Serena Williams Australian Open 2012 Dress
Serena Williams will be wearing a very fetching blue Nike dress at the Australian Open 2012. Im just hoping her ankle injury holds up!
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Serena Williams Practicing in Melbourne Ready for Australian Open 2012
Serena Williams is already on the practice court ready for the Australian Open 2012. It seemed like her injury was over exaggerated and she will definitely be playing in Melbourne.
Serena Williams Will Play Australian Open 2012
Serena Williams has confirmed she will play the Australian Open through Twitter. After looking at the replay of her twisting her ankle it really wasnt that bad and there seemed to be a lot of stress over nothing. Especially considering Serena played on after the incident and still won the match.
It will be interesting to see how she performs at the Australian Open 2012.
That pic is a bit over the top.. just makes me laugh!
Serena Williams Up Close and Personal at Brisbane International 2012
As we just reported Serena Williams has pulled out of the Brisbane International with an ankle injury. Here is a roundup of some great pictures from her second round match. Enjoy!
Serena Williams Pulls Out of Brisbane with Ankle Injury: In Doubt for Australian Open 2012
Serena Williams has withdrawn from the Brisbane International with an ankle injury. Williams suffered the injury in her second round match with Bojana Jovanovski.
I have been to hospital and it has been confirmed that I have a left ankle sprain that I probably shouldn’t play on. I’m going to take a couple of days off – not too many – and see how I feel. I’m still hopeful of playing the Australian Open.
Im sure Williams will rest up and have a lot of physio leading up to the Australian Open 2012 and hopefully she will be ready.
Venus Williams experiences clothing malfunction at an exhibition
Earlier this month, Venus and Serena Williams took part in an exhibition in Milan. They were playing against the two top players from Italy, Francesca Schiavone and Flavia Pennetta.
Everything was going smoothly at the event, but something eventually happened during Venus’s match with Pennetta. It was a point like any other and Venus was stretching out wide to get to the ball. However, as she was returning to the ready position, her dress strap just snapped causing her to almost have a “Janet Jackson” moment.
It’s definitely not the first time Venus had experienced problems concerning her court outfits, but at least she was able to avoid unnecessary exposure. The incident definitely caused a buzz in the stadium and the players were just as amused by the scene.
Here’s a video if you want to see what happened:
Caroline Wozniacki Impression of Serena Williams
This made me laugh. Here is Caroline Wozniacki imitating Serena Williams at a recent exhibition match with Kim Clijsters.
Serena Williams Thinks She That Important She Needs Her Own Panic Room
I didnt want to report about this, but one of our Twitter followers asked for our thoughts. The story is of course Serena Williams calling 911 and going into her panic room when a tennis drug tester turned up at the door.
Really…. Serena Williams thinks she is that important that she needs her own panic room?? Im sure no other tennis player in the world (apart from her sister) has a panic room!
The full story states that Serena fleed into the panic room inside her L.A. mansion after security cameras picked up a suspected intruder. Serena’s assistant called 911 around 6AM last Wednesday, reporting a possible burglar or prowler. The person on Serena’s security camera was a random drug tester for an unspecified tennis association, stopping by Serena’s pad unannounced for some pee.
p.s. Love how the PA had to call the police and wasnt allowed in the panic room! 
Serena Williams Not Playing Anymore in 2011
Serena Williams wont be playing any more events in 2011. The WTA has confirmed that Serena isnt entered into any more events this year.
After falling in the final of U.S. Open to Samantha Stosur, Serena pulled out of mandatory tournaments Tokyo and Beijing for unspecified medical reasons. Serena will receieve zero-pointers for both those tournaments and will also be fined.
Is Serena Williams Sexy or Not?
This GOOMF is a mouthful of Sour Fish for Doc Brooks, who regurgitates a big hunk of Notre Dame and opines on the sexiness of Serena Williams.
Is Serena Williams Sexy Or Not? ‘Get Out Of My Face’ Takes On The Burning Question
Serena Williams Appointed as UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador, but Why?
Serena Williams has been appointed as a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador.
“Serena Williams isn’t just a world tennis champion, she is a champion for children — and a passionate advocate for providing every child with a quality education,” said UNICEF Executive Director Anthony Lake. “We are delighted that Serena is joining us as UNICEF’s newest Goodwill Ambassador and look forward to working together to win for children.”
“I believe all children deserve the chance to make something of their lives,” Williams said. “I am committed to helping UNICEF provide a quality education to children to help them build a brighter future for themselves, their families, and their communities.”
p.s. have people completely forgotten how she acted at the US Open 2011 and how she simply shouldnt be a role model?
Serena Williams Still Yet to Wake Up To Herself
It has been three days since the US Open Womens Final and Serena Williams finally came out with a statement on Twitter.
“My emotions did get the best of me this past weekend when I disagreed with the umpire. It has been a long road to get back to the US Open this year, and I am thankful to have had such a great two weeks in New York,” she wrote.
Still no apology to the chair umpire Eva Asderaki? Serena your a joke! Terrible role model.
Serena Williams You Are a Dick!
Serena Williams has been fined $2,000 by the US Open after berating the chair umpire during the final.
Serena called out come on before Samantha Stosur even tried to hit the ball. Of course she should have got a code violation. Chair umpire 1 – Serena Williams 0
More importantly Serena is going to lose a huge amount of fans after the US Open.
A sampling of what Williams said, prompting the umpire to call the code violation:
— “You’re out of control.”
— “You’re a hater, and you’re just unattractive inside.”
— “Really, don’t even look at me.”
— “Your a loser.”
Williams, who never complains, also refused to shake that unattractive hater Asderaki’s hand at the end of the match, because she’s such a great sport who never complains. Never!
Samantha Stosur: US Open 2011 Womens Singles Champion
Samantha Stosur has become the first Australian lady to win a Grand Slam since Evonne Goolagong in 1980! Congrats Sam! Sam won 6-2 6-3.
Samantha had an amazing game plan against Serena and executed it perfectly. At time Serena looked like she just wasnt able to do anything right and Stosur kept hitting winner after winner.
I was so glad to see that Serena got a point penalty for yelling come-on, when the ball was still on her side of the court. I wonder if this is the start of something to come on the ladies tour with grunting?
Anyways, Stosur played an amazing match and it was great to see her do so well!
Congrats Sam!
Samantha Stosur vs Serena Williams Final
In the womens singles draw of the US Open 2011 we are setup for an amazing final today!
Serena Williams played a phenominal match against Caroline Wozniacki in the semifinal. Serena seemed to out hit her opponent and won 6-2 6-4.
While in the other semi it was Samantha Stosur verse Angelique Kerber. The two have never played before and never even practiced together. This match could have gone either way even though Stosur was the favourite. In the end Stosur won 6-3 2-6
Caroline Wozniacki Impresses New Boyfriend With Making It Into the Last 64
Caroline Wozniacki has made it in to the last 64 of the US Open with a win in her first round. She still doesnt seem to be as confident as she should. Anyways, here is her comments after her first round match and what she needs to do if she plans on competing with Serena Williams and other big hitters.
Even With Poor Coordination, Maria Sharapova Can Win
I watched Maria Sharapova in her three set victory over Heather Watson on the opening day of the 2011 US Open. Her coordination was erratic. She had almost twice the unforced errors of Watson (58 to 30) and four times the number of double faults (8 to 2). Yet, she had a lot more aces (5 to 0) and winners (41 to 9) than Watson.
Of course, she had other match statistics which show us an erratic performance, but you can get the picture from these. Sharapova was the winner, but she was erratic. She is a great player and because of that she was able to win in spite of her poor coordination. As I watched the match, I saw her shift back and forth between poor and good coordination. Sometimes she was on and sometimes she was off.
For many tennis players, poor coordination or an erratic performance is the difference between winning and losing a match. What causes lapses into poor coordination or this kind of erratic performance and what can a player do about it?
Keeping Track Of Your Rhythm And Timing
In my former TTT post about Improving Coordination, I talked about a player’s level of rhythm and timing as the basis of their level of coordination (and accuracy). Tennis players test and reinforce their rhythm and timing by bouncing the ball before their serve and swaying or dancing before they receive a serve. This is a good test of their current state of coordination and when their rhythm and timing are in good condition, it is a good way to reinforce that state.
Many Things Affects An Athletes Rhythm And Timing Performance
Emotional State: Calm confidence is generally the best emotional state for maintaining the highests levels of the coordination which comes from excellent rhythm and timing. Any other emotion can rob the player of their best set of resources. This is why Sharapova has her ritual between each point in a game. This helps her regain her calm confidence.
We see many players lose their calm confidence after a bad line call (or some other perceived problem) and some get so stuck in that upset state that they cannot play well enough to continue to win the match. Emotions like fear, anger, and dread interfere with the athletes signal transmission and processing equipment and change the rhythm at which the athletes brain is operating. One of the most common reactions involves acceleration of these processes and that changes the athletes rhythm and timing.
Some athletes seem to have better performance when they are angry (Nadal) and others seem to fall apart (Serena Williams, Andy Roddick). But, most athletes lose the match when they lose that calm confidence.
Hydration, Nutrition And Conditioning: Of course, hydration, nutrition and conditioning play a part in the maintenance of our effective rhythm and timing. If you have not effectively prepared your body for the match, your body may not have the physical resources to perform effectively. Your rhythm and timing is not only related to your conditioning, if you don’t have the appropriate hydration and nutrition, you body may need to shut down to survive.
Environmental Factors: This can include the weather and temperature and we all know that when conditions are too hot (or cold or wet or dry) it can affect the players performances. But, there are other environmental conditions which can affect the athletes performance.
Do you remember the ATP Rome tournament a couple of years ago when many players came down with some kind of flu-like illness? My belief is that something happened in the environment at that tourney which affected many of the players. My guess is that the players dressing rooms were freshly painted or had new carpeting or something like that. I have seen this kind of response in organizations, schools, and businesses, where some new chemical has been added to the environment and many people have flu-like symptoms in reaction to these chemicals.
Our reactions to environmental factors do not have to be raised to the level of illness for us to have our performance affected. Many athletes lose their good rhythm and timing because they are responding to some factor in their environment. This is one of the significant reasons why athletes can have really great coordination (rhythm and timing) in one match and the next day they have lost their coordination.
I believe that this susceptibility to environmental factors is one of the main reasons that many high level athletes have a rigid structure in their tournament lifestyle. They like to stay in the same room at the same hotel and eat the same foods and wear the same clothes. Many call it superstition, but for me it is a desire to keep all the environmental factors under control.
What can a player do in the middle of the match to get back on track?
One of the things we know that Sharapova does between each play in the game is walk away from the court, look at her racquet, and make a fist with her left hand. My guess is that she is using a technique to focus her mind and to connect to a state of excellent performance before the next serve. She has done this technique for years and overall it seems to be working for her.
But, when a player’s rituals are not working, what can they do to get back on track with their state? I can suggest a few things which will help break these inappropriate states for you.
Stop Your Stinking Thinking: If you have lost your calm confidence, that is the most important thing you need to recover to to be able to get back on track. If you hold on to your anger, fear, dread or other emotion which is interfering with your match, you must stop thinking what you are thinking (which is holding you in that inappropriate emotional state). One aspect of being in the wrong emotional state is compulsive and repetitive thoughts which hold you there. You have to take control of your thoughts and erase what you have been thinking from your mind.
If you don’t know how to stop your stinking thinking, There are professionals who can teach you how to do that. Of course, it is difficult to learn this during a match. You know if you are prone to stinking thinking, you should learn these techniques so you know how to stop it during your matches.
Develop And Use An Anchor For An Excellent State: This is what I think Sharapova does when she makes a fist with her left hand before each serve. She has connected a high-performance emotional state to the experience of that fist with her non-dominant hand. You really need someone who knows what they are doing to help you establish this anchor for you. Ask around to get someone to help you do this. You will find it very helpful for you to get back on track.
Racquet-Tap To Reset Your Energy System: Tap your racquet as if to test the tension of the strings. But, don’t tap it with your palm. Use the side of your hand (like a karate chop) and tap the strings at least 5 times. Don’t do it so hard that you hurt your hand (or your racquet). There are energy meridian points on your hand which you stimulate with this activity and this resets aspects of your energy systems. This is very helpful when your coordination is off and you can do this before every serve until you have got your rhythm and timing back on track.
Splash Cold Water On Your Face: If you recognize that you are losing (or have lost) your rhythm and timing, splash cold water on your face when you take your rests. This is is usually more powerful than the Racquet-Tap to get your rhythm and timing back on track.
It is common for your rhythm and timing to come and go during a match. But, these tools and techniques can help you get back on track.
Press Thoughts on Serena Williams at US Open 2011
Here are the thoughts of the press about the US Open 2011 chances of Serena Williams.
Taylor Townsend Impresses Richard Williams at US Open 2011 Qualifying
There was a very interesting article in the New York Times about Taylor Townsend. Taylor is only 15 and competing in the US Open 2011 qualifying. Taylor didnt make it through the qualifying event, but she did manage to impress a lot of people.
Richard Williams:
I think she’s better than my daughters at that time.
That is very high praise! It will be interesting to see Taylor progress in the rest of her tennis career.
