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Wimbledon – As for the Americans…Tennis anyone?

As for Americans, who really cares anymore? American kids are on the Internet Tweeting away the sun while our European counterparts are outside hitting tennis balls. It shows more each year.

Most of the women seeds are Russian or Ukrainian: Kuznetsova, Safarova, Kvitova, Pavlyuchenkov, Billyjeankingsanova; whatever?  The story this year is how many wins can the Williams sisters pull off with their injuries dragging them down. We watch the Williams sisters suffer endlessly through their sets played against an ever new onslaught of young and getting younger skinny girls, less than half their size from the Ukraine. It has become the rule for almost all women tennis players to grunt and squeak away vocally with every swing of their titanium and carbon fibers techno rackets.  With every hit of the ball you hear them grunt out their high pitched squeal,  not muted by good taste. (Note our link to the sounds the women players make. Take our squeal test. Can you identity the female players by their grunts and squeals?)

Monica Seles who started the squealing trend just announced this week that she has finally retired. Monica has retired from professional play but she left legacy that it’s OK to squeal away on every serve and ball return.  Maria Sharapova finally broke Monicas grunting record being recorded at Wimbledon exceeding 101 decibels, vs. Seles’ 93.2 decibels. With each retired who will become the next top female tennis squealer? Let me hear  your vote or comment.  Who is the best female tennis squealer at Wimbledon this year?

How about the men?  The TV ratings for men tennis in the US are down even more than for women’s tennis. At least there are several more familiar faces among the top seeded men. But where are the Americans? We know. The Americans are home exercising by moving a cordless mouse.  One look at the incredibly ripped Federer or a glance Nadals’ bulging biceps popping out all over is so disheartening.   Seeing Nadals’ gleaming arm muscles so visible to all is his greatest psychological weapon against opponents.  Nadal cuts off the sleeves of his tennis shirts completely just to gives the Americans pause for concern.  .

But this is about to change because the Europeans have discovered the Internet too and are catching up quickly to American’s average online hours.   By the year 2012 they playing field will be level once again!
My advice for Americans is, turn off your PC and go outside and play tennis. I have some even better advice.  Craig’s List has launched in Europe. Sell your computer on Craig’s list…in Europe.

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