Comments on: Serena Williams beats her sister Venus to claim Sony Ericsson Championships title

By: Serena Williams ends season despite qualifying for Doha and committing to Fed Cup | Fed Cup

Wed, 20 Oct 2010 13:18:15 +0000

[...] the prestigious and luxurious Sony Ericsson Championships in Doha where she is nothing less than a defending champion, but the American’s recent resurgence of her foot injury is still her reality and the latest news [...]

By: soer

soer — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 01:08:32 +0000

Ella

I guess you are correct some "insiders" old abou it he same way you said

By: Ella

Ella — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 23:14:47 +0000

Marine, Rafa, Murray and Roddick also made a ton of noise about the testing, to this day Rafa still has a problem with it.
Just because Serena doesn't have the build of a white girl like Sharapova doesn't mean she's doping nor looks more 'manly'. Serena has gotten FATTER, not more muscular. It's the reason she's always in and out of injury to her knees/thigh. It happened after her sister died (2003, when she had her first major injury), she turned to eating more to comfort her. Venus also said the same thing, she's been out of shape too, but because she's taller and slimmer it doesn't show as easily.
Also, if you look at Justine at the Wimbledon final and how she looked in '07, there's an obvious difference of her looking more bulky, so I can use the same argument.
Belgian athletes are known for their doping because steroids are so readily available in that country. Both Malisse and Wickmayer have been suspended, both have exhibited a "somewhat aggressive demeanour on court than it is a norm". Belgian swimmers, sprinters and cyclists are always being caught for doping, and Justine leaving so abruptly in an Olympic year didn't help the situation, either.

By: marine

marine — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 23:38:46 +0000

I think the doping issue is a total bogus. Justine was playing her heart out in 2007, she went for it 120% and if had consequences.
On the other end I think there is doping in tennis, that is for sure. Compare Serena's physique from say, 2004 with now. She's got A LOT bigger over those few years, she is more muscular than some male players, looks somehow manly and has somewhat aggressive demeanour on the court than it is a norm( compared with how she used to be in the past).
All those signs indicate one thing: steroids! When the new testing system was put into place all the athletes quietly complied. But for one: Serena Williams who did not like that she could be checked upon any day any time without knowing it beforehand. Strange…

By: fyoto

fyoto — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 22:10:27 +0000

Larry Scott something that rang bells in my head,he said that she wont be missed and seemed like he knew something .I think her retirement was due to doping and they privately told her to retire.He acted like the retirement was nothing….

By: Marija

Marija — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 20:41:59 +0000

Marine, I don't think Henin gets motivated by external circumstances. I think her decision to retire and her decision to come back were both based solely on her inner life.

Ella, haha what a conspiracy! Interesting theory, I like how deep you're thinking. Still, I may be naive, but I don't think that could be the story in Henin's case.

By: Ella

Ella — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 07:13:11 +0000

Is there anyone who thinks that Henin got caught doping and the WTA tried to cover it up by telling her to retire, but they really banned her and now she's cleared to play for next season? I don't intend to start drama, but with the 'confessions' from Agassi about his drug use and the ATP's cover up of it, is it not possible that they did the same with Justine? I mean, she was the number one in the world and the defending champ for RG, it would have extremely hurt tennis in general for that to be the truth. I guess I'm just not as confident that our sport is as clean as they want us to believe it is…

By: marine

marine — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 16:02:23 +0000

For sure, I think a part of her motivation to come back was seeing a low level of play this year. Clijsters proved it at this year's US Open. 3 tournaments were enough of a warmup to win the major. Speaks for itself…

By: Marija

Marija — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 07:37:54 +0000

I'm interested to see what the Tour will look like when Henin returns. She will sweep them all off.

By: Marine

Marine — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 21:42:32 +0000

Marija, yes, somehow it seems rankings are now in a better order than ever… and suddenly the no.1 spot became a reason to celebrate. What a change,hmmm..! Ah well,it is all over now,I'm moving on and counting the days until Brisbane. Can't wait to see the Heninator again :0)