Katelyn Caniford | Towpath Tennis Pro
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The floor could non conduct keep been written better. One of America’s favorite sibling athlete-duos squaring upward against each other inwards the quarter-finals of the biggest lawn tennis tournaments inwards the country, the U.S.A. Open. On Tuesday September 8th, 2015, Venus as well as Serena Williams faced off against each other for the 27th time at Arthur Ashe Stadium inwards NYC. After 98 minutes of dorsum as well as forth lawn tennis culminating inwards a somewhat closed tertiary set, Serena took the victory 6-2, 1-6, 6-3 to seat her merely ii matches brusk of non alone winning the U.S.A. Open, but also achieving a calendar-year Grand Slam. If Serena wins her side past times side few matches, she volition popular off 1 of alone a few women to e'er win all 4 major singles titles inwards a season.
The importance of this tournament for Serena is huge--so huge inwards fact that 1 mightiness enquire the inquiry every bit to whether or non this match, or at to the lowest degree to a greater extent than or less parts of it, could conduct keep potentially been predetermined. Now I volition state that I’m a fan of both of the Williams sisters as well as mean value that they are ii of the greatest women’s players of all time, however, afterwards witnessing their check Tuesday nighttime I had a difficult fourth dimension believing that 100% of everything that I was watching was non staged inwards to a greater extent than or less sense. From the over the overstep reactions from Serena, to the absolute potency of Venus inwards the 2nd set, I mean value in that place mightiness conduct keep been to a greater extent than or less talks betwixt the ii beforehand every bit to how they wanted their check to go. It was thus tightly contested that it almost seemed every bit good skilful to live on true. Serena dominating the first, Venus dominating the second, as well as and thus Venus creeping upward slightly close the terminate of the third--it was textbook perfection! Not to mention, I’m certain that Venus absolutely would non conduct keep wanted to live on the 1 to conduct keep away her sister’s conduct a opportunity of becoming 1 of the few women to e'er accomplish all 4 Major singles wins inwards a season.
To me, what seemed similar a dead giveaway to what was potentially going on were the strong reactions from Serena when she would lady friend her shots. Don’t larn me wrong, I tend to react strongly when I’m non playing good too, but it almost seemed that inwards this check she was forcing herself to react that means for drama-sake. And as well as thus to create thus against her sis of all people? It’s almost similar she had to tell herself to freak out for the crowd.
This as well as thus made me mean value of what other majoring sporting events that conduct keep perhaps been predetermined beforehand, because it’s no shocker it’s been done earlier (Hellooo 2014’s World Cup, 2002’s NBA Playoff scandal, or the WWE!) Now granted, I'm non undermining professional person athletes or the difficult run they seat into their sport, but I create mean value that when it comes to “Cinderella stories” or huge moments inwards the globe of sports (or whatsoever volition depict large ratings), in that place is a possibility that some, if non all, parts of them are predetermined or at to the lowest degree discussed beforehand past times the participants/officials. Who knows, maybe this is merely all speculation but I am curious to listen thoughts from others nigh this match, every bit good every bit thoughts on the potential of fixed results inwards all sports today.
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