Re: Sharapova: 'I've not hit the wall'
- From: pedrodias@xxxxxxxx
- Date: 31 Jan 2006 13:53:26 -0800
Sakari Lund wrote:
> On 31 Jan 2006 10:13:15 -0800, pedrodias@xxxxxxxx wrote:
>
> >
> >Sakari Lund wrote:
> >> On Tue, 31 Jan 2006 16:59:07 GMT, "Vari L. Cinicke"
> >> <cinicke@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >>
> >> >True or false?
> >> >
> >> >Her attempts to change up the game (drop dhots, net play) during the AO
> >> >evoked pity in me. I think she is floundering and lacks confidence in
> >> >her A game. Her B game gets an F.
> >> >
> >> >What next?
> >>
> >> I think her future looks good. Look at players who made it deep at AO.
> >> Davenport is old. Henin's health is questionable. Kim's health is
> >> questionable and she might not play that long. I am still not
> >> convinced Mauresmo is going to win consistently. So Sharapova's future
> >> looks best of the top players. And the young girls still not look like
> >> really challenging the top players. There are slams going for
> >> Sharapova. I take a wild guess and say Wimbledon this year is her next
> >> one.
> >
> >All that is true - with the proviso that every time we think along
> >those lines, new players crop up to fill the gaps. But I also think
> >that this has been a *very* physically awkward year for Sharapova, and
> >she's looked it. Her big growth spurt has left her looking very awkward
> >in in her own body, her footwork worse than it used to be, her shots a
> >bit off...
>
> But still, since the beginning of last year, her slam results are: SF,
> QF, SF, SF, SF. And every slam last year she lost to the eventual
> winner. So she has been there all the time even with those problems.
True, but the field is also messed up, so she's had a *little* bit of a
free ride. Anyway, I'm not saying she's *crippled*, just that I would
expect her to start progressively playing better over the next year or
so.
.
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