Can Serena Shake Off Flu for French Open Title in Final?

May the best player win. As awesome as it would be for Serena to get her 20th crown that first grand slam is magical and you are always remembered. Should be a grand match.

June 5th, 2015 at 6:59 am

Look a little perspective here please? she hasnt got the bloody flu,believe me ive had the flu,and it knocks you off your feet for weeks sometimes,you dont even have the energy to get out of bed to pee,never mind run around for hours on end,shes most probably just got a severe cold and is running a temperature thats all,im sure she will be fine come the final running like a duracell bunny like she always does?….

June 5th, 2015 at 8:30 am

Was gonna say the same Hippy. If she had flu she’d be in bed.
Obviously some sort of virus going around eg Maria and Gael, but they didn’t make quite so much fuss.

June 5th, 2015 at 8:35 am

Serena will be able to say she beat everyone with the flu!

June 5th, 2015 at 11:16 am

Everybody in the USA will say they have the flu when it’s no more than a common cold. An allergy and a severe sinus infection can be so bad you think you might have the flu. She wasn’t feeling very good for sure, but doubt it’s the flu. Don’t know if she had a fever or not. She was blowing her nose and coughing a lot, probably a cold or an allergy. She was getting around between points like a snail. We will soon see……..

June 5th, 2015 at 11:26 am

I think most Americans know the difference between the flu and a cold!

June 5th, 2015 at 12:25 pm

It’s a psychological problem she’s always had.
Wants to hear people accentuate her win and speak in awe of her. You can actually see that in every single match she plays. If your opponent is playing good, she behaves in the court as if the opponent is winning points only because she is gifting them, not because they played that point better than her or she actually could not execute that point.
Some may argue that is the same thing, it’s not; if that was the case every normal tennis player would behave like her on the court.
And she has gotten worse as she has matured. We saw yesterday, she was like, all of us were forcing her to play and win a match she didn’t even want to play. After every single point.
She is a great player and can beat anyone. But why not play with normal emotions as every other normal player shows in the planet. No need to show, artificial acts and behaviors that belittle the opponents efforts.
To me that is a psychological problem and nothing else.
As great as her tennis game is, I can barely watch her match due to her court attitude in every single match.

June 5th, 2015 at 12:59 pm

@Truthsquad…..Well, I cant say all Americans. I am an American and my husband and a few of my friends don’t know the difference, but I do! LOL
I guess the doctors do……this was a funny exchange between posters….love it!!

June 5th, 2015 at 1:06 pm

Yes, it’s definitely a cold. The last time I had the flu I had trouble breathing and could barely get up. You can’t serve and hit shots like that let alone balance properly in such a case. Having said that, I don’t know if everyone remembers she also had a terrible cough at the Australian before she won it. Unfortunately Serena has always been a drama queen, and this display in the semis was a perfect example of that. Blowing up small stuff and acting persecuted. I would like to say that behaviour is stopping, but this kind of shows it’s par for the course. She is an amazing talent, but in the 35 years of watching tennis, she has been the most immature No. 1 I have ever seen. The only one close I would say was McEnroe, but off court he almost always gave credit to his opponents.

June 5th, 2015 at 4:20 pm

Serena doesn’t have the qualities of a true sportsperson.Belitteling oponents by jumping on the court after a win like a child.Showing true immaturity and spiteful expressionless face. When interviewed she speaks in a tone of a little girl.What a fake
I have a hard time watching her play as she reveals her personality every time.There is no femininity in Serena.She looks like half man.She serves like one alright.

June 5th, 2015 at 7:14 pm

Oklegal

When men say they have the flu, they have a cold.

When men say they’re dying, then you KNOW they really do have flu. lol

June 5th, 2015 at 7:55 pm

@HC —

I don’t know what you’re basing your comments on … but I do know that Maria was knocked out a few days ago and she was suffering from at least the flu; some said it was the “rhino virus” (whatever scary-sounding thing that is).

I also remember the last time something like it tore through the men’s side during a tournament, people were dropping like flies.

I don’t think there’s any reason to doubt Serena; if she says she’s suffering, she’s suffering.

She gave due credit to Lucie in her interview with Brad, saying that all her matches against Lucie up till now had already been three-setters, so the best thing I feel I can personally do as a fan is to wish her the best of health in recovery — she skipped both her Friday press session and her practice, which … I don’t think is like her — and hope for a good match.

June 5th, 2015 at 9:08 pm

M you missed the point,while i dont doubt she feels ill and is suffering,and has given Lucie alot of credit and i didnt actually say otherwise,the point im making is its not the flu she has a cold,virus,but whatever it is it aint the flu,i myself have had the flu and as Dan The Man says you can hardly breath,stand,and she certainly wouldnt be able to play tennis if she had the flu,end of story….

June 6th, 2015 at 4:19 am

High, HC! Glad you’re here again. Hope you’re well.

June 6th, 2015 at 5:42 am

Flu only happens if tou have fever. If not is just a cold or oser virous. Flu has to be fever abobe 38C or 101F. That is the main mistake people do, they couf or snise and think they have a flu.

June 6th, 2015 at 8:21 am

Do we have a match now that Safarova has taken SET 2 in Tie break ??

OR

Will end as WIMPER like Djoker Vs Murray

June 6th, 2015 at 10:49 am

Unbelievable collapse by Serena and unbelievable comeback by Safarova. If Safarova pulls off this title in this fashion she could just retire and call herself the greatest ever because, wow, I don’t think anyone gave her a chance down 3-6 1-4.

Honestly I thought the match was over as soon as Serena broke in the opening set because I’m thinking “Serena probably won’t lose the set being up a break and definitely won’t lose the match being up a set”. But here we are. This is why we watch, folks.

June 6th, 2015 at 10:54 am

Serena already has a non-calendar year Grand Slam. Most players and writers to not make a fetish about a calendar year slam is the only kind that counts. Since there is no distinct season to tennis and the difficulty level of winning 4 Slams in a row is the same no matter when it starts.

June 6th, 2015 at 11:46 am

This was one of the better slam finals on the women’s tour. Serena was definitely sick with a cold virus and had some breathing problems. Since she had that lung embolism, which definitely causes immune problems, she’s been very susceptible to colds. I have a family member who suffered with the same lung problem and nearly died. I’m surprised that Serena can still play at such a high level despite her obvious health problems.

Anyway, Congrats to Serena and Lucie for a great final. Maybe, next year Lucie can win the FO title or perhaps win at Wimbledonin a month’s time.

June 6th, 2015 at 1:01 pm

Mat4 thanks very much,and best of luck to your favorite in the final,i appreciate your kind words,but i dont know how glad i am at the moment,i didnt take too kindly to been personaly attacked by a certain poster,or the unsavoury topics of conversation a couple of months back,the reason for which i took a break,even though some thought it was funny,each to their own i suppose,i hope theres no more,and that the moderators have upped their game….

June 6th, 2015 at 1:05 pm

Alison,

do what I do: I don’t read posts from certain posters. Just skip them. Or troll them: be polite, but make fun of them and answer with long posts to their attacks.

June 6th, 2015 at 1:09 pm

You may be shocked to learn that these people have doctors on site to tell them what they have and thankfully don’t need to rely on tennis x posters for their expert diagnostic skills. For what it’s worth, there are an infinite variety of flu bugs. They mutate and change from season to season. They affect each person differently. They do not always put one in bed for a week (ever hear of the 24 hour flu?). And multiple players, and multiple media members reported having the flu at the event.

June 6th, 2015 at 5:01 pm

@Honleuraise 7:55

This is an astounding statement coming from a man??
I’m assuming that you are male, because you wouldn’t know this unless you were! You speak the truth. This is my hubby dead out! Lol. :)

June 6th, 2015 at 11:34 pm

Oklefal

You assume wrongly. It’s women who enjoy sharing this joke.

Men are rarely amused by it although some wryly admit the truth in it.

Did you try it out on your husband?

June 7th, 2015 at 5:13 am

Honleuraise….I stand corrected!! No I haven’t, but I will! Lol

June 7th, 2015 at 7:20 pm