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To: Bruce L who wrote (22946)	3/21/2005 3:42:16 PM
From: kodiak_bull	Respond to of 23153

"Perhaps the most galling moment of the French Open match occurred when Henin-Hardenne raised her hand high to signal that she wasn't ready for Williams' serve, but Williams, already starting her motion, served anyway, which is not unusual in situations such as that. The serve was a fault. But when Williams asked for two serves, the chair umpire ruled she should have just one, while Henin-Hardenne stood by mute, refusing to say what she had done, refusing to come clean. "I understand that people want to win these days, but ..." Williams said at the time." usatoday.com I saw that one and it wasn't very pretty for tennis. On another occasion when Justine was losing to Kim Clijsters, I remember her taking an unusually long break to try to break Clijster's concentration. It worked, but again it seemed bush league. Kb

To: Bruce L who wrote (22946)	3/30/2005 3:01:18 PM
From: kodiak_bull	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 23153

Bruce, Have you been watching this Nasdaq Open in Miami? The stands are empty. The Williams sisters played last night and it looked half empty??? Two women who own about 7 or 8 grand slams between them and Miami can't find people to fill the stands. And it's not just the Williams sisters or the women's matches. The cameras on a Taylor Dent match I just watched had to be "court-focused" in order not to show empty stands on court level. Miami, it's not like the Dolphins are playing ball now, or the Miami Heat have enough arena seats to empty out the city. Is it jai-alai that's siphoning off the crowds from world class tennis? Kb