Elena Dementieva is my new pick to win the Australian Open. I could tell you it is because of her powerful ground strokes or her devastating backhand. I could mention her foot speed or I could tell the truth. She is the best looking woman left in the tournament as I write this.
There are only six women left and with Ana Ivanovic out and Maria Sharapova hurt the pickings are slim. But slim or not Elena is not a bad pick if you are picking on beauty - which is always how I pick. So hopefully she will get through her quarter final match against Carla Suarez Navarro. If she does beat Navarro, she will probably have to play Serena Williams.
The match with Navarro is scheduled to start any minute, so hopefully I didn't jinx the long legged Russian and she gets a chance to beat the remaining Williams sister in her next match. It would be a shame if she lost and a man like Serena won the Australian Women's Open.
So in the spirit of Anna Kournikova and Maria Sharapova let's forget the pain of the cold war and root on Russians with long legs and short shorts.
They or Elena Dementieva may not be American born but they are fun to watch on a tennis court.
1 comments:
Bad luck mi pal!
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