What the hell,my 2nd tennis wager in a few days 
Nothing else going on this afternoon,so lets give
Mary a shot today..
Mary Pierce renewed her commitment to training and has gotten herself into tremendous shape. This is crucial because when she gets to the ball, on balance, she possesses peerless groundstrokes. She appears to be in such good spirits and has handled her success this season with aplomb.
Elena Dementieva might be the best mover on the women's tour. People frequently criticize her serve, and especially her second serve, but consider how tremendous a player she must be to succeed despite this suspect delivery. She also has spectacular groundstrokes. Dementieva needs her first-serve success rate to be above 70 percent because she simply cannot rely on winning a point when she hits a second serve to other top-ranking players.
Expect this to be a fiercely contested, hard-hitting match. Mary Pierce will capitalize on having more break-point chances and owns the better serve. As long as she can avoid turning this match into a road race, then she will win. Expect Pierce to advance to her first US Open final, at the age of 30, by the way, in a three-setter.
BET ID=120407914
Straight Wager 09/09/05 13:29 ET
400.00/228.57 Result: Pending
US Open Womens - Semis (2 Sets Must be Played for Action)
Mary Pierce
Elena Dementieva 09/09/05 (13:30 ET)
Mary Pierce -175
Nothing else going on this afternoon,so lets give
Mary a shot today..
Mary Pierce renewed her commitment to training and has gotten herself into tremendous shape. This is crucial because when she gets to the ball, on balance, she possesses peerless groundstrokes. She appears to be in such good spirits and has handled her success this season with aplomb.
Elena Dementieva might be the best mover on the women's tour. People frequently criticize her serve, and especially her second serve, but consider how tremendous a player she must be to succeed despite this suspect delivery. She also has spectacular groundstrokes. Dementieva needs her first-serve success rate to be above 70 percent because she simply cannot rely on winning a point when she hits a second serve to other top-ranking players.
Expect this to be a fiercely contested, hard-hitting match. Mary Pierce will capitalize on having more break-point chances and owns the better serve. As long as she can avoid turning this match into a road race, then she will win. Expect Pierce to advance to her first US Open final, at the age of 30, by the way, in a three-setter.
BET ID=120407914
Straight Wager 09/09/05 13:29 ET
400.00/228.57 Result: Pending
US Open Womens - Semis (2 Sets Must be Played for Action)
Mary Pierce
Elena Dementieva 09/09/05 (13:30 ET)
Mary Pierce -175
