impatient at times during the rallies trying to pull the trigger too early. On clay especially patience is important - the clay diffuses power so you really need to construct points and be patient on clay - even American Clay.

Genie did show her resolve and fight though and that seems to be the one constant in all her matches. Twice she served for the opening set and twice she was broken. Then faced a couple set points in the breaker and saved them - the 2nd of which she saved with some terrific tennis. Later, when Venus drew first blood early in the 3rd set I thought it was gonna be lights out for Genie b/c she was under duress quite a bit in her service games in this match and prior to Genie breaking to get the 3rd set back on serve she was being outclassed by Venus for the previous 30 mins at least. That 2nd serve of Genie's is cake though.
 
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Rafael Nadal used a heavy top spin serve to beat Milos Raonic. I didn't see the VW match but I watched the Jankovic match, her serve needs work but she can find ways to get around the problem. I though for sure JJ would the match after EB let her off the hook when she had the chance to take her out in straight set. It appeared to look that way in the 3rd set, then Genie hit a top spin serve on her second serve that JJ hit wide. It was a ballsy move but it worked, changing the complexion of the match. She's now in the semi-finals.

Forza Genie!
 
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What is up with Eugenie lately ?
How has she done in recent tourneys ?
 
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She was ousted in the opening round of the Madrid Open by Radwanska, a solid technical player. Hopefully she'll get a better draw at the Rome Open. She's going through growing pains, she needs to bring her serve up to the level of her return of serve. If she can do that she'll win a Major. Most of all she needs to avoid the endorsement trap, they are lining up thick and fast, it will take away from the time she needs to train.

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Genie is a Westmount gal, she was educated at a private all girls school called The Study. She was spotted by talent scouts playing at Tennis Canada Montreal at age 12. She moved to Florida at 15 to train at the Nick Saviano Tennis Academy. He is considered the world's No.1 coach, he's been directing her development since then.

As a Saviano alumni we now know why Genie has a crush on Roger Federer.

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Insidious Von said:
She was ousted in the opening round of the Madrid Open by Radwanska, a solid technical player. Hopefully she'll get a better draw at the Rome Open. She's going through growing pains, she needs to bring her serve up to the level of her return of serve. If she can do that she'll win a Major. Most of all she needs to avoid the endorsement trap, they are lining up thick and fast, it will take away from the time she needs to train.

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Aga is one of if not my favorite player to watch on the women's side. Refreshing to see a female player on the tour that doesn't just bash the ball from the baseline. She comes up short in the power-quotient department but she makes up for it in other areas. Aga is in SOME respects similar to Murray in the sense that she has an eclectic game - lot of variety, plays EXCELLENT defense, uses guile and court-craft , plays those cat & mouse points as well as anybody and is a HIGH IQ player. Her anticipation to me is the attribute that jumps out most. She really has a good understanding of the percentages and the patterns of her opponent - that is the only explanation for why she anticipates so well. No one could be right that much by just pure guessing.

The match she played against Vika against the AO was absolutely sensational stuff. Some ridiculously entertaining stuff by Aga in that match. There may be better players than her on tour but when Aga is on her game there might be no one more entertaining than her. She plays a very aesthetically pleasing style of tennis.

I would LOVE to see Aga win a major but she has blown 2 golden opportunities over the last 12 months. @ Wimbledon 2013 she lost to Boom Boom Lisicki in the semis for the right to play Bartoli in the final. And @ 2014 AO she came out inexplicably flat in her semi-final against the little dynamo Dominik Cibulkova. The discrepancy in energy levels of the two combatants in that match was stunning. Even Pam Shriver who was courtside for that match commented on that.

Also was fortunate enough to see Aga play live twice. At the USO couple years ago against Double J and at the Rogers Cup last year in an early round match (after the Genie/Kleybanova match).
 
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Mauresmo may want to teach Genie about more than tennis.
 
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Supposedly Martina Navratilova leaves her lovers cross eyed and out of their minds.

And she and Howard Stern are long time friends.

 
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Two gorgeous young women battling for on court supremacy.

Genie needed that victory of Caroline Garcia, she can't afford to let players in her age group get a leg up on her. Garcia beat her the last time they met. Genie still needs more scopolo (bang) in her service game but the rest of game has improved considerably. Her on court smarts allow her to stay in sets when she's behind. And the draw favours her, Serena, Azarenka and Kvitova are not in her half bracket. If she gets there she'll meet one of them in the Final. But before that can happen she has to deal with Maria Regina in the Quarters - if she gets there.

She must look awesome with her hair down!

 
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Honestly think Madison Keys has a higher ceiling / more upside than Genie. Keys has WAYYYY more power and is a better pure athlete. Genie has the mental component down pat and that is important. But firepower is very important in the modern day women's game and Keys has got her beat there. Keys at only 19 years old hits as big a ball as anybody on the tour right now.

Actually think Madison Keys COULD end up taking home the trophy on Sunday @ the Australian Open.
 
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Honestly think Madison Keys has a higher ceiling / more upside than Genie. Keys has WAYYYY more power and is a better pure athlete. Genie has the mental component down pat and that is important. But firepower is very important in the modern day women's game and Keys has got her beat there. Keys at only 19 years old hits as big a ball as anybody on the tour right now.

Actually think Madison Keys COULD end up taking home the trophy on Sunday @ the Australian Open.
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I look at it this way. There isn't much to separate the overall talent from say 1 through 20. What makes the difference at the elite level of competition is confidence and mental stamina. Which is why I know that Eugenie will be a multiple GS champ before her career is over. The jury is still out on Keys, let's see how she fares in a pressure packed final first.
 
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I look at it this way. There isn't much to separate the overall talent from say 1 through 20. What makes the difference at the elite level of competition is confidence and mental stamina. Which is why I know that Eugenie will be a multiple GS champ before her career is over. The jury is still out on Keys, let's see how she fares in a pressure packed final first.
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The mental component is VERY important. I do not disagree with you there. And Genie is as strong as anybody mentally with the possible exception of Shazza. But lets remember that the game is a combination of the physical skill-set and the mental.

That said there is a BIG difference in Genie's power and Madison's power. A BIG difference. And in the modern day women's game POWER is VERY important. The reason why Hingis was winning majors and then was essentially driven out of the game was because the game changed. The Williams sisters along with Davenport, Capriati and others injected power and pace into the sport. Hingis was left behind. Aga Radwanska is a VERY talented tennis player but cannot get over the finish line b/c she lacks the power.

I sometimes am reluctant to say things like this because when I say it to colleagues or co-workers they jump all over me for talking bad about the Canadian. But, I am not trying to rip Genie. Just trying to be honest. Pop in the tape of the Wimby Final. Kvitova made Genie look like a little girl. MASSIVE power-differential. Then go pop in the tape of that Keys/Kvitova match from the other night. I watched that match and the 19 year old Keys MATCH Kvitova's power, even OUTHIT Kvitova. Keys hits as BIG a ball as just about ANYBODY on the tour. There is NO COMPARISON to who has more firewpower. Madison's firewpower >> Genie's firepower. That shows up in the groundstrokes as well as in the serve. Genie is a very good returner of serve despite not having a ton of power but much of that has to do with taking the ball so early.

I think Keys will win more majors than Genie. Several more.

So we can respectfully agree to disagree. But lets see how it plays out. Maybe in a few years we can check back in on this thread and revisit it. At that point we will have a better idea of whether you are right or whether I am.
 
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