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I'm rooting for her, but if

Donal — Wed, 23 Feb 2011 00:12:58 +0000

In reply to Fine, by the end of summer,

I'm rooting for her, but if Serena's foot heals, it'll be tough.

Fine, by the end of summer,

Decidious — Wed, 23 Feb 2011 00:09:48 +0000

In reply to They all won majors to get to

Fine, by the end of summer, her 21st birthday and the next three Grand Slams, she'll have won one and this asterysk will be forgotten.

They all won majors to get to

Donal — Tue, 22 Feb 2011 23:42:12 +0000

In reply to Well Ferrero was #1 despite

They all won majors to get to #1, however briefly. She didn't.

Well Ferrero was #1 despite

Decidious — Tue, 22 Feb 2011 21:57:22 +0000

In reply to Söderling isn't ranked #1

Well Ferrero was #1 despite winning only 1 Grand Slam event (runner up in 2 others).

Andy Roddick won only 1 (not runner up) to get to #1.

Lleyton Hewitt won only 1 to get to #1.

Marat Safin won only 1 to get to #1.

Wozniacki's an outlier but not that far.

Söderling isn't ranked #1

Donal — Tue, 22 Feb 2011 16:26:50 +0000

In reply to But Söderling's 26, and you

Söderling isn't ranked #1 without having won a major, so it makes little sense to compare him to Wozniacki. The #1 men do win majors, so far. Söderling's a late bloomer but doing very well to only be about 1800 points behind #3 Djokovic, who has two AOs and 1900 behind #2 Federer, who has won more majors than any man. Despite serious injuries, Nadal has continued his impressive run of winning majors while he dominates the rankings.

All in all, the men's tour works very differently than the women's, where Wozniacki is #1 though appearing in exactly one major final, the 2009 US Open, which she lost to Clijsters, who had just unretired.

But Söderling's 26, and you

Decidious — Tue, 22 Feb 2011 15:38:17 +0000

In reply to Big Boy Tennis

But Söderling's 26, and you didn't make a catty comment about him never winning a Grand Slam title, or how his way up has been so easy because his tough competition kept retiring or getting injured. What gives?

Great post, thank you.

Anonymous — Tue, 22 Feb 2011 08:40:00 +0000

In reply to Big Boy Tennis

Great post, thank you.