jon abbey said:
It still makes me laugh when the Williams sisters are unseeded in doubles. Today they squeaked past the #12 seeds 6-1, 6-0 to get into the quarters (#1 seeds Errani/Vinci are already out), and next they get the #4 seeds, Makarova/Vesnina.
Fed still struggling after the long rain delay, he broke back to cut the first set lead to 4-5, but then was broken right back and is down a set (it's on Tennis Channel now).
Yeah I remember it is always so much better when people ignore all the relevant stats, and simply let personal opinions drive rankings.
they are 1-2 on the season. Their record in the last 2 years as a team is 10-6. The 2 Wimbledon events in 2012 are the only events they have won as a team since Paris in 2010.
Where do you suggest they should be ranked?
Errani's team is out now (probably because she has focused on her singles), but they have 2 Grand slam Championships, plus a final in the 3rd entering this?
#2 seeds have 8 championships and 2 majors won since the last time the williams sisters won
Even the #15 seeds (the lowest seed), have won 3 titles since the last Williams sister win
Should you piss off every other competitor to rank them?