on hard, she said.Williams has faced only right-handed opponents this fortnight, so she hasnt had any recent match practice against a lefty serve.Steffi sparkIt

Selfless on the field and off it, you wont find Heath Grundy or any of Sydneys back six claiming credit for helping their side become the AFLs stingiest. Jonathan Vilma Jersey .Many factors have led to the Swans reaching Saturdays grand final but their defence has been immense.The minor premiers have conceded a league-best average of 9.6 goals this season.Grundy has led the way, regularly taking the oppositions most potent forward.The pressure up the ground from our forwards has a massive influence on how we go, so you cant just put it down to the back six, Grundy told AAP.Its the midfield, forwards and defenders all working together. Weve been good this year but weve got to come ready to go this weekend.The Western Bulldogs have got a variety of different avenues to goal and the way they use the ball is pretty hard to stop.The speed and precision at which the Bulldogs are capable of moving the ball has gotten the better of many sides this year.The Bulldogs lack a behemoth key forward in the mould of Taylor Walker or Tom Hawkins, who the Swans kept quiet in recent knock-out final wins over Adelaide and Geelong.But their forward line is nonetheless potent and there will be plenty of threats that Grundy, Dane Rampe, Nick Smith and their cohort will have to manage at the MCG.We havent come up against (a forward line like the Bulldogs) in the last couple of weeks. The thing with them is theyre all so dangerous, whether it Jake Stringer, Tory Dickson or anyone else, Rampe said.Theyve also got a lot of mids that come forward, Marcus Bontempelli can play as a tall.Their versatility is key to their game and you never feel safe against them in the defensive 50m, just becasue theyre constantly flicking it around.Stringer failed to fire in the Bulldogs epic preliminary final but Rampe, who has spent time on the star forward in the past, knows he boasts all the skills to be a match-winner on Saturday.Hes both strong and very quick, agile ... and if hes not getting near it in the first half he can still light it up after halftime and make you pay, Rampe said. Trey Hendrickson Jersey . Patrice Bergeron and Daniel Paille scored 20 seconds apart a few minutes after Stamkos was taken off the ice on a stretcher with a broken right leg, and the Bruins beat the Lightning 3-0 on Monday afternoon. Deuce McAllister Jersey . Tuesdays surgery at Atlantas Piedmont Hospital was performed by Dr. Xavier Duralde and Hawks team physician Dr. Michael Bernot. http://www.customsaintsjersey.com/custom...large-852e.html . -- Vincent Lecavalier got everything but the desired result in his return to Tampa Bay. LONDON -- If Serena Williams?defeats?Angelique Kerber in the Wimbledon final (Saturday, 9 a.m. ET on ESPN/WatchESPN), she will equal Steffi Grafs modern-era record of 22 Grand Slam titles.However, the German has stopped that from happening once already, beating the world No. 1 in the Australian Open final in January. Here are five reasons Kerber could stop history from being made again:Melbourne memoriesUsually, its Williams who has the psychological advantage before a Grand Slam final. This time? Not so much. This is one of those rare occasions when a player can take great encouragement from a recent encounter with Williams at a major.Kerbers first Grand Slam triumph came at the Australian Open, when she defeated Williams in three sets. That was on a hard court, and Wimbledons 4-seed experienced a first-round clay-court blip at Roland Garros, but she ought to be feeling assured of her game.Williams woeSerena hasnt won a Grand Slam for a year, and twice already this season she has faltered in a major final when strongly favoured to win.Achieving a tally of 21 titles is special, but Williams seems stuck there. After that disappointment against Kerber in Melbourne, she lost to Spains Garbine Muguruza at Roland Garros last month.Add those two most recent Grand Slam defeats to the almighty shock in New York last season -- when she lost to Italys Roberta Vinci in the semifinals at the US Open -- and you can see a pattern emerging.One of Williams great strengths is her mental fortitude -- her will to win has won her countless matches and titles -- but she can also be prone to self-doubt and nerves.If Williams goes down a set, and Kerber is playing well, how will the American respond?Misleading matchupWilliams lopsided semifinal victory against Elena Vesnina is no guarantee of success in the final, even though she needed just 48 miinutes to defeat the unseeded Russian 6-2, 6-0 in the fastest-ever Wimbledon semifinal. Willie Roaf Jersey. Recall what happened in Melbourne, where Williams was in command of her semifinal, beating Polands Agnieszka Radwanska for the loss of just four games, including one bagel set, only to then lose in the final to Kerber.There is a huge jump in class between Vesnina, the worlds No. 50, and Kerber, ranked No. 4 and a Grand Slam champion.Left-field dangerA good southpaw serve is always awkward for opponents, but never more so than on grass, where the ball skids away from the receiver.Kerbers view is that her left-handed delivery could be more of a weapon on the grass of Centre Court than it was on the hard of Melbournes Rod Laver Arena. I can serve a little better, and that makes me much more dangerous than on hard, she said.Williams has faced only right-handed opponents this fortnight, so she hasnt had any recent match practice against a lefty serve.Steffi sparkIts not just Williams who could take inspiration from modern-era Grand Slam record holder Steffi Graf on Saturday. On both sides of the net, the finalists will be thinking about Fraulein Forehand.The German has long been an important and influential figure in Kerbers tennis life. For years, she idolised Graf and watched her whenever she could. She has also studied some of the 47-year-olds highlights on YouTube.The connection between them was only strengthened by victory at the Australian Open, which made Kerber the first German woman to score a Slam since her idol won at Roland Garros in 1999.Kerber savours her opportunities to spend time with Graf. Now she will want to emulate Graf by becoming her countrys first female champion here in 20 years. ' ' '