Just not got round to blogging for a while. Sorry.
Today's subject: Tennis.
I was watching some of the ladies final of the French Open today - and what an embarrassment! I have always been a big fan of women's tennis - I still miss watching Steffi Graf, always did love seeing those Evert/Navratilova duels etc. It always annoys me that so many journalists and commentators are so condescending about the women's game, but right now it is very very hard to stick up for it! There were no really outstanding woman athletes on show in Paris at all unfortunately. The best players - the Williams and the Belgians - were either not there or not on form, the other good players like Capriati, Mauresmo, Davenport are just not up to it. Neither of the Russian players are really top class Grand Slam champions. The women's game badly needs the top players back on peak form.
I knew things were bad when I was avidly watching Tim Henman - who I can't stand most of the time! The men's game on grass at Wimbledon is a huge bore for me. Just serve, serve, serve. YAWN!! However, at Roland Garros, it was actually really enjoyable to watch Henman's server/volley game come up against the clay court specialists.
Of course typical Tim - brilliant for an hour/shite for an hour! And typical English media were going nuts about it. That's the thing that annouys me the most abou tHenman. How he is the ONLY tennis player who matters to the British press.
Anyway, barring Steffi making a comeback, I just hope Serena, Venus, Kim and Justine get fit. A few years ago the women's game was constantly thrilling - remember Capriati's amazing comeback? The rise of the Williams, the Belgian renaissance. Let's hope the women's game improves soon, because the Ladies tournament at Paris was just crap!
