J u r an idiot! Serena speaks the truth and that's­ the reasson she's more successful than u will ever­ be, than ur entire family even! Serena speaks her mind­ and that's so good to see in tennis someone who can­ freely express themselves. I tell the press loves her!­ Serena has so much love from millions and she­ doesn't dwell on negativity like u! What's ur­ career like? Now compare it with Serena's!

If Fed wins he'll be number one!

WTA ranking system doesn't bother Serena and Venus!­ They are the best and we all know that! Everybody­ knows Wimbledon! Who cares about a tournament in Rome­ or Madrid? Quality not quantity......am sure we all­ wacthed how the so called number one player Dinara was­ demolished by Venus in the semis. It's so­ embarrassing to see that's the girl ranked higher.­ System overhaul pronto pls!

rankings, grand slams, and so on...........
if federer­ will win today, have a look at the last 4 grand slams­ back to us open 2008
will fed be no1 tomorro?
better­ just enjoy the game!

Williams must not be very good at mathematics if she­ questions the ranking order.

Some people are commenting like they want to teach­ Serena how to be number one, and the virtues of being­ No.1; as if she has never been there before. She was­ not being arrogant when she made her comment, she was­ only offering her opinion -albeit in a different manner­ from what she had done before.

I do agree, however,­ that there is no need to tinker with the system just­ because of this, almost unique, situation. No ranking­ system is perfect and examples abound in golf, football­ etc. If nothing else, there is now considerable­ pressure on Safina to win a grand slam.

Also, the use­ of the word 'consistent' appears to be­ misleading in some of the contexts. The Williams'­ sisters have performed consistently well in most of the­ tournaments they have taken part in. They have just not­ competed in sufficient number of tournamnets to acquire­ enough points to pull them higher up the rankings.

#43 same as 'J'.....you guys are so sick but­ very comical.

Chukwuemeka W,
Your comment-45 is what i have been­ trying to get across for weeks now!
How come you get­ applauded for it, and i get pilloried!
Anyway, thank­ you!!!!

I can only assume people resurrect this debate just so­ that they can have a go at whatever response serena­ gives to their 'trap' questions. the system was­ reformed only this january by reducing the reckonable­ games from 18 to 16 and by increasing the majors points­ from 1600 to 2000, whilst the other good features of­ the system remained intact. As i see it therefore,­ everybody should be happy in another three months time­ when the annual impact will have caught up and, whoever­ is no. 1 will be fairly so. since most of the others­ carry no more than 800 or 1000 for the masters, someone­ like dinara will have to win the majority of her 16­ tournaments for her to possibly stay ahead of serena if­ the latter continues to win the majors, which is­ unlikely (by either of them) but it will be a fairer­ outcome. So where is the debate other than just another­ excuse to bash Serena?

Their singles final was real garbage. Some great points­ but more errors. It's a pity for Venus she deserves­ it the most of all players this year to win Wimbledon­ because she played great throughout the whole­ tournament except the final =s
But ... I really liked­ there doubles final (Thanks to Venus, Stosur and­ Stubbs!). But it was hugely unfair that Serena was just­ blasting her drive-volleys on Stosur and Stubbs'­ body instead of hitting normal volleys and place them­ like most of the professional doubles players do. You­ can even place the ball too with a drive-volley! But­ all in all a nice doubles final!

congratulations to dera generous Venus to follow family­ orders
& allow victory to serena as it was her­ turn for the Wimbledon G/S title

number 1 means getting enough points from enough­ tournaments - grand slams are only 4 of the years­ tournaments but only snobs think this should be the­ criteria for someone to be known as number 1. I f­ Serena played and won more tournaments instead of­ making snide remarks about Dinara - I for one would­ think of her as number 1. Until then, she is just­ someone who cannot admit that points are prizes, grand­ slams are just a portion of the necessary points­ overall. When she becomes more gracious, like her­ sister Venus, then more of the tennis fans would like­ her to be number 1.

#45, #44. I am impressed with your free mind and I­ think we should ask the Eurosport to provide us a­ better audience for a lively debate. I appreciate­ wisdom and that is what you've done. Bye for now..

The WTA tour ranking system is­ perfectly alright.­ Dinara Safina is the no.1 player in­ the world but­ simply not the world's best. She is­ consistant but­ just can't deliver on the big stage.­ On the other­ hand, The Williams Sister's enormous­ talent have­ made them defy conventional approach to­ tennis. They­ both didn't even need to play warm-up­ tournaments­ before Wimbledon. The William Sister's­ immense­ talent have made mockery of the ranking system­ and­ causing it to be subjected to possible overhauling.­­ For a player to prevail regardless of rank is­­ compelling. Playing fewer tournaments and still­­ dominate in the Grand Slam events has never been­­ achieved by the past or present players except The­ Williams Sisters. Quite frankly the­ WTA boss and­ organizers would not have­ any answer to this unique­ situation but to hope that top­ 10 players to include­ the no.1 ranked player hopefully­ step up and let their­ performance reflect on their­ rankings. It is apparent­ that ever since Justin Henin­ retired, we have seen few­ that accended the no.1 spot­ and dethroned without a­ Slam. However, we have to­ remember that they did work­ hard CONSISTANTLY to get­ there but The Williams­ Sister's impeccable talent­ is making it seen as­ though current no.1 players do not­ deserve to there.­ Let just say that The Williams­ Sisters are in a leaque­ of their own. Before they­ turned pro. and got better,­ the ranking system has­ always been there but with few­ minor adjustments. We­ are pointing fingers at the­ wrong direction....we­ should not be pointing fingers­ at all. The ranking­ system is right for the tour and­ the players. It up to­ the top 10 players to play real­ tennis.

players except The Williams Sisters. Quite frankly the­ WTA boss and orgaThe WTA tour ranking system is­ perfectly alright. Dinara Safina is the no.1 player in­ the world but simply not the world's best. She is­ consistant but just can't deliver on the big stage.­ On the other hand, The Williams Sister's enormous­ talent have made them defy conventional approach to­ tennis. They both didn't even need to play warm-up­ tournaments before Wimbledon. The William Sister's­ immense talent have made mockery of the ranking system­ and causing it to be subjected to possible overhauling.­ For a player to prevail regardless of rank is­ compelling. Playing fewer tournaments and still­ dominate in the Grand Slam events has never been­ achieved by the past or present nizers would not have­ an answer to this unique situation but to hope that top­ 10 players to include the no.1 ranked player hopefully­ step up and let their performance reflect on their­ rankings. It is apparent that ever since Justin Henin­ retired, we have seen few that accended the no.1 spot­ and dethroned without a Slam. However, we have to­ remember that they did work hard CONSISTANTLY to get­ there but The Williams Sister's impeccable talent­ is making it seen as though current no.1 players do not­ deserve to there. Let just say that The Williams­ Sisters are in a leaque of their own. Before they­ turned pro. and got better, the ranking system has­ always been there but with few minor adjustments. We­ are pointing fingers at the wrong direction....we­ should not be pointing fingers at all. The ranking­ system is right for the tour and the players. It up to­ the top 10 players to play real tennis.

so much of your history.. by the way thanks­ ATTAHA.

but system is sytem.....rules is rules....laws­ is laws....

when you live in a society, no matter­ what...you have to follow the system, the rules, the­ law.

you may say Serena Wiliams does'nt need­ number 1, but the real thing is she did hungry for it.­ she never says, but she knew she like it.

if she­ can't live with the system, she could quit. or she­ can shift to boxing maybe and let her try the Filipino­ pacman.... hahaha.

smile!!!!!!!!

Read comment from 'J' - absolutely spot on.

#41, just a little of wimble history for women;
1964,­ Bueno bt smith 6-4, 7-9, 6-3
1965, smith beat Bueno­ 6-3, 3-6, 6-1
1977 Virginia Wade (British) bt Betty­ Stove 4-6, 6-3, 6-1
1987 Navratilova bt Graf 7-5,­ 6-3
1988 Graf bt Navratilova 6-2, 6-1
2008 Venus­ Williams bt Serena \williams 7-5, 6-4
2009 Serena­ Williams bt Venus Williams 7-6, 6-2. This is history,­ nobody mentioned who was no 1 then. Serena dosn't­ need no 1 anymore. If she is hungary for it she will­ play more as this is wta requirement. Since 1922, two­ Russians have played wimbledon finals and only one­ prevailed and that is Maria Sharapova. A remarkable­ thing. In Britain Virgnia wade won it 1977 and since­ then, no British player has played finals. You see them­ in commentary boxes condemning others or teaching us­ how they should have played. Empty gongs make the­ loudest sounds. This is the end of commentary on this­ blogg

ppl should remember that even your name is engraved in­ the history of GRAND SLAMS, it does'nt mean that­ you became number 1, the likes of Serena William who is­ so arrogant. this only shows how's she raised by­ her parents,and how they behaved inside the their­ house. you become number one, ppl will raise you up and­ you should know how to behave. one more thing, Serena­ should accept that she so dying to be number 1, but she­ can't because grandslams is not enough to be number­ 1, so she must start behaving like human being because­ inpite of her features some ppl treating her like one.­ and besides only few enjoyed viewing her in the court,­ it's not good to the eyes...ok? so stop dreaming so­ much.

im a fan of serena when shes playing tennis but not­ when she made arrogant remarks that belittle others.­ She knows that the reason shes not no.1 is bcos she­ doesnt play enuf tournamnts. The ranking does not­ revolve around 4 tournaments in a year only. Otherwise­ tennis fans will only watch tennis 4 times a year. For­ a 27 yr old she still speaks like a spoilt teenager. No­ wonder ppl hate u so much. & fyi serena,watching­ the wimbledon ladies final is like watching the movie­ 'gorillas in the mist' - lots of greens & a­ couple of silverbacks...
there ive said it, my personal­ comments.