Serena Williams is a winner; tennis the loser

Great performance by a star. Shows that the women's game is low on talent when she can walk back into a grand slam and win it.

It's all about words in the press. The words make the news, but when people judge on the basis of what they see, surprisingly, as the saying goes, "seeing is not always believable. At first, Serena came in looking like she was not fit! "Wrong!" If she wasn't , she became fitter as the tournament ran its course. Too much hype has always been given to Sharapova and the "white" media has always been too glad to give hype to the "Great White Hope!" They have always been looking for someone to counter attack the Williams' sister who brought "game" to tennis. Even the Sharapovas won't actually give credit to the Williamses for that family has imitated and strive to do better. The only thing that the Sharapovas didn't have to worry about was the color of their skin. Much credit to the Tennis world...WTA is not having a bad run because the top tennis players are having problems. WTA is just having to live through the media which always give more hype to the ones they hope can be their "Great White Hope." The trut

The talent is there. Serena is just a phenomena of what every tennis star should be. The press and coporpations have given too much hype to players because they WANT them to out do the Williamses.

I think it all depends on the palyers assesment of thier individual abilities. Serena was out for knee injury and other personal issues. Perhaps the most important reason however was are mental response to these problems which she was able to acknowledge as bee below average. She did not show up last year for most tours because she judge herself not mentally ready. Physically she has been fit since the middle of last year. Looking back, she probably was able to get her mental fitness for the game this year. This is why she showed up in Australia. It is this mental fitness that took her to the finals where she eventually won based on her performance which peaked just in time. Her performance yesterday in Australia probably ranked among her best . So this does not mean bad news for women tenis. It only shows women players must realize the complimentry effect of mental and physicall fitness before going into any competition. Serena understood this very well and she is the better for it. After all it is not how

i don't see the correlation that simply because the #1 ranked player got beat somehow means that the quality of women's tennis is bankrupt. ...just change the rankings (or quit watching mixed-race sports).

I FEEL SERENA DESERVE MUCH MORE RESPECT BY THE SPORT WRITERS IN THE UNITED STATES. SHE IS THE BEST WOMEN TENNISH PLAYER IN THE WORLD.

The writer of the above article is obviously not objective. Yeah...suddenly the quality of competition is questionable? Puh-leeze! Serena will be there to agonize you by winning championships for years to come.

Is the Great Federer BAD for men's Tennis? Why the double standard? Serena comes out of nowhere and returns to form. Yet, Federer is LIGHT YEARS ahead of his competition and he's the GREAT MESSIAH. STFU!!!!!

I think Adam's has allowed himself to be mislead by the vague and subjective term "unseeded". Clearly this is a man who's seem to forgotten that Serena was once touted as one of the best to ever play tennis. Oh, well. Let's hope he won't be the same fool twice.

It's always sad to see good sports and other achievements being declared as lees than good, by querulous people. Always having a 'doom and gloom" reflection on things doesn't mean that your reporting is good. Just mean that you want to stir up controversy and create sensationalism. Good going for all the dedicated players who gave their best and were not intimidated by the staus quo...TENNIS continues to win when more people feel they have the right to dethrone (even top) players.

Why is this question even raised? Why ask if the Serena victory is good or bad for tennis. If Sharapova had won would you ask this question? Sounds to me as if you, along with other haters, is just upset that your girl Maria didn't win. Grow up will you and just realize Serena is the best. What a dumb racist question!

You make her sound like a no-name unseeded player. she got better with each round and I have never seen her play such precise and flawless tennis even during her prime. It all but unravelled Sharapova. This is an amazing athlete who is getting her groove back- she played decent in the US Open and trained from that point on. You make it sound like Chris Evert decided to play the field and went home with a slam. This is Serena!

I think the article raises some good points. Though I don't think that Serena's victory is in any way bad for tennis, I also think it's sad when people cry racism when an article says anything that might be construed as critical of a black athlete. The author starts the second paragraph staing that Williams' return to form is good for women's tennis, calls her performance stirring, and says that one of women's tennis' most exciting peformers is back. Yet, a few of you are callin the author a racist because he's critical of the other, white players in the WTA. Get a grip, people..

This match is a prime example of the lack of quality on the womens side. When a Grand Slam Final can be won in just over an hour, by a player whose own coach and mother said, coming in, had fitness issues. And to try to spin it into a racial issue is beyond ridiculous. I'd say the same thing if the player in question were white, green, or any other color in the rainbow. Crying racism without evidence is the last resort of those without anything intelligent to say. Oh, the author didn't praise Serena enough for my liking. Therefore he's a racist. Was Oracene being a racist when she said her daughter was out of shape?

Get a life, you rascist. Serena is the best! Go Serena! You obviosly no nothing about tennis.

Serena exhibited more poise, focus and composure than I have ever seen her show before. She played her own game and was not distracted. I was very happy to see her win again. I believe tennis is better because Serena is back. I enjoy watching tennis when the Williams Sisters play.

Funny how prior to the AO and during the early rounds, commentators such as yourself were saying Serena had no chance since the depth of women's tennis is too good now; the younger girls hit as hard as Serena (as if that is all she used to win the AO) and have passed her by. Now that Serena wins, there is no depth to women's tennis. You sir are a pathetic, dishonest fool.

You said it, Rachel Sun, the author is a pathetic fool. After all, he calls Serena great right there in the headline and then has the nerve to say she played a great match, dominating her opponent. He calls her performance "stirring" and says its good for women's tennis that one of its most exciting performers is back. Wow, I can't believe he'd insult Serena that way. LOL. What would you say about the author if he'd actually said something negative about Serena? Well, as they say, fan is short for fanatic. Congrats on the great win, Serena, and don't worry, not all of your fans are functionally illiterate.

what a stupid article. When are you guys going to stop. Please give her credits. she played almost flawless tennis.

I was rooting for Serena to beat Shriekapova. I just don't like that anyone who says that maybe the women's game isn't all that gets labeled a racist or a hater? There were some awful matches in the women's draw and that has nothing to do wth Serena's play. I'll say the same thing about the men's side. I know Federer's great, but when are the rest of these guys gonna step up. If Fed had dismantled Roddick after playing part-time, I'd be calling out the guys on the ATP Tour, too? Would that make me anti-Swiss? Gimme a break.

In the words of Richard Kracijek: "I may have exaggerated a bit when I said that 80 per cent of the top 100 women are fat pigs. What I meant to say was 75 per cent of the top 100 women are fat pigs."