Just because Reed's analytical lens is skewed to­ see only the lopsided match yesterday should not reduce­ the women's tennis to "doldrums". The big­ servicing Serbian was no match for Federer, and I could­ not watch farther because of the gap in skill. Serena­ and Dementieva's match was what Reed swore neither­ to see nor to recognise. Women's tennis is alive­ and kicking even when the Williams sisters will be­ gone.

The women's game is fine! One of the first things­ many men need to do, is be honest with themselves! ­ Often, they find pleasure in "certain women!"­ For example, it was almost as if Martina N. was bad­ for the game, and Chris E-L was good. Announcers­ consistently mentioned "Chris looked like the girl­ next door." In a different way, the same has­ happened with a player like Maria S. Many men­ "desire to see her (play), but it's not always­ because of her tennis! As far as Justine Henin goes, I­ think that she was a great winner, but often when­ people begin to see their game diminish, it is far­ easier to leave at or near the top, than to try and­ fight for a year to make a semi-final. I think Venus­ and Serena both dealt with injuries, strong­ competitors, and potential burnout, to make it through­ the end of this decade near the top of the game. At­ the beginning of this decade, they were still rising­ stars, now they have endured and are closer to the end­ of their careers than the beginning. It will be a long­ time before there is another African American champion,­ but there may never be 2 sisters at the top of the­ tennis world like this again in our lifetimes! ­ Appreciate them while they are here. They are very­ athletic, extremely intelligent, and also represent­ women, the U.S., and African American inner city youth­ very well. We often look for a good book or movie that­ has a great story. How can we not recognize a great­ non fiction real life story. A family of limited­ income, producing 2 champions in a sport that usually­ does not have people who are not prosperous succeeding

my problem isnt with the sister act, its the actual­ state of the womens game, its s h i t e! the williams­ are carrying it at the moment, without them the sport­ would fold i'm sure, and i still am not a fan of­ either of them.

yeah i remember how those cartoons confused us about­ ostriches burying their heads in the sand but, when i­ saw them in florida lowering their heads to the floor,­ I actually asked and was told that it was an aggressive­ stance, so why would they bury it­ 'stupid'.......lol.

I do not agree that the women's game is in­ doldrums. Federer might be surpassing Pete's record­ on sunday bt then no one will remember that Nadal was­ absent in this year's event. The Williams play­ whoever that is placed before them. Give it up to them.

OMG Eurosport UK has finally done something about the­ deranged spammer.....hoorah!
Apologies to you again­ cameron and i hope bricerod does the same, granted you­ are clever with those words and one does tend to­ 'shoot from the hip' against you. I am now­ suspecting you are one of those district recorders­ stationed up in geordieland who looks in here from time­ to time just to observe and to keep mentally active­ (probably whilst mulling over a cryptic puzzle of­ sorts). I have indeed noticed the improved objectivity­ in your comments.
Elaine Simpson-Long, don't tell­ me there is still a chilled out 60s hippy left out­ there?.........lol, I haven't stopped singing that­ 'are you going to san francisco' song by scott­ mckenzie since i read your last comment. Well, groovy­ baby I'd say and ride on sister!

Totally disagree with this article. You cana argue the­ women's game has a better future when you look at­ young girls , wozniacki, azarenka, lisicki and so­ fourth. The only time the william sisters dominate is­ on grass. Other slams are up for grabs and if serena­ wins the hardcourts then she is too good. When federer­ dominates everything it wasnt boring it was because he­ is a genuious. when nadal dominates claycourts it wasnt­ boring it was because he was claycourt specialist.­ Serious double standards and not given the respect the­ william sister deserves.

Stupid article!!!

how is federer beating everyone in strait sets not­ boring? if nadal isn't there they should just give­ him the trophy the first night. thats my doldrum!

ajpbolton, whether you like their style of tennis or­ not, it does not matter. All the players in the world­ cannot always have the same style. Each and every­ player is characterized by their uniqueness that make­ them different because we are all different. They­ aren't playing to satisfy you but to win grand­ slams. And know this, gentleman that you cannot change­ your style if it does produce some fruit. That's­ why a coach will never change his training methods and­ even change a winning team if they keep winning. A­ professional sportsman practice sports to win.­ Elegance, finesse, guile and touch are only good if­ they help you win otherwise change your style. Any­ sportsman who is aware of his qualities and strength­ will work and focus on them and that's what these­ sisters and others are doing. When you are­ professional, you think professionally and do things­ professionally. The style does not matter but a win­ matters the most. Thanks.

one thing pple must realise is that when the wiliams­ were struggling, media experts were there to thrash­ them, but remember, to have longetivity you must keep­ ur body and they realised it a long time ago...­ sharapova will slow down on her tournaments becos her­ body is ailing. Roger won 14 GS and no one is tired of­ seeing his face... serena only has 10 and we are­ tired??? pls gimme a break she is top class
i find that­ biased, venus has 7gs just half of federers so why­ complain. mary joe and co are so biased the want the­ williams to fail but GOD is watching them becos it is a­ tough ask for girls frm crompton to dominate a white­ sport.
applaud them now coz they wont be there forever­ and you will be proud to say you watched them play
as­ for me, i support them everyday and wish them well and­ hope venus wins!! Go girls!

All I know is that if it was 2 British girls were­ dominating the game the way the Williams are at the­ moment- he would never complain that womens tennis was­ in doldrums. What a cyincal piece of @#$%

After reading this article I started doubting the­ seriousness of eurosport!!! It must be run a bunch neos

Simon Reed is a narrow minded fool! How many grandslams­ have Nadal and Federer won between them over the past­ 6-7 years . Its funny how he NEVER mentions that the­ mens game is at a low point. How he got a job on this­ website I'll never know.

Frith you were right about ostriches, but it's just­ a colloquial "proverb". Some peolpe might­ never had spotted it!!

This reporter is a bit stupid........this a­ competition.well,if you are fed-up of seeing two black­ people,then thats what you should.do you understand the­ word dol,therefore,the best comes on top.believe me,if­ was a different way of competing i.e race.....these­ two will never hold a racket based on your inference.do­ you know what doldrums means?it a state of inactivity­ or depression.what a load of rubbish.tell me, how many­ sisters on this planet would ever play at this­ level....Mate,you don`t deserve to be paid for such a­ bad spin.

Some guys need to chill. But tennis is still a rather­ teas and cucumber sandwiches game in certain parts of­ the world. Unlike other countries (i.e Ol' Eastern­ Bloc)like those guys hardly have enough courts to go­ around, but they practice hard. So I reckon it's­ only a matter of time before they produce champions­ like Djorkovic. It's highly unlikely that yo'd­ see an (ethnic minority)kid playing tennis in some­ deprived area of the Uk or Africa, as a) they don't­ have the facilities, b)One has to pay to use those­ facilities. How and why should I pa if I can't even­ feed myself let alond put the clothes on my kids backs­ & c) It's cheaper to play football. It costs­ less and you can play anywhere without being charged.­ And I forgot I can't afford to get my white­ trainers dirty playing tennis on a court which probably­ has potholes as the have to last me a couple of years­ before I pass them down to my next sibling and­ he'll carry on the trend. KULA BEER

Ummmm, you do know that ostriches don't really bury­ there heads in the sand right?

There is nothing wrong­ with womens tennis. No more so than mens tennis with­ Federer and Nadal always winning.

I wanna see the­ best of the best in the final and thats what I get and­ I love it!

By The Way I think This article is telling the truth,­ but as usual some of us prefer to bury our heads in the­ sand LIKE OSTRICHES rather than face up to the STONE,­ COLD, BARE, and HARD......FACTS!!! No one ever­ remembers second best which is something I think­ England tennis has to take into account as well.

who lets the dog out?