Marion Bartoli

The difference between this match and the last was striking for Serena Williams. In the last, Williams entered the women’s locker room on the verge of tears. Today, she came in smiling and gave a big thumbs up.  read more »

Marion Bartoli wishes she could replay the Wimbledon Finals when she lost to Venus Williams. She said she would changed her strategy. Instead of hitting the ball in the corners, she would have hit the ball down the center of the court, preventing Venus an opportunity to get good angles on passing winners.

This morning, when she takes on two-time U.S. Open Champion Serena Williams, she’ll test out that same strategy. “I will try to hit more to her body.”  read more »

After last night's exhilarating action, we've got some great tennis to follow up.

At 11am, Justine Henin plays at Ashe while Novak Djokovic plays at Louis Armstrong. In the afternoon, Ana Ivanovic, Tim Henman, Marion Bartoli and Serena Williams all play.

Lleyton Hewitt will play on Louis Armstrong at night, while Venus Williams and the injured Rafael Nadal play at Ashe.

Match to watch for: Mardy Fish v. Tommy Robredo at 1pm on Ashe. Fish is hot and he gets the big stage to take on the nunmber 8 player in the world. A solid chance for a major upset.

Marion Bartoli begs to differ -- strongly -- with tennis legend Martina Navratilova's assessment of her game.

Bartoli told me yesterday that she didn't care for Navratilova's criticism when the 5759-time Grand Slam champion told the The New York Times, "[Bartoli] can beat a top-10 player here and there, but not day in and day out. For that, you need better movement."

Bartoli, who made a surprise run to the Wimbledon Finals, has been teased for her conditioning and her physical appearance. She's had enough.

"This really makes me nuts," she said. "You can't be in the final of Wimbledon if you can't move. I mean how impossible to beat the number one in the world [Justine Henin] in the semifinal if not moving great.

"And I beat Jelena Jankvoic, the number three in the world, and she moves so well. If you don't move well you cannot beat her, there is no way. So you cannot throw this kind of thing in the air and say 'she is a bad mover, she is not a great athlete.' You cannot say that, there is no way. So maybe Martina Navratilova is not right every time."