[estelle]

My favorite thing about Petra, and why I can't help liking her, is that she just shows no fear. I admire that. I hope she takes it all! Shame that Azarenka df'd on match point.

[poonnassunlix]

Petra!

So excited for her. Hope she has one more win in her come Saturday.

[hapasaparaz]

I just find her completely unwatchable for no apparent reason, which bothers me more than her beating up on a fave.

There will be a reason in there somewhere. Everyone is perfectly entitled to have their own likes and dislikes though.

She's maybe not the usual type of player that I would like - dominating with such power. I like her because I see her potential for more than just that. She seems a pretty sweet girl too (in so much as you can tell these things from a distance).

[Finkevannon]

My favorite thing about Petra, and why I can't help liking her, is that she just shows no fear. I admire that. I hope she takes it all! Shame that Azarenka df'd on match point.

Yeah, I think that's what does it for me. I'm not crazy about her like I am about my big favorites but she really impresses me with her attitude in big matches.

[poonnassunlix]

[Angeheade]

So, is NBC going to have Sharapova-Lisicki live on their online player?

[WepKeyday]

There will be a reason in there somewhere. Everyone is perfectly entitled to have their own likes and dislikes though.

She's maybe not the usual type of player that I would like - dominating with such power. I like her because I see her potential for more than just that. She seems a pretty sweet girl too (in so much as you can tell these things from a distance).

I do have a personal bias since sitting through that awful match against Safina at the 2009 USO, but usually when I don't favor a player, their game can still work for me. And the power game usually appeals to me to an extent. I think my problem is that her big weapon, the forehand, effective as it is, is just not explosive. She just hits hard and gets good placement + lefty bonus.

Similarly, her personality is nice, but bland.

Meh.

[Ngwkgczx]

I just find her completely unwatchable for no apparent reason, which bothers me more than her beating up on a fave.

Me too! And I don't know why.

Oh well

Foxy

[gernica]

I just find her completely unwatchable for no apparent reason, which bothers me more than her beating up on a fave.

Me too! And I don't know why.

Oh well

Foxy

At least the women on TAT have good taste.

Like I said before, I find her to be a complete blank.

[poonnassunlix]

I do have a personal bias since sitting through that awful match against Safina at the 2009 USO, but usually when I don't favor a player, their game can still work for me. And the power game usually appeals to me to an extent. I think my problem is that her big weapon, the forehand, effective as it is, is just not explosive. She just hits hard and gets good placement + lefty bonus.

Similarly, her personality is nice, but bland.

Meh.

The thing I remember about that USO match was her just hitting lines with some booming shots that Dinara could not get to. Well that, and Dinara's potty mouth

The left handedness is part of the appeal for me. Lefties tend to root for lefties.