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Serena: "Tennis Traditionalist" on 13/9/11 | Tipped by Quickish |
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Tennis breeds headcases. It's part of the sport's entertainment. Calling Serena "overwrought" is a little bit like calling a linebacker "aggressive." Emma Carmichael(via Grantland) , with a sensible reply to the flurry of Serena-bashing to start the week.

GET MORE: National Post's Bruce Arthur has a great take on Serena, too.
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Name to Know: Sloane Stephens on 23/1/13 | Tipped by Quickish |
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"Forget it, might as well just go for it," Stephens said. She moved her opponent around the court and boldly (sadistically?) unfurled drop shots. She attacked the net early and often, winning 18 of her 20 ventures on the day. (Note to the rest of the field: that's more volleying than Williams will sometimes in an entire tournament.) Stephens transitioned from defense to offense and back again. She constructed points masterfully. Jon Wertheim(via SI.com) , on the breakthrough performance at the Australian Open, as the 20-year-old American knocked off Serena Williams.
Serena on 10/9/12 | Tipped by Quickish |
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By keeping calm, by not exploding at calls as she did in her appearances in 2009 and '11, by only glaring when nabbed for a foot-fault in the second set Sunday, Williams, 30, also completed the final delicate step of her two-year comeback to the top of women's tennis and, perhaps just as important, felt at home at last at the Grand Slam that has long fed her darkest impulses. SL Price(via SI.com) , adding: "Believe it or not, the champion best known for a lack of career focus, her combustible nature, is looking to provide tennis with a bit of stability."

MORE: "It might defy terminology because of its rarity, which stems from its immediacy. Williams simply can pluck her game from wreckage with startling haste. It is almost mystifying." (Chuck Culpepper, SportsOnEarth.com)

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