Sharapova suspended for 2 years

[nuraman00]

I look up and watch between pages, see what is going on. I do the same for golf.

Unless it is a really interesting match or final or something. Then it gets my full attention.

What book will you read during the FO?

 

[packerzrule]

too bad

she's hot

 

[ill]

What book will you read during the FO?

not sure, I go through books pretty quickly.

Been liking John Scalzi lately, so I might check out his latest.

or maybe Killers of the Flower Moon : the Osage murders and the birth of the FBI by David Grann

 

[nuraman00]

http://deadspin.com/i-doped-like-maria-sharapova-and-it-was-actually-pretty-1798352480

 

[Vegas]

http://deadspin.com/i-doped-like-maria-sharapova-and-it-was-actually-pretty-1798352480

Good find. Thanx.

 

[nuraman00]

Maria Sharapova latest: Meldonium used by 'lots of' tennis players, says Dick Pound

 

[ill]

http://deadspin.com/i-doped-like-maria-sharapova-and-it-was-actually-pretty-1798352480

Good find. Thanx.

Agree, good read.

 

[Old Lion]

http://deadspin.com/i-doped-like-maria-sharapova-and-it-was-actually-pretty-1798352480

Nice. I am sure many of the anti-inflammatories and decongestants I take are probably banned too.

 

[nuraman00]

Nice. I am sure many of the anti-inflammatories and decongestants I take are probably banned too.

What do you take, and why? If you don't mind sharing.

 

[Old Lion]

What do you take, and why? If you don't mind sharing.

I have lots of eye and nose problems (and I am getting old, LOL). Lots of NSAIDs of different types. No Ephedrine anymore though, not for a few years. Just got off of Flonase too. Had both Eye and Nose surgeries. Dont see me ever getting completely off of everything.

 

[nuraman00]

http://deadspin.com/wada-which-fucks-up-many-things-admits-it-fucked-up-o-1770710523

 

[Hank Kingsley]

I think Skreechapova has a very good shot of winning.

Playing well.

 

[bksballer89]

Pass Wozniacki some tissues

Woz miffed at Open's top billing of Sharapova

 

[Vegas]

I think Skreechapova has a very good shot of winning.

Playing well.

I doubt it. She's still got too much rust and shaky health.

 

[nuraman00]

I think Skreechapova has a very good shot of winning.

Playing well.

To me, she has always had too high of an error count.

 

[Hank Kingsley]

Yeah well it's not like ringers abound.

I say she has a good shot.

 

[desert heat]

To me, she has always had too high of an error count.

i'd have to agree. before the shoulder injury, she could play play with power and consistency, and served like a beast. she could beat any anyone, henin, the william's, clisters. but ever since the shoulder issue she's never been the same, even though she's won a couple french's.

just took a look at her friday match, and it looks like the same old sharapova, flashes of brilliance, but too many errors.

 

[nuraman00]

i'd have to agree. before the shoulder injury, she could play play with power and consistency, and served like a beast. she could beat any anyone, henin, the william's, clisters. but ever since the shoulder issue she's never been the same, even though she's won a couple french's.

just took a look at her friday match, and it looks like the same old sharapova, flashes of brilliance, but too many errors.

Agree. I think that shoulder injury around 2009 changed her career.

She was less consistent and more error prone after that.

She's still had great runs, making several Australian Open Finals, a Wimbledon Final, 3 FO Finals with 1 title.

But her first serve % isn't the same anymore, and I think if you hit it in the middle, on any surface, she will likely hit it out.

 

[desert heat]

Agree. I think that shoulder injury around 2009 changed her career.

She was less consistent and more error prone after that.

She's still had great runs, making several Australian Open Finals, a Wimbledon Final, 3 FO Finals with 1 title.

But her first serve % isn't the same anymore, and I think if you hit it in the middle, on any surface, she will likely hit it out.

she was something to watch early in her career. difficult for me to watch her now, though, with so many errors. her firing of connors makes me suspect of her dedication. seems at some point she became too much of a glam girl, doing only what was needed to keep her sponsors happy.

 

[nuraman00]

she was something to watch early in her career. difficult for me to watch her now, though, with so many errors. her firing of connors makes me suspect of her dedication. seems at some point she became too much of a glam girl, doing only what was needed to keep her sponsors happy.

I'm surprised she didn't use invisible tape to stick Sugarpova on her Swarovski co-branded Nike dress.