In these desperate times of the Top Ten being so sparse of my favourites players, heres a list of some disappointing times for me as a tennis fan :(

1. Seles not winning Wimbledon (imo, thats thanks to Navmoanalotova)
2. Kournikova not achieving more ( I adored her when she was around)
3. Pierces injuries/form losses (i know its rare a top player can maintain their best form all the time, but i feel we didn't even see a third of Marys best play due to one thing or another)
4. The Williams walkabouts (see above)
5. Sue Barker not winning Wimbledon (if she did, she might get the credit she deserves nowadays)

Well, mine are a bit predictable :D

1. Lindsay not winning Wimbledon 2005
2. Lindsay not winning the US Open 2004 - These two Slams were hers :(
3. Lindsay not winning the Aussie Open 2005
4. Myskina losing the Olympic semi
5. Dementieva not having a Slam

roflmao roflmao

1. Hingis losing in 99 FO Final (Graf, crowd, umpire :angry:)
2. Hingis 'quitting' for 3 years :(
3. AO 2002 final result
4. Henin being No.1
5. Williams Sisters partying rather than playing
6. GB being shite

B)

Biggest disppointmeant of year:

Makiri losing to Santangelo [Rome], Dushevina[Seoul] Morigami [Tokyo] and Schiavone[Moscow]

At least GB were shite since you've been born. You've never known any different :D I (vaguely) remeber some good times

Would it be wrong to class Capriati's successful comeback as a disappointment xD

Quite agree with this selection Bliv. :D

BAck to Liams though, I am completely in the dark in terms of what Sue barker achieved, I know she won the French, I think.. did she do much else? Although saying that, can you imagine a Brit Girl today winning the French??

Exactly, a British girl winning a non grass GS deserves merit just for that. But she was top ten for a while too wasnt she, and people only see her today as a game show host rather than one of our last greats in ladies tennis :bow:

And im one of these thats disappointed Hingis never got the FO, although i never wanted her too at the time...

1. Venus not winning the Aussie Open 2003
2. Venus's injuries
3. Venus's 5 straight defeats to serena in slams between 2002/03
4. Lindsay losing at the 04 Open
5. serena losing the 04 Wimby final.

A bit venus orienated, but what the hell roflmao

Well Dav, the Wimby title in 05 was venus's ;)

1. Serena's lacklustre over the past two years :(
2. Her knee injury :(
3. Her loss of the 2004 Wimbledon Final
4. Her 2004 USO loss to Capriati
5. Venus' injuries

for just WTa ones.

1. Henin Hardenes "hand" at 2003 FO otherwise Serena woulda won 6 slams in a row IMO.
2. Venus not having the AO or FO.
3. Seles stabbing.
4. Injuries for everyone.
5. WIlliams walabouts

I don't know about the first one. I thought that it was ridiculous that Serena lost all morale just for that. She should have held her nerves and just woin it.
I must admit that it was a pathetic lie though.

I don't know about the first one. I thought that it was ridiculous that Serena lost all morale just for that. She should have held her nerves and just woin it.
I must admit that it was a pathetic lie though.

:o :tsk:

What :o I like her now dont i :shrug:

yes, but you used to be a hater :tsk:

Only because she kept beating Mary :angry:

:lol:

lucky Pierce went out early in Australia, or you'd still hate Hingis :P

I like Hingis' personality, some of her quotes are priceless :rolleyes:

I know you're being sarcastic, but :ok:

I aint, i think shes cool, we need more outspoken people like her on the tour, half the current top ten are up each others arses and give boring interviews :angry:

why the :rolleyes: then?

Yep I agree, there are too many boring bettys around, but there should only be one Hingis around, coz she is an original B)

I never realised :rolleyes: was a sarcastic smilie :huh: I wanted a 'rolls eyes in fondness' smilie

well we should complain to havoc then :devil:

:ban: dont be getting me in trouble :tsk:

no, we'll just complain to him to make one :D

hang on a minute - So you finally agree with me that Lindsay bottled the wimby 05 final? roflmao

1. Maria losing her wimby title in 05 (it'll be hers again soon :P)

2. Too much one-dimensional blasting in todays game

3. Justine withdrawing from the AO final 2006 - why couldn't she have stayed just so Amelie could have her moment properly :angry:

4. Both williams sisters losing interest - always gives their fans the excuse "Ah well if serena or Venus was there/fully fit/bothered she'd have won that slam or this" roflmao

5. No bloody British players of any ability for a long time

roflmao roflmao

too right there :ok:!

Yes I am right :D

Lindsay didnt bottle it!!

Venus hit a winner on matchpoint- hardly bottling it. When you're playing against venus, you know a comeback is lighty, she gives you zero free games in the crunch :D

And Venus hasnt lost injured, she is injured :rolleyes:

I have to agree. I think the Williams Sisters would easily have won a few slams here and there had they been back properly, but I don't think they would have dominated as they once did. Sharapova taught Serena a thing or two at Wimbledon 2004 for example. There can be no excuses I think, not even from the fans. As great as the Williams sisters are, and I do think they are badly missed on tour, a truly great champion does not lose interest in their sport. If they are injured, then fair enough.....I still don't think they would have dominated as they once did.

b******s roflmao

IMO Gav, the rest have caught up now. Deep down the williamses, especially Serena, probably know it. Their major thing over everyone else was their power - not such an advantages anymore because everyone can spank the ball.

at the moment she is.

If the sisters make a proper effort to 100% come back, I think they'd be in for a mighty surprise :D

yeah, I agree. I doubt anyone will own the tour, and have their own year where they were by miles the best, like some current players have had. Times have changed. There are many good players these days.