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**ViagraFeller** · 07-09-2012, 09:47 PM

On the other hand, if this is not a Golden Era, when was it?
The 70's? BJK and M. Court fading away and Chrissie and Martina taking over? Evonne Goolagong was there, but was it golden?
The 80's? Still Martina and Chrissie, with Handlikova every so often?
The 90's? Steffi and Monica. Arantxa really set the clock back on terms of quality (not grit), and Sabatini never jelled, so was it then?
The 2000's? Ok, The WS came along, Martina II played some, Lindsay won all of THREE GS (one season for the likes of Martina I and Steffi).
So coming around, Charlie's assessment may be right. It may be golden. 14 Karat, but golden still.

BTW. Charlie: Great use of emoticons. I cracked at those.

Just for Charlie:

Women's AO final? One sided.
RG women's final? One sided.
Wimby ladies final? Though it went three sets, the outcome was never in doubt.
Olympics women's final? One sided.

Outside of the Wimby final, the losing finalist at the other three events combined to win nine games.

The four men's final at these events all had either dramatic story lines or outcomes and were far superior in play.

There were disappointing scorelines in three of the four big finals on the WTA, but I still think you're not being fair. Wimbledon doesn't count as a good final because the favorite won? Was anyone shocked Nadal won the French or Federer won (or Murray lost) Wimbledon? I thought Radwanska gave a stellar display.

Also, the men had dramatic story lines but the women didn't? The #1 ranking was in play at each of the three slams. Azarenka earned it at the AO, Sharapova at the French, and Radwanska was a set away at Wimbledon. The French has the amazing story of "The Cow On Ice" completing a career slam. I can't believe anyone would have predicted that before this year. Serena and Venus earned records for most Olympic medals in tennis this year. I think there have been great story lines at all the big events.

And again, despite some lousy finals, there have been some great semis. Both semis at the AO and French went three sets, which is fairly rare.
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Speaking of consistency, Sharapova and Azarenka are currently in a third set. Sharapova is 12-0 in three setters this year, Azarenka is 11-0. Exciting stuff.

07-09-2012, 09:47 PM	#29
ViagraFeller Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 585 Senior Member	On the other hand, if this is not a Golden Era, when was it? The 70's? BJK and M. Court fading away and Chrissie and Martina taking over? Evonne Goolagong was there, but was it golden? The 80's? Still Martina and Chrissie, with Handlikova every so often? The 90's? Steffi and Monica. Arantxa really set the clock back on terms of quality (not grit), and Sabatini never jelled, so was it then? The 2000's? Ok, The WS came along, Martina II played some, Lindsay won all of THREE GS (one season for the likes of Martina I and Steffi). So coming around, Charlie's assessment may be right. It may be golden. 14 Karat, but golden still. BTW. Charlie: Great use of emoticons. I cracked at those. Just for Charlie: Women's AO final? One sided. RG women's final? One sided. Wimby ladies final? Though it went three sets, the outcome was never in doubt. Olympics women's final? One sided. Outside of the Wimby final, the losing finalist at the other three events combined to win nine games. The four men's final at these events all had either dramatic story lines or outcomes and were far superior in play. There were disappointing scorelines in three of the four big finals on the WTA, but I still think you're not being fair. Wimbledon doesn't count as a good final because the favorite won? Was anyone shocked Nadal won the French or Federer won (or Murray lost) Wimbledon? I thought Radwanska gave a stellar display. Also, the men had dramatic story lines but the women didn't? The #1 ranking was in play at each of the three slams. Azarenka earned it at the AO, Sharapova at the French, and Radwanska was a set away at Wimbledon. The French has the amazing story of "The Cow On Ice" completing a career slam. I can't believe anyone would have predicted that before this year. Serena and Venus earned records for most Olympic medals in tennis this year. I think there have been great story lines at all the big events. And again, despite some lousy finals, there have been some great semis. Both semis at the AO and French went three sets, which is fairly rare. ... Speaking of consistency, Sharapova and Azarenka are currently in a third set. Sharapova is 12-0 in three setters this year, Azarenka is 11-0. Exciting stuff.
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