Down And Out

Perhaps that's why you appeared to have played so poorly, Serena Williams. You chose tennis, not track and field. But even still, you didn't get out of the starting blocks with any authority, donating your first service game after holding a game point with a mere 38% first serves in, a double fault, and no aces.

Svetlana Kuznetsova, who refused to blink throughout the entire match, apparently showed no signs of her trademark nerves, the nerves that kept her from barely winning a game in the US Open final. No. Today, she had great stats, and even though I wasn't able to view the action live, the stats indicated she played a great match. Wonder what she'll do tomorrow. Or Sunday, if she should make it that far.

Quarterfinal loss. How many more times do you want to hear those two words this year, Serena? Are you about to get sick of hearing them, sick of losing, and turn yourself around?

Justine Henin, Jelena Jankovic, and Tatiana Golovin join Sveta in the final four of the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix.

Go, Tatiana. Kill the people.