Vinci stops Serena Slam

[Fletch]

300-1 odds. The true underdog, Vinci, upsets Serena Williams in three sets. 2-6, 6-4, 6-4.

It was an awesome performance by the Italian who had never advanced this far in a Grand Slam event.

 

[dogunwo]

Technically, she already owned the Serena Slam. She was working on the calendar slam.

 

[DallasInDC]

The pressure of the calendar slam and #22 got to Serena. She was caught flat footed so many times. Serena also had a lot of unforced errors. You have fit to give Vinci credit, she played great kept Serena moving on the court and excellent use of backspin as well. Sad to see it end this way but congrats to Vinci.

 

[LittleBoyBlue]

The pressure of the calendar slam and #22 got to Serena. She was caught flat footed so many times. Serena also had a lot of unforced errors. You have fit to give Vinci credit, she played great kept Serena moving on the court and excellent use of backspin as well. Sad to see it end this way but congrats to Vinci.

I love Serena. But this was all Vinci. Serena didn't have the eye of the tiger. She was pissy with the media.

Wasn't hungry. All props to Vinci.

 

[MichaelWinicki]

One of the great upsets.

 

[DallasInDC]

I love Serena. But this was all Vinci. Serena didn't have the eye of the tiger. She was pissy with the media.

Wasn't hungry. All props to Vinci.

That was a perfect example of why you play the game. That has to be the biggest upset since Buster Douglas/Mike Tyson.

 

[LittleBoyBlue]

That was a perfect example of why you play the game. That has to be the biggest upset since Buster Douglas/Mike Tyson.

Thought of that too.

 

[casmith07]

Serena is still the GOAT.

 

[Biggems]

That was a perfect example of why you play the game. That has to be the biggest upset since Buster Douglas/Mike Tyson.

how about since App St. went to the Big House and gave a big fat L to Michigan

 

[Biggems]

Serena is still the GOAT.

um no......Martina or Steffi.....might have been Monica, if not for the knife in the back.

 

[WoodysGirl]

um no......Martina or Steffi.....might have been Monica, if not for the knife in the back.

That's been the biggest debate on twitter today.. Steffi had more rivals so she was greater. Counterpoint: Serena may be just that much more dominant over all other competition.

I believe Chris Evert said Serena was the greatest of all time, based on the era and the level of dominance she has over her completion. And while I may be slightly misquoting her opinion, she said it doesn't take anything away from Martina and Steffi Graf. She just said with each era, the level of play is tougher and much improved.

 

[pjtoadie]

The pressure of the calendar slam and #22 got to Serena. She was caught flat footed so many times. Serena also had a lot of unforced errors. You have fit to give Vinci credit, she played great kept Serena moving on the court and excellent use of backspin as well. Sad to see it end this way but congrats to Vinci.

I agree! Not to mention she just had an emotional match against Venus 3 days before that.

 

[DallasInDC]

um no......Martina or Steffi.....might have been Monica, if not for the knife in the back.

Despite her loss today, Serena is still the best player in women's tennis; with that said, I think she will win several more grand slam titles and will ultimately hold the grand slam title. The fact that Serena's story is not finished, I believe that she will end her career as the greatest women's tennis player and one of the greatest overall tennis players of all time.

 

[DallasInDC]

I agree! Not to mention she just had an emotional match against Venus 3 days before that.

I believe that plus the postponing of Thursday night's match put a lot of additional pressure on her that affected her play.

 

[Stryker44]

300-1 odds. The true underdog, Vinci, upsets Serena Williams in three sets. 2-6, 6-4, 6-4.

It was an awesome performance by the Italian who had never advanced this far in a Grand Slam event.

Thank goodness. Someone had to do something.

 

[Stryker44]

Despite her loss today, Serena is still the best player in women's tennis; with that said, I think she will win several more grand slam titles and will ultimately hold the grand slam title. The fact that Serena's story is not finished, I believe that she will end her career as the greatest women's tennis player and one of the greatest overall tennis players of all time.

The difference is, Serena has the body of a man.

 

[DallasInDC]

The difference is, Serena has the body of a man.

Serena has the body that God gave her and it is beautifully feminine. Just because it doesn't meet certain people's idea of what a woman's body should look like doesn't make any less appropriate nor does it take away from her being one of the best, if not the best, woman's tennis player of all time. So stop the hate.

 

[LittleBoyBlue]

The difference is, Serena has the body of a man.

Crazy talk. She has a super freak body. Man? No. That butt, those bazooka. Just no.

Serena has the body that God gave her and it is beautifully feminine. Just because it doesn't meet certain people's idea of what a woman's body should look like doesn't make any less appropriate nor does it take away from her being one of the best, if not the best, woman's tennis player of all time. So stop the hate.

She has that amazon/superhero/sexy beast body. Like it, love it... Gotta have it! Lol

 

[WoodysGirl]

Serena's body is the epitome of what black people idealize as thick. The reality is she's prolly not all that big in person, but because she doesn't match the traditional physique of most female tennis players, she looks like a man. Whatever to all who think that.

Has anyone ever looked at her mom or any of her sisters not named Venus? If so, you would know that she's prolly one snicker and an offseason away from being plus size.

 

[CF74]

Not one pic, smh