A good excuse to post a picture of Natalie Dechy


She put up an amazing fight against reigning French Open (but not as good on grass) champion Ana Ivanovic. I didn't get to see much of it because I was having a very nice local foods breakfast downtown with some new friends and I had to distress my coffee table so the scratches from glasses, computers, feet, keys, etc. seem as purposeful as the ones I created today with a hammer and screwdriver. But I digress (if you want more info on the process and/or project email me).

It looks like they're going to re-air it though so I may see some of the good points and drama.
But Diane at Women Who Serve has a good recap.
I saw Dechy last year, obviously as the above picture attests to, on an outer court. I have always liked her game and the way she moves to the net. She actually uses her doubles skills to construct excellent singles points.

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Diane said…
ken, thanks for the link, but it is not the correct one. The correct one is: http://womenwhoserve.blogspot.com/2008/06/netcord-save-hat-incident-wind-what.html
June 25, 2008 7:21 PM
ken said…
Link has been fixed. Had some copying/pasting issues yesterday it seems.
June 26, 2008 9:18 AM
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