Serena lookes Federer Power From Good Ground Short

Serena lookes Federer Power

It's a debate Serena Williams instigated after being overtaken as No. 1 in the world this spring and further fanned after winning Wimb ledon in July.
Who is the best player in women's tennis? Is it the athlete who wins most often? Or is it the athlete who wins when it matters most?
U.S. Open spectators rallied to Federer's side, cheering for him as if he were an underdog -- rather than the man who would depart with the champion's trophy for the fifth year in a row.
Everything else that separates Federer from his peers — the wizardry behind his shot selection, the ferocity of his forehand, the success on varied surfaces — starts with an artful dance that someone like Kathryn Bennetts can appreciate.
Gail Brodsky vs. Anabel Medina Garrigues (20). At 18, Brodsky is an up-and-coming American player who happens to have been born and raised in that hotbed of tennis: Brooklyn. In her U.S. Open main draw debut last year, Brodsky acquitted herself well against Agnes Szavay, losing 7-5, 6-3. Garrigues is an equally tough opponent, so Brodsky will have her work cut out for her.

Classic second round Find Michelle Wie Chasing Down first

Classic second round Find Michelle Wie

LPGA hall-of-famer Judy Rankin, in a recent interview with Golf Digest, analyzed Wie's swing.

"There is no doubt that at about age 15, nobody had ever seen a talent like that, male or female," she said. "As beautiful a golf swing as it was, it has evolved. She's worked on things to change it. At one point it seemed to me it was tightened too much to where she lost all of her rhythm and her change of direction was so quick. It seems to be a little bit different now, there is a little rhythm to her swing.

"When I watch her practice, she looks to be pretty position-oriented. That is not what I would think would make the best player. But I've seen great players of all kinds . . . I would not say it's not going to work. I think she's almost back to where she needs to be. She still has a lot of talent inside of her."

Honolulu's Michelle Wie bogeyed the first two holes of her second round and never quite recovered en route to a pedestrian 1-under 71 today at the Safeway Classic played at Pumpkin Ridge Golf Club in North Plains.

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