Well the player of the year for me is Serena

Samantha, sorry, I wasn't clear. I meant to compare Caro with Serena if Caro had one slam to go with her other good results this year. No big deal. Serena's great results in slams and obvious best player status create interesting discussions on this topic given her lack of results otherwise.

Samantha Elin,
My WTA player of the year is Kim Clijsters for the following reasons(in no certain order):

(1) Despite winning Australian Open and Wimbledon, Serena has been out the entire second half due to foot injury
(2) Kim won the USO, WTA Championships, Miami(biggest event outside the USO and WTA Championships according to some) and Cincinnati(Premier 5 event)
(3) Despite her good finish, Caroline did not win a Slam or the WTA Championships

Now, if Caroline would have won yesterday, I would have given my WTA player to her as she would have 7 titles highlighted by the WTA Championships, Beijing, Tokyo and Montreal. She would have closed out the year going 33-3 since Wimbledon and most important, she kept playing and winning while the WS, Justine and Kim were out with injury and she(with help from Vera) kept the WTA afloat.

AM, you're very welcome
I don't follow too much the WTA but because the results I'm sure than sooner or later Caro is going to get her first GS
Kim is the player to beat, Serena too but Caro is going up more and more, maybe she needs just a little more confidence in GS and then she will get it

Come on, Sherlock! You've been hanging 'round TW for almost as long as I have, and you know that the general opinion of most of the posters here, based on past discussions of Slams vs Masters/Premier Mandatories, would be that 2 Slams would trump 1 Slam plus 2 or even 3 of those next-in-line tourneys.

I have NOT been and I am NOT one to share that opinion, so I'm just amazed and amused to see others drifting to my side of that issue when it comes to Serena and 2010. I really am.

I needed to add Kim was my 2nd choice

3rd choice is Caroline

AM, Ruth, and Colette:

It always surprises me when people don't seem to like it when professional players have just had enough of the grind after 15 years and try to take it a bit easy. They gripe that they're not around enough, then gripe when they do come around and win!

Instead of wasting time bemoaning the fact that the true stars of today's game are not playing as much as we'd like, we should be rejoicing in the fact that they are still playing at all, and providing us with some truly great memories.

Caroline's time is coming, and soon. Vera is doing great. Sam is still in development.

Come one now, let's enjoy the ride with Serena, Kim, Venus, etc. It's fun watching how their careers have come to fruition. And it's fun now watching them wind down their careers and start their new lives.

As far as I'm concerned, these ladies deserve nothing but respect and admiration for what they've done, and how they are transitioning into their life after tennis.

Ruth, true, but I think this is a different case than we've had before, just because of Serena's injuries. Usually the slam-winner side of the discussion had played in other tournaments, had some decent results, etc., so it wasn't just 2 slams and el zippo. :)

Anyway, Serena is obviously the best player around, and I doubt she's losing too much sleep over who the blogs are declaring the POY. :)

"It always surprises me when people don't seem to like it when professional players have just had enough of the grind after 15 years and try to take it a bit easy. They gripe that they're not around enough, then gripe when they do come around and win"

Ain't that the truth, lilscot? I guess it's a no-win situation for the dominant "old ladies" of the Tour! LOL

Sherlock: Agree 100% with your second paragraph @ 7:40 pm. Have to admit that I haven't paid too much attention to the POY and other end-of-year awards etc over the years. But I guess the polls etc are fun for many fans. I'm one of those people who want the season to be shorter because I've had enough tennis by late September, and I quickly start losing interest even in the tennis, not to mention the peripheral stuff.:)

Lilscot, so true!!

I've always applauded Venus and Serena's efforts to "have a life" outside of tennis. And maybe part of the reason we still have them "with us" today is because they have been conservative with their playing schedules and perhaps had other interests so they didn't burn out.

Re Kim, I can't understand why anybody would question her desire or motivation to have her family and continue to play on her own terms. Guess I'm one of those who doesn't quite "get" the "bad Kimmie" side.

Good to see Mr Bodo continue to attain the highest standards of journalistic pap.

How you describe the most recent GS winner as "stuck at 3", when the reality is that in the Open era only 13 players have won more. I don't recall anyone ever describing Clijsters as being the best ever, so surely her 3 are a significant achievement.

Always good to check which way the wind is blowing on a Bodo day, that's where the article will be heading as well.

JR: Don't be too hard on Pete. Before he was corrected, he had Kim stuck on 2 slams.

Colette: 8:04 p.m.

Lol! Can you even imagine it? A "Bad Kimmie?" The very idea is funny. What's interesting is that the very things the commies say about Caroline now in regards to her career trajectory and her personality are exactly the same things they said about Kim when she was coming up.

How soon we forget eh? :)

I, too, agree with lilscot 100%.

To answer your question Sherlock, Serena two slams would still be of a higher quality then Caro's one slam and the rest of her titles combined. Agree Ruth, but, I'm not surprise in the least that people are drifting to your position when Serena is the player in question. If Caro had won yesterday, Patrick, I wouldn't have given her the POY. Why? there is NO WAY that seven smaller tier tournaments would equal or come close to two GS which is very rare to see players get in the same year. And just like Andrew said, the GS are greater than the YEC and the YEC is greater than the tier events. I agree with his ranking of what is most important in tennis. And Ruth, you are absolutely right, the general opinion on this forum has been that two GS trumps l GS and 2-3 premiere event. So why the change when we're talking about Serena? Hmmmm!

Sherlock, Graf, Evert, Sampras were way before my time of watching tennis. I can't tell you how many titles they won, but I can sure tell you their GS totals.

One last thing because I need to study, but you let Rafa end his career with less grandslams than Roger, and Roger will still be the GOAT no matter what his H2H is against Rafa.

"And just like Andrew said, the GS are greater than the YEC and the YEC is greater than the tier events."

Um, I'm not sure that's what Andrew was saying. :) He said:

"I'm not sure, on either the WTA or the ATP side, that GS > YEC > Tier 1/1000 tournaments.

You can qualify for the SF stage with one victory out of three in the RR, or go out with two out of three victories. Plus there are 8 players (and obviously, not necessarily the best 8): IW and Miami have 96 player entries, if memory serves.

At the start of the 2000s, I had the impression that the YEC was somewhere between an exo and a "true" tournament. I think it's closer to a true tournament than an exo in 2010, but I still like the pure knockout format."

Ok, thanks Sherlock, I read it wrong because I'm very sure that GS greater than YEC which is greater than the tier events.

Should correct myself, I can see an argument where the YEC could be place at an equal or lesser level than the tier event, but I would COMPLETELY disagree with any argument that placed any events above the slams.

Good evening All. Just popping in to add my 2 cents to the conversation. Serena did not only win 2 titles for the season. Her record for the season goes something like this:

Sydney - finalist - lost to Dementieva
Australian Open - winner bt Henin
Australian Open - doubles title
Rome - semifinalist - lost to Jankovic
Madrid - third round - lost to Petrova
Madrid - winner (doubles) title beating Dulko/Penetta
French Open - quarter-finalist - lost to Stosur
French Open - doubles title
Wimbledon - winner
Wimbledon - quarters - lost to Vesnina/Zvonreva
Played exo in Belgium and lost to Clijsters

So, that was Serena's 2010 season in a nutshell. She won 5 titles, not 3.

In addition, I could care less whether anyone here or the powers that be award Clijsters Player of the Year. Who cares? Certainly not Serena. I doubt if the woman is sitting at home wondering about the fact that she is no longer No. 1 or indeed whether she won Player of the Year.

For some players and their fans getting these accolades validate their player. Kudos to them for that.

I will believe what Serena says when she says that when her career is over she does not wish to be remembered as a great tennis player, but rather as a good person.

Samantha Elin are you saying that Serena should be #1 for POV because of 2 slams, Kim #2 for 1+, Francesca #3 for 1, Vera #4 for 2 runnerups+, Sam #5 for 1 runnerup+, Justin #6 1runnerup and Caroline best of rest?

In points on the WTA, (for the winners)it's GS-2000, YEC-1500, Premier Mandatories 1000, Premiers-900.

I'm saying Serena should be POY because 2 slams is greater than l GS plus premier titles. Nobody is talking runnerup here.

My order for POY would be Serena, Kim, Frannie and Caro fourth.

Amen Jamaica Karen!,if people will just praise and rate PREMIUM who ever they feel like and just get my two babies(vee and Serena) out of the conversation it will be so fine...
Everybody should be able to praise who they want without bemoaning who you don't like...
What I don't understand is Serena and Venus are always in the conversation, no matter what tennis players own the title of the conversation...
talk about being the common denominator...

Jamaica Karen,
If you put doubles into the equation, I would change my vote to Serena. My thoughts were in the singles area and the WS injuries have been on the front page(ok, my brain) for so long that I forgot that the WS completed the Williams Slam at the French.

Thanks Pete.

Caroline has one hell of a lot of talent. She could be a good enough tennis player to win dounble digit slams. However, she is concealing her talent, hiding behind a defensive game plan that isn't effective enough. Her game has got her to the top of the list, but it is not good enough to beat the Belgans and the Williams.

If Caroline were more aggressive and decided to 'thump' her forehand a little more, she could have beaten Clijsters yesterday. For me, Caroline's forehand is her biggest setback. I like to call it the 'pusher', seemingly she only pushes the ball over the net. In 2011 Caroline will need to seriously improve and solidify that shot of hers. I personally think that it ruins her backhand - her signature one down the line.

I'll say, Wozniacki just can't hit a forehand. I think she needs to watch some of Steffi and/or Serena's and take some pointers from what she watches. It ain't a bad thing to imitate their's.

If slams are only things that matter, then you have to say Vera who had 2 seconds at the 2 most important slams and beat Caro badly in 1 would have to be ahead of Caro.

JK Thanks for those stats on Serena

She still is my no 1 WTA player of the year

Sherlock If you are still here I popped up to place my bets and brought some white grapes from your area

If by some chance I get stomach upset I am coming over ok

Its my Birthday and I dont do Stomach Upsets.

SamE's comment @ 8:58 made me think...I wonder if they're going to have the BJK Cup at Madison Square Garden in February 2011 when the winners of the 4 Slams play. If they do, I hope they choose the #1 player Caroline (2nd choice Vera) for the 4th spot which will be available because Serena won 2 Slams. And it would really be nice to see Frannie get some more attention for her FO win. I probably wouldn't fly up North just for that, but it should be a good show if all 3 Slam winners can play.

Is the POY a formal award with written criteria? Maybe, they have something about types of events and number of events and/or months played in the criteria for winning.

I didn't say slams were the only thing that mattered, I said they were the most important trophies. Of course the tier l events and Master series events are important, but just not as important as a slam. And no, a runner up trophy, I wouldn't place above certain higher tier tournament championships. Again, we're talking about the importance of the slam in comparison to other titles, not the runner ups trophies which clearly carries less weigh and is less important. Ok, need to really study. Ciao dudes. One last thing, Italy is going to squash the US just like it did last year, but good luck to the US.

@Aube, I really wished that people would leave the Sisters out of these discussions. Venus and Serena have absolutely nothing left to prove to tennis. They have been playing by their own rules for years and accolades etc have never broken them or made them feel inferior in this sterile world.

The class with which Venus and Serena have conducted themselves in this sport will only be told by those who have eyes to see. I shudder to think of what would have been whispered about Serena if she had just upped and retired in the way that Justine and Elena did. I am still laughing at how Kim is embraced on her return to tennis, seeing as she spent her last year on tour bitching and moaning about the Tour and when her fans at Wimbledon were anticipating seeing her play her final match, she upped and left the sport, causing people like Pete to reflect that she should not let the door hit her on the way out.

She returns to the Tour and those who have been the mainstays of the Tour during her absence are relegated to spurious headlines and their commitment to the Tour is questioned. Where was Kim when Serena was playing 15-16 tournaments a year? She was off on a sabbatical.

It used to gall me non-stop how a professional athlete would write on her blog that she preferred to stay home with her dogs rather than be out playing a sport that allowed her all the comforts of home. I cannot recall any hue and cry being made about those comments, but the minute that Serena says that her only loyalty is to her dogs, she is taken to task for it.

The double standard in this sport never fails to amaze me. Clijsters has won all of her majors on one surface. Venus on 2 different surfaces, yet it is Venus who is classified as a one-surface wonder.

When Serena won the AO in 2007, the commentators all commented that this was her first title since the AO in 2005, yet I do not hear them bemoaning the fact that players who were supposed to take over the game cannot even make it past the first round of majors these days.

Ruth, just saw your post and a little infro, the BJ cup is no longer, it was replaced by a men's event for next year.

I give Kim credit for her USO success though to me I prefer a player that can also do well on other surfaces as well.Kim to me is one dimensional.

Ruth,
They would choose Venus before Caroline for the final spot. As you know Venus is the defending champion. I wonder will Venus play Acapulco again in 2011 after Dubai

Samantha Elin,
Thanks for the reminder that the ATP will have MSG for the night.

Does winning a GS make Roddick any better than a consistent player like Murray who has won probably beaten top players at lesser tournaments more often.

Aussiemarg,
Kim leads active players in titles on hardcourts with 29(35 if you add carpet) out of the 40 she won.

sorry, read above post as ...like Murray who has beaten top players at lesser tournaments more often.

Tuesday ATP Order of Play:

Valencia at 8 AM - Almagro, Kohlschreiber, Murray vs Lopez, Garcia-Lopez vs Ferrer, Tursunov, Soderling and Davydenko scheduled
Basel at 9 AM - Tipsarevic vs Istomin, Giraldo, Troicki vs Berrer and Golubev scheduled
Basel at 11 AM - Lu vs Gasquet
Basel at 1 PM - Gulbis vs Djokovic
Basel at 3 PM - Chiudinelli vs Cilic followed by Hajek vs Nalbandian

Master Ace Thanks.A impressive record

Tennis W/L stats are weirder than in most sports because the worse you do the less matches you play and also because there is such a huge disparity in the number and level of tournaments players participate in.

Zvonerava has 49-18 for a .731
Clijster's has 40-7 for a .851
S.Williams has 25-4 for a .862
V.Williams has 38-7 for a .844

Azarenka has 42-20 for a .677

Something seems amiss here. Wozniacki *cannot* have a .373

In fact Wozniacki has 63-16 for a .797

Others must have caught the Wozniacki error but I haven't read through the comments.

OH, sorry to hear that, SamE. I'd heard that they were consering an event that featured both men and women, but I suppose they decided to go with the men-only format.

Good point about the surfaces...but it seems that the only top player whose surface ability is often questioned or discussed is Nadal -- and he's won Slams on 3 surfaces. Go, figure! :-)

MA: I think that wild horses couldn't keep Venus away from Acapulco.:) She's had great success there, and you remember what she said about being more enthusiastically received there by the fans than she has been anywhere else, even in her home country.

you know what.. letz just give credit to KIM samantha elin and sherlock... she deserves to be the POY... Serena might have been the POY if she had played at least 10 tournaments. but no... so, it would be more justifiable that the POY did not only won quality tournaments but also took part in promoting the WTA. since, she's injured, she's not the POY also due to inconsistencies (due to injuries). So get life: POY in order: KIM, CARO, SERENA, VERA, VENUS, JUSTINE, FRANCHESCA,..... etc...

howdy doody

nehru
Does winning a GS make Roddick any better than a consistent player like Murray who has won probably beaten top players at lesser tournaments more often.

yes, Roddick has had better results at the slams and performs better in slam finals....Murray has absolutely crumbled in those 2 finals he's made. You'd expect Murray to extend one of those matches, but he's been blown off the court. you cannot compare the two until Murray wins a slam. he has not won a set in a slam final yet.
If both their careers ended today, Roddick would be the more successful player. Roddick has been to 5 slam finals winning 1,(48 final appearances) has 4 doubles titles in his career and 29 singles titles. Murray has been to only 24 finals, winning 16 and no doubles titles...5 years difference in age

Serena Williams' 4 losses this year - to Dementieva in Sydney, Jankovic in Rome, Petrova in Madrid I believe and Stosur in Paris.

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Hi everyone

I see Dolgo loss.

Here's how I see it: Wozniacki is currently ranked #1. She may win a major or she may not win a major.

I am not one who says slams are the only things that matter or that 1/2 slams trumps 6/10 masters. ARod's 1 slam, 5 masters, 29 titles, 8 years in top ten is a little better career wise over Murray now. If Murray was to stay slamless but won 10+ masters, 40+ titles, maybe an Olympic medal/YEC and 6-8 years top 5, I wouldn't say that Roddick had the better career. The closer the numbers are the weight of the slam matters. The farther apart it means less IMHO.

AA Hey thanks my glasses nearly fell off in all those capitols

I have just had a dozen Oysters and a glass of Champange Pink today

Thanks for your wishes

Oh I see there is a bit of discussion going on about the Olivier Rochus article. I read that on MTF a couple of days ago but was too busy to post it here. I would like to hear what zenggi thinks about it.

Hey Aussiemarg
happy birthday scorpio!

pov: The only .373 figure that I remember seeing cited today referred to the numbers Pete gave for Elena's performances against top players. Caro's figure was actually lower in that category --.200, but she's got time to improve it!

AA I still call him Dolly by the way.

Now dont get mad with me lol!

Are we allow to go OT here.

Fuzzy Thanks are you a wonderful Scorpio too?

AM
capricorn here

Great post Tommy: I'm not doing any study on it, but I remember Davenport won all her slams by January 2000 then spent a lot of time at #1 without winning another major.
Same with Hingis, who won her last major in January 1999, then spent a lot of time at #1.

Hingis had an absurd amount of time at #1, 209 weeks, or just over 4 years. Davenport held the #1 ranking as late as 2004/2005 I believe. Is it more acceptable to hold the #1 ranking when you haven't won a major in 5 years?

I think all of those blathering about who 'deserves' the #1 ranking need to STfudge up as it's getting REALLY annoying.

Let's recall - Fed and Nadal have won 23 of the last 26 Grand slams. 10 different women have won Grand Slams in that time period. Whose tour is more competitive?

Fuzzy No worries you are still wonderful

roddick fan - if murray hits all of those targets but remains slamless does he make the hall of fame? roddick has good numbers but it's the one slam that puts him in the hall of fame.

Marg
is that the champagne talking?

YES!! Giants Win 3 to 1! Fantastic pitching game.

Fuzzy Please I have had only 1 glass lol!

AB Yay Go Giants!

I don't know what the records are of the other HOF members, but 40 wins even if they were all 250's would get the greatest british-scotsman of the last 70 years in wouldn't you think.

I do believe that Murray will win majors with at least one being at Wimbledon.

I dont know Tim Henman stats are all though I know he failed at Wimbledon.

Roddick Fan I think Andy has a better chance on a hard court myself even though he has failed in GS finals twice.I think the faster hard court suits his game better.

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I don't think any male tennis player has made it into the hall for singles without a slam because when Chang got in a few years ago there was a lot of talk that he lowered the bar with his one slam. But he did have a pretty nice career: 34 titles, 9 masters, 1 slam.

If Murray ends up with 40 titles but no slam. I don't think he gets in.

Correction 7 masters for Chang.

Wozniacki is #1 in 2010 without a Grand Slam title.

Deal with it.

AM, I would agree that hardcourt is his best surface, but I believe that will be the domain of a healthy Del Potro/Djokovic by 2012. Murray will possibly get a hardC slam, but I feel he will end British sorrow soon at Wimbledon.

Well Fred Perry was the last Englishman who had a career slam and from memory won 3 Wimbledon titles

Roddick Well I must say he did find his form at Wimbledon this year making the s/final

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Posted by JR 11/01/2010 at 08:06 PM
Good to see Mr Bodo continue to attain the highest standards of journalistic pap.

How you describe the most recent GS winner as "stuck at 3", when the reality is that in the Open era only 13 players have won more. I don't recall anyone ever describing Clijsters as being the best ever, so surely her 3 are a significant achievement.

Always good to check which way the wind is blowing on a Bodo day, that's where the article will be heading as well.

Gseries,
We are dealing with it all right!some of us even said over and over again how happy we're for her and wishing her so many more to win including the big one!
We just don't know how else to deal with it!

Well, if you must win a slam to make the HOF then Murray must win to get in. Djokovic will need to get near 30 wins to get in also. Serena, Venus, Justin, Kim, Maria, Roger, and Rafa would be locks I suppose. Andy, Safin, Hewitt, Ferrero will have backers and opponents. I know I'm forgetting some. Don't mean to offend anyone.

Aube New moniker I see.Just took me a little time to read it.

Just a thought, but with the mens tour bringing all the best together with the 8 mandatory masters if a Murray won 20 and 30 other titles I could defend him going in. They may not take him, but it seems deserving. Good night all.

AA If you are around I suppose you are glued to your TV set David Campbell is singing the National Anthemn.Well at the moment its not raining

Finger crossed.

Spain's Manuel Alonso made the ITHOF without winning a major.

His best result in a major was the finals of Wimbledon one year.

Seems kind of unfair to Spain's Manolo Orantes, who won a major, made the finals of another, and probably had a better overall career than Alonso, but isn't in the ITHOF.

The WTA season isn't over for some surfer gals:

http://www.thejakartaglobe.com/sports/wta-stars-get-their-feet-wet-ahead-of-balis-tournament-of-champions/404382

AA Spoke to soon its raining as the horses are in the mounting yard

Just looking at Gai's horse Descardo who loves the wet Hmmm I am now thinking I should not left it out of my 1st 4.

msf - i actually saw orantes play in 1976 when i was a little kid. got his autograph along with connors, ashe, stan smith, and nastase.

orantes has great numbers. he should be in the ithof.

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I also had a bet on American straight out on Ammercian

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GC20:

That's a good haul of autographs.

Saw Orantes--as well as several other top players at Forest Hills in 1976 and 1977.

His five-setter against Borg in 1976, in which Orantes came back from 0-4 or 1-4 in the fourth set, to take the match to a fifth set was quite exciting.

I know I shouldn't laugh at Dolgo losing in 48 mins and hurting his ankle in the process but somehow that turbo loss is so Dolgo. I just find him so comical. lol

I think it's silly to compliment Caro on her consistency by putting the veterans down, they are veterans and Caro is just starting out, for example Serena had her share of consistent dominance including smaller tournaments in the past, as someone said at this point she is allowed to do what she pleases! Can I write a longer sentence? Yes!

Good morning,
I don't plan to read all the comments posted in the last 5 days so I sincerely hope that the TW-lovely-tribe has spoken well about Kim's win in Doha. I feel some contempt in the article but I'd like to know what the Belgians have done to the author to cause this. To be fair, Kim is Flemish and therefore she has my support all the way.

Unlike Christopher Rochus (not Olivier, mind) who stops playing tennis after being denied a WC at Valencia by the director aka Juan Carlos Ferrero. Christopher wanted to finish his career there by letting JCF pay for his travel expenses and then heading to the house he bought at the beach for holidays. De rien, Christophe.

Coming back to my side of the border I'm very pleased by the way Robin Haase has played the first three matches in Basel. Will his body hold without any more injuries? Please! Next opponent is John Isner. I guess he has more chances than against Llodra.

And what about Speedy Federer last night? I didn't have time to savour the victory because it was all over in a hurry. Poor Dolgopolov straining his ankle in such a bad way. I hope he recovers soon. He's a riot and fun to watch because you never know what he'll do next. Alexander needs to slow down and think. I really liked to see how genuinely concerned Roger was about his opponent.

Temes, what are you doing awake so early?. Partying all night?

Hi zenggi. AM I did really well on the Melbourne Cup and picked 1st, 2nd and 3rd and came third in the sweep at work which I organised. I will never do that again.

Morning, Angel.
Are you talking about horses? How much? Forget it. I sound like NP. :)

AA Did you go with my picks?

I also backed Amercain to win straight out put $100.00

Also I got the triffecta up as well and put $50.00 on it

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Sad news for So You Think it has been retired

Hmmm over racing?

@ gauloises,

I hope this interview will carry you until next year! Juan Martín del Potro last TV interview. You can see and hear how young he is. Utmost adorable.

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