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Martina Hingis ReturningHow well do you think Martina Hingis will do in her first year back?
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Babzzzzz
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Honestly, I don't know. Depends on how her body will hold and how she can compete with the current top players. I'm very excited to see what she can do in 2006.
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J-man
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i think she will be in the top 50 at least when she starts really training. she will be a dangerous under dog for most top players and will proably have some big upsets. but i can't imgaine her in the top 10
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Agassi2000
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I think she will reach the top 20 by the end of the year, but top 10 will be very unlikely. She is a good and experienced player, and her tactics and different styles will help her confuse many players, but it will take her a while to get her form back, plus she the top 10 now hit the ball much harder and she may have alot of trouble with that.
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Not_Even_Amateur
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In a word: Mediocre.
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Agassi2000
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| Babzzzzz wrote: | | Honestly, I don't know. Depends on how her body will hold and how she can compete with the current top players. I'm very excited to see what she can do in 2006. |
Although like I said I don't think she will break the top 10, I am also still very excited to see her back on the tour.
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J-man
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| Agassi2000 wrote: | | Babzzzzz wrote: | | Honestly, I don't know. Depends on how her body will hold and how she can compete with the current top players. I'm very excited to see what she can do in 2006. |
Although like I said I don't think she will break the top 10, I am also still very excited to see her back on the tour. |
yeah me too. she retired to younf anyways
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beachjm
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I'm a lot more excited about Hingis' comeback than I though I would be. The women's game desperately needs some flavor/personalities to it.
I think she'll do well, top 30 or so but staying healthy will be the key. Still, I wouldn't want to play her in an early rd. I can't wait to see who draws her at the AO in the 1st rd. Hingis will probably struggle the 1st half of the year but could be a player by the end of the year. If that happens, watch out for what she'll do in '07. She's still fairly young.
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J-man
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| beachjm wrote: | I'm a lot more excited about Hingis' comeback than I though I would be. The women's game desperately needs some flavor/personalities to it.
I think she'll do well, top 30 or so but staying healthy will be the key. Still, I wouldn't want to play her in an early rd. I can't wait to see who draws her at the AO in the 1st rd. Hingis will probably struggle the 1st half of the year but could be a player by the end of the year. If that happens, watch out for what she'll do in '07. She's still fairly young. |
does she have a wildcard to AO or something???
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PSALT
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I think she does. I mean, what tournement director in the right mind wouldn't give a wildcard to her?
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J-man
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| PSALT wrote: | | I think she does. I mean, what tournement director in the right mind wouldn't give a wildcard to her? |
yeah i mean she's a past #1 i would 
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Agassi2000
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Hey guys I heard that martina hngis is planning to play in all three warm up tournaments before the AO (a tier II and two tier III's). I don't think she will win any of them, but it will be great practice for her AO performance.
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J-man
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| Agassi2000 wrote: | | Hey guys I heard that martina hngis is planning to play in all three warm up tournaments before the AO (a tier II and two tier III's). I don't think she will win any of them, but it will be great practice for her AO performance. |
when are those teir's going to be played. we can start the fantasy tennis when we know the draws 
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Not_Even_Amateur
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| J-man wrote: | | Agassi2000 wrote: | | Hey guys I heard that martina hngis is planning to play in all three warm up tournaments before the AO (a tier II and two tier III's). I don't think she will win any of them, but it will be great practice for her AO performance. |
when are those teir's going to be played. we can start the fantasy tennis when we know the draws |
I am actually pretty excited for this fantasy tennis lark. I say just before the first tournament stars we advertise fantasy tennis on the tennis.com forum, I am CERTAIN people will be interested in that.
*But...make sure you name the topic in a quiet forum such as strokes and strategies and under a normal topic name "Looking for a new raquet" or something similar. That way the tit of a moderator is less likely to check it out and deleted the topic.
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J-man
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| Not_Even_Amateur wrote: | | J-man wrote: | | Agassi2000 wrote: | | Hey guys I heard that martina hngis is planning to play in all three warm up tournaments before the AO (a tier II and two tier III's). I don't think she will win any of them, but it will be great practice for her AO performance. |
when are those teir's going to be played. we can start the fantasy tennis when we know the draws |
I am actually pretty excited for this fantasy tennis lark. I say just before the first tournament stars we advertise fantasy tennis on the tennis.com forum, I am CERTAIN people will be interested in that.
*But...make sure you name the topic in a quiet forum such as strokes and strategies and under a normal topic name "Looking for a new raquet" or something similar. That way the tit of a moderator is less likely to check it out and deleted the topic. |
but what happens if somehow the modrator just checks it and then copies percy's idea in his own fourm??? 
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Not_Even_Amateur
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| J-man wrote: | | Not_Even_Amateur wrote: | | J-man wrote: | | Agassi2000 wrote: | | Hey guys I heard that martina hngis is planning to play in all three warm up tournaments before the AO (a tier II and two tier III's). I don't think she will win any of them, but it will be great practice for her AO performance. |
when are those teir's going to be played. we can start the fantasy tennis when we know the draws |
I am actually pretty excited for this fantasy tennis lark. I say just before the first tournament stars we advertise fantasy tennis on the tennis.com forum, I am CERTAIN people will be interested in that.
*But...make sure you name the topic in a quiet forum such as strokes and strategies and under a normal topic name "Looking for a new raquet" or something similar. That way the tit of a moderator is less likely to check it out and deleted the topic. |
but what happens if somehow the modrator just checks it and then copies percy's idea in his own fourm??? |
If he stoops that low then we have him right where we want him, we then KNOW he is copying percy's ideas. Know it for a fact. I doubt he would try such an act, we could quite easily turn everyone against him. We know he doesn't check every topic, we could get Agassi or babbz to make it as they are unsuspecting and it should be fine.
It would be worth the risk anyway, the more the merrier surely? There is no point playing a whole competition with a few people, it would only end up dying out. If we get a lot to come and participate we could really make it work!
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J-man
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| Not_Even_Amateur wrote: | | J-man wrote: | | Not_Even_Amateur wrote: | | J-man wrote: | | Agassi2000 wrote: | | Hey guys I heard that martina hngis is planning to play in all three warm up tournaments before the AO (a tier II and two tier III's). I don't think she will win any of them, but it will be great practice for her AO performance. |
when are those teir's going to be played. we can start the fantasy tennis when we know the draws |
I am actually pretty excited for this fantasy tennis lark. I say just before the first tournament stars we advertise fantasy tennis on the tennis.com forum, I am CERTAIN people will be interested in that.
*But...make sure you name the topic in a quiet forum such as strokes and strategies and under a normal topic name "Looking for a new raquet" or something similar. That way the tit of a moderator is less likely to check it out and deleted the topic. |
but what happens if somehow the modrator just checks it and then copies percy's idea in his own fourm??? |
If he stoops that low then we have him right where we want him, we then KNOW he is copying percy's ideas. Know it for a fact. I doubt he would try such an act, we could quite easily turn everyone against him. We know he doesn't check every topic, we could get Agassi or babbz to make it as they are unsuspecting and it should be fine.
It would be worth the risk anyway, the more the merrier surely? There is no point playing a whole competition with a few people, it would only end up dying out. If we get a lot to come and participate we could really make it work! |
well i'm not against it, but if you think about it, he's proably watching the people with percy's website on their signiture. so he will delete are topics, faster.
we should also move on to other fourms like TW and not only stick with CP
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J-man
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i just posted a topic under "strings" section at the TW fourm. the thread is named "string tenson" to help camoflauge the true idenity of the thread
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Agassi2000
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| Not_Even_Amateur wrote: | | J-man wrote: | | Agassi2000 wrote: | | Hey guys I heard that martina hngis is planning to play in all three warm up tournaments before the AO (a tier II and two tier III's). I don't think she will win any of them, but it will be great practice for her AO performance. |
when are those teir's going to be played. we can start the fantasy tennis when we know the draws |
I am actually pretty excited for this fantasy tennis lark. I say just before the first tournament stars we advertise fantasy tennis on the tennis.com forum, I am CERTAIN people will be interested in that.
*But...make sure you name the topic in a quiet forum such as strokes and strategies and under a normal topic name "Looking for a new raquet" or something similar. That way the tit of a moderator is less likely to check it out and deleted the topic. |
The only thing is, the fantasy tennis thing only includes down to international series gold and tier II's, so there is only one of those before the AO in January (a tier II).
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J-man
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| Agassi2000 wrote: | | Not_Even_Amateur wrote: | | J-man wrote: | | Agassi2000 wrote: | | Hey guys I heard that martina hngis is planning to play in all three warm up tournaments before the AO (a tier II and two tier III's). I don't think she will win any of them, but it will be great practice for her AO performance. |
when are those teir's going to be played. we can start the fantasy tennis when we know the draws |
I am actually pretty excited for this fantasy tennis lark. I say just before the first tournament stars we advertise fantasy tennis on the tennis.com forum, I am CERTAIN people will be interested in that.
*But...make sure you name the topic in a quiet forum such as strokes and strategies and under a normal topic name "Looking for a new raquet" or something similar. That way the tit of a moderator is less likely to check it out and deleted the topic. |
The only thing is, the fantasy tennis thing only includes down to international series gold and tier II's, so there is only one of those before the AO in January (a tier II). |
well so. we still get to try it out
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leftys_rock
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i dunno if hingis is gonna be able to keep up with the womens game cuz shes been away 3 years and the tour has moved on without her so she might have to take some time to catch up....
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J-man
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| leftys_rock wrote: | | i dunno if hingis is gonna be able to keep up with the womens game cuz shes been away 3 years and the tour has moved on without her so she might have to take some time to catch up.... |
yeah i agree
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leftys_rock
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since im only a teenager, i dont really know about hingis's game....i only saw bits and pieces of her playing a few matches when i was like 9 years old.....but i heard that she was very dominant in like around the year 2000, but can somebody explain how she was so dominant?
ps. Im sorry if i sound very clueless but I havent been around the tennis world very long....
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J-man
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| leftys_rock wrote: | since im only a teenager, i dont really know about hingis's game....i only saw bits and pieces of her playing a few matches when i was like 9 years old.....but i heard that she was very nt in like around the year 2000, but can somebody explain how she was so nt?
ps. Im sorry if i sound very clueless but I havent been around the tennis world very long.... |
lol, ethier have i 
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leftys_rock
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lol....i was reading those hingis articles and it said that she was very dominant when she was playing and that she was #1 in the world at 16 and a half years old...cuz that means that she had to have something special about her game to be so dominant....cuz im like "wow, #1 at 16"
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J-man
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| leftys_rock wrote: | | lol....i was reading those hingis articles and it said that she was very nt when she was playing and that she was #1 in the world at 16 and a half years old...cuz that means that she had to have something special about her game to be so nt....cuz im like "wow, #1 at 16" |
intresting. she most have been damn good to be #1 at 16 but what made her retire so early??? i mean she's young, i think she's only like 25. so she retired ( or stopped playing) at like 22
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leftys_rock
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i think she had too many injuries at one time....so she probably thought that the injuries were taking too big of a toll so she quit....so now she probably misses tennis too much so shes coming back....but i dont noe if she is going to be able to keep up with the game....cuz its changed from 3 years ago...
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J-man
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| leftys_rock wrote: | | i think she had too many injuries at one time....so she probably thought that the injuries were taking too big of a toll so she quit....so now she probably misses tennis too much so shes coming back....but i dont noe if she is going to be able to keep up with the game....cuz its changed from 3 years ago... |
correct the game has changed from 3 years ago. but you could tell she missed tennis alot. she played and trained hard for WTT (world team tennis).
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Agassi2000
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Hingis retired because she had a serious injury that took her off the tour for a very long time. Then she just decided to stay retired. The game has changed since 3 years ago, and almost everyone hits harder, but many of the new s are not used to her tactical style.
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J-man
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| Agassi2000 wrote: | | Hingis retired because she had a serious injury that took her off the tour for a very long time. Then she just decided to stay retired. The game has changed since 3 years ago, and almost everyone hits harder, but many of the new s are not used to her tactical style. |
yeah no one is used to it. that's why i think she could be a threat on the tour. but not much else. but most women player should try to be aggrsive when they play hingis. espically off the second and even first serve.
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Agassi2000
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| J-man wrote: | | Agassi2000 wrote: | | Hingis retired because she had a serious injury that took her off the tour for a very long time. Then she just decided to stay retired. The game has changed since 3 years ago, and almost everyone hits harder, but many of the new s are not used to her tactical style. |
yeah no one is used to it. that's why i think she could be a threat on the tour. but not much else. but most women player should try to be aggrsive when they play hingis. espically off the second and even first serve. |
Her serve will be her biggest weakness that is for sure. We'll see how she handles the pace of today's players. Rmember though, when she retired the williams sisters were at their peak (better than they are now), so she definately already has a taste of true power.
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leftys_rock
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the people with good return games like davenport are going to really hurt her serves...i dunno how shes going to cope with the power of todays game...
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fererrodf
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She had tasted what the power game was like before her retirement. So, I guess she'll probably beef up her first serve (more consistent and placement) and add more variety and placement in her second.
She knows and is too smart not to make and adjustments to her game to compete at the highest level and giving herself a chance to win some tournaments and perhaps even a grand slam.
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J-man
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| fererrodf wrote: | She had tasted what the power game was like before her retirement. So, I guess she'll probably beef up her first serve (more consistent and placement) and add more variety and placement in her second.
She knows and is too smart not to make and adjustments to her game to compete at the highest level and giving herself a chance to win some tournaments and perhaps even a grand slam. |
there's not doubt that she will work on her serve
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leftys_rock
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thats very certain....she won her first match today....6-2,6-1 over maria vento-kabichi.....she said that she felt good about her playing that day...
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J-man
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| leftys_rock wrote: | | thats very certain....she won her first match today....6-2,6-1 over maria vento-kabichi.....she said that she felt good about her playing that day... |
good for her
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leftys_rock
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if she plays schnyder, how do u think she'll do??
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J-man
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it will defentily be a hard match. hingis doesn't have alot of experince against lefty since she left the tour. i say it will be a 6-3 6-2 match, shycnder winning. just a guess
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leftys_rock
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yeah its gonna be 2 sets and schnyder is really smart in her playing cuz she isnt that powerful...
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Agassi2000
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I think we need to see how well she does against others before we make conclusions about her match with schnyder.
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leftys_rock
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thats a good point too....if she loses before playing schnyder, theres not really a point of us guessing how well she will play against schnyder yet....
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J-man
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| leftys_rock wrote: | | thats a good point too....if she loses before playing schnyder, theres not really a point of us guessing how well she will play against schnyder yet.... |
oh i didn't even check the draw out. i thought she was playing schnyder
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leftys_rock
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well obviously not in the next round, but maybe later if hingis makes it to the deeper rounds...unless schnyder gets upset..
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Agassi2000
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| leftys_rock wrote: | | thats a good point too....if she loses be ing schnyder, theres not really a point of us guessing how well she will play against schnyder yet.... |
I meant even if she gets to play schnyder, predicting it will depend on how her other matches went.
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leftys_rock
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yeah like if hingis gets taken to 3 sets against a nobody...
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admin
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Just letting you guys know, Hingis won her first match against Vento-Kabchi in straight sets 6-2 6-1.
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leftys_rock
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yup....that was good for her....were talking about who she could potentially be facing later...
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J-man
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| leftys_rock wrote: | | yeah like if hingis gets taken to 3 sets against a nobody... |
if hingis gets taken to three sets by a nobody it could mean that hingis is in trouble against schnyder, because it could mean that the climate (being hot) is alittle much for her.
so i'm thinking the longer you keep hingis out there, the better your chances of winning are.
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leftys_rock
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yup cuz hingis hasnt faced the heat in a while....with being gone for 3 years....but she said that she was comfortable with the AO so i dont know....gasquet and monfils got upset by henman and sanguinetti....
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J-man
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| leftys_rock wrote: | | yup cuz hingis hasnt faced the heat in a while....with being gone for 3 years....but she said that she was comfortable with the AO so i dont know....gasquet and monfils got upset by henman and sanguinetti.... |
note: you meant oliver rouchs not monfils
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leftys_rock
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yup i put the wrong person sry...the new zealand event is suspended cuz of rain....no real upsets in women except ai sugiyama got beaten by lucie safarova.....
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J-man
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| leftys_rock wrote: | | yup i put the wrong person sry...the new zealand event is suspended cuz of rain....no real upsets in women except ai sugiyama got beaten by lucie safarova..... |
lucie who......
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leftys_rock
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yeah a nobody....but isnt sugiyama pretty old?? isnt she like 30?? i was watching the acura classic final with her against pierce and the first set was boring and the second was a little more interesting, but sugiyama still saved like 5 match points...
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J-man
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| leftys_rock wrote: | | yeah a nobody....but isnt sugiyama pretty old?? isnt she like 30?? i was watching the acura classic final with her against pierce and the first set was boring and the second was a little more interesting, but sugiyama still saved like 5 match points... |
i think sugiyama is getting up there in age
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leftys_rock
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and the score was 6-1, 6-2 too.....thats just horrible....i heard she played an exibition w/ sharapova when she was in japan....
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J-man
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| leftys_rock wrote: | | and the score was 6-1, 6-2 too.....thats just horrible....i heard she played an exibition w/ sharapova when she was in japan.... |
i wouldn't doubt it
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leftys_rock
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and sugiyama lost obviously...but wasnt she in the top 10 last year??
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J-man
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| leftys_rock wrote: | | and sugiyama lost obviously...but wasnt she in the top 10 last year?? |
no i don't think so
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leftys_rock
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i think she was in the top 10 at some point in her career tho....shes just getting old so her ranking has slipped a lot....
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J-man
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| leftys_rock wrote: | | i think she was in the top 10 at some point in her career tho....shes just getting old so her ranking has slipped a lot.... |
i think your right about that though
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leftys_rock
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but i think that sugiyama really should retire from the game sometime soon because at her age, shes not going to get her ranking back...shes still a really good runner at her age, but running isnt everything in tennis....
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J-man
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she could run im marathons when seh's done with tennis
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leftys_rock
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lol....yeah cuz japanese people are known for their endurance and they do really good in marathons anyway....but for the women with longer legs, they seem to struggle in movement even though having longer legs involves taking less steps...ex. davenport, sharapova
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Agassi2000
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| leftys_rock wrote: | | lol....yeah cuz japanese people are known for their endurance and they do really good in marathons anyway....but for the women with longer legs, they seem to struggle in movement even though having longer legs involves taking less steps...ex. davenport, sharapova |
True, but venus williams is one of the best movers in tennis, and her legs are LONG. Infact, having long legs does hinder you really at all, Sharapova and Davenport are just bad movers in general.
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J-man
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| Agassi2000 wrote: | | leftys_rock wrote: | | lol....yeah cuz japanese people are known for their endurance and they do really good in marathons anyway....but for the women with longer legs, they seem to struggle in movement even though having longer legs involves taking less steps...ex. davenport, sharapova |
True, but venus williams is one of the best movers in tennis, and her legs are LONG. Infact, having long legs does hinder you really at all, Sharapova and Davenport are just bad movers in general. |
venus willams is alright. clijters is a very good mover.
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leftys_rock
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yeah clijsters is just whizziing around the court...mauresmo is a pretty good mover too....
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J-man
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| leftys_rock wrote: | | yeah clijsters is just whizziing around the court...mauresmo is a pretty good mover too.... |
yes she is
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leftys_rock
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i saw that in the SF against sharapova in the YEC...
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J-man
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don't you mean the semifinals of the USopen?????
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leftys_rock
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i meant mauresmo....but ya clijsters ran really well in the SF at the USO.....
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Agassi2000
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| J-man wrote: | | Agassi2000 wrote: | | leftys_rock wrote: | | lol....yeah cuz japanese people are known for their endurance and they do really good in marathons anyway....but for the women with longer legs, they seem to struggle in movement even though having longer legs involves taking less steps...ex. davenport, sharapova |
True, but venus williams is one of the best movers in tennis, and her legs are LONG. Infact, having long legs does hinder you really at all, Sharapova and Davenport are just bad movers in general. |
venus willams is alright. clijters is a very good mover. |
Clijsters is the best mover, venus williams is a close second. That is a fact. Mauresmo would probably be next, since she is also an excellent mover.
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leftys_rock
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yeah thats a good order...i dont really see how somebody moves badly because running is really easy in the short distance for me....
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Agassi2000
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| leftys_rock wrote: | | yeah thats a good order...i dont really see how somebody moves badly because running is really easy in the short distance for me.... |
It's not just speed, but agility and other factors to be a good mover. Nobody really moves that badly, but this is a professional sport and the players have to get to extremely hard shots, and that is not easy. SO even if you don't have trouble getting to the ball, try hitting with davenport and you will then see how someone can be a "bad mover."
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leftys_rock
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oh yeah good point....its probably because davenport hits so clean and powerful that the ball usually doesnt come back to her anyway...
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J-man
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| leftys_rock wrote: | | oh yeah good point....its probably because davenport hits so clean and powerful that the ball usually doesnt come back to her anyway... |
shes good at moving opponents around the court with her power. then in turn her opponents hit floaters which any player good mover or not can hit back for winners
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leftys_rock
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thats true....for sharapova she should either move better or hit cleaner so that her opponent will hit a dying shot that she can get to better...cuz if she doesnt either move better or hit cleaner or both, shes not gonna win more GS...
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J-man
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in a way, i'm surprised that she is not a better mover. i mean she does alot of exercises at bollteri's and stuff.
but sharapova needs to pick up her movemnt no matter what. no excuses
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leftys_rock
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yeah i know cuz there was this thing in Tennis magazine that came out in around august and it had this thing about her workout....she does a lot of ladders and running and jumping and she says she runs a lot in the park so i dont know why she doesnt move better....her long legs do help, but it might be that shes just getting used to her height cuz she grew 2 inches over the summer....
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J-man
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| leftys_rock wrote: | | yeah i know cuz there was this thing in Tennis magazine that came out in around august and it had this thing about her workout....she does a lot of ladders and running and jumping and she says she runs a lot in the park so i dont know why she doesnt move better....her long legs do help, but it might be that shes just getting used to her height cuz she grew 2 inches over the summer.... |
this could be it. she will defentily do better when she stops growing
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leftys_rock
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the growing should stop at the very latest next year...who ever heard of a 20 year old 6 foot 2 girl grow another 2 inches over the summer?? i wouldnt be surprised if that happened but that would be really weird...i was already surprised that she could grow 2 inches at 18....thats like more than i grew in the past year and im only 13....
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J-man
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you stop growing in your 20's. so she might grow just alittle more 
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Agassi2000
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| leftys_rock wrote: | | the growing should stop at the very latest next year...who ever heard of a 20 year old 6 foot 2 girl grow another 2 inches over the summer?? i wouldnt be surprised if that happened but that would be really weird...i was already surprised that she could grow 2 inches at 18....thats like more than i grew in the past year and im only 13.... |
I doubt she will grow any more, since she's already 6 2 (maybe an inch).
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Babzzzzz
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I hope she gets accustomed to her tall body and use it the right way and not getting injured becasue of the growing (knees, back.).
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leftys_rock
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i would think that it was because shes not used to her height that shes getting so many injuries lately....but that should change later cuz shes gotta stop growing at some point....
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x.doublea
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Hingis is still going strong. She won her second round match against seventh seed Klara Koukalova in straight sets, 63 62.
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Agassi2000
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| x.doublea wrote: | | Hingis is still going strong. She won her second round match against seventh seed Klara Koukalova in straight sets, 63 62. |
This is very unexpected. Either she really is back again or other players are having problems dealing with the pressure to play a 5 time slam champ.
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J-man
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yes bvery unexpected. i thought she would have more trouble but i guess not. her playing style most be getting into players minds (constant). who does she play next shycnder???
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x.doublea
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What a miracle maker Hingis is! She won her quarterfinal encounter with Llagostera Vives 6-2, 4-6, 6-0. This means that she is in the semifinals. She awaits the winner of the match between Golavin and Panetta.
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J-man
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| x.doublea wrote: | | What a miracle maker Hingis is! She won her quarterfinal encounter with Llagostera Vives 6-2, 4-6, 6-0. This means that she is in the semifinals. She awaits the winner of the match between Golavin and Panetta. |
i bet golavin wins. and i think acually think now after how i've seen hingis play that she has a good chance against golavin. iit will be at least a three setter.
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admin
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| J-man wrote: | | x.doublea wrote: | | What a miracle maker Hingis is! She won her quarterfinal encounter with Llagostera Vives 6-2, 4-6, 6-0. This means that she is in the semifinals. She awaits the winner of the match between Golavin and Panetta. |
i bet golavin wins. and i think acually think now after how i've seen hingis play that she has a good chance against golavin. iit will be at least a three setter. |
You saw her play? Was it on TV?
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x.doublea
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Hingis beat Garrigues 61 63. She will next play Pennetta in the semifinals. Pennetta beat Golovin 62 57 63 to advance.
In the other semifinal, it will be Safina playing Safarova. Safarova beat the favourite, Schnyder, 64 63, effectively ending a bid for an all-Swiss final.
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J-man
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lots of upsets  seems like hingis is not having to much trouble, since coming back. give her a few years, she could be the real thing again.
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leftys_rock
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actually, i wont be surprised if hingis wins this thing....cuz schnyders gone....safina will probably be playing her in the finals....
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J-man
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| leftys_rock wrote: | | actually, i wont be surprised if hingis wins this thing....cuz schnyders gone....safina will probably be playing her in the finals.... |
me ethier after the way i've seen hingis play
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leftys_rock
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yup she has something...but we'll see how she does in the AO....
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x.doublea
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Hingis fell to Pennetta in the semifinals 1-6, 7-6 (2) 6-2. She also pulled out of her semifinal doubles match, complaining about a hip flexor strain.
Pennetta will face Safarova, a 6-4, 6-2 winner against third seeded Safina.
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beachjm
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Overall, a great result for Hingis. Can't wait to see if she can progress as the season goes down.
I never was a huge fan of her's back in the day but for some reason I'd love to see her take down or mix it up with the Williams', Sharapova, and some of the other diva wannabes. Then again, Hingis has a pretty big 'tude as well (maybe that's why I'm starting to dig her). You gotta love an athlete that speaks their mind on certain issues and can back it up. Hopefully, she'll be able to walk the walk and be a dominant player in a year or so.
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J-man
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| x.doublea wrote: | Hingis fell to Pennetta in the semifinals 1-6, 7-6 (2) 6-2. She also pulled out of her semifinal doubles match, complaining about a hip flexor strain.
Pennetta will face Safarova, a 6-4, 6-2 winner against third seeded Safina. |
pretty tight in the the second set.
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leftys_rock
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yes i thought so too...i was hoping it would be a safina vs hingis final....oh well....
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x.doublea
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Safarova beat Pennetta in the finals 6-3, 6-4. It was Safarova's third WTA tournament victory.
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