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sorry to interupt, but no one was surprised by Baghdatis at the aussie open? _________________ A fan of "that French backhand dude"
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Another thing I find odd is that players that are beat by Hingis the first time around clobber her when they meet the second time. It is a little odd, did the players know what to expect the second time? Or were they just happening to play better then?
they don't know what to expect the first time. look at Sharapova, I doubt Sharapova had seen all the variety that Hingis gave her in her entire life, it confused her. people like Clijsters, Henin, and Mauresmo (Davenport too, but they only played one time sadly and Lindsay had a bulging disc) know how to play people that play like that.
And I remember in these smaller tourneys a few weeks ago, Hingis just smashed Mirza the first time. The second time around, Mirza blasted Hingis 6-0 in the third. Granted, the third set, Mirza was probably just ON, but I would have thought Martina would have found a way around that and not directed many shots to Mirza's forehand. _________________ www.freewebs.com/tenniswallpapers by myself and x.doublea
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Another thing I find odd is that players that are beat by Hingis the first time around clobber her when they meet the second time. It is a little odd, did the players know what to expect the second time? Or were they just happening to play better then?
they don't know what to expect the first time. look at Sharapova, I doubt Sharapova had seen all the variety that Hingis gave her in her entire life, it confused her. people like Clijsters, Henin, and Mauresmo (Davenport too, but they only played one time sadly and Lindsay had a bulging disc) know how to play people that play like that.
And I remember in these smaller tourneys a few weeks ago, Hingis just smashed Mirza the first time. The second time around, Mirza blasted Hingis 6-0 in the third. Granted, the third set, Mirza was probably just ON, but I would have thought Martina would have found a way around that and not directed many shots to Mirza's forehand.
See, she can figure them out and try to get them out of their "zone", but once they start slugging away she can't do anything. She just doesn't have enough power off either wing.
Another example: When she went up against Ivanovic the week before the U.S. Open it was obvious beforehand that she would lose. Ivanovic was playing extremely well and well, blasted her off the court. Sure Hingis could have played better, but in the end that wouldn't have done anything. _________________ -Site Admin
Surprises:
Baghdatis at AO
Baghdatis at Wimby (especially after he stated that "Grass is for football")
Nadal at Wimby
Bjorkman and Youhzny for their GS Semis
Russian Davis cup coach leaving out Davydenko (he got his revenge this week! )
Hingis at the beginning of the season
Roddick at the end of the season
Disappointments:
Williams sisters
Roddick first half of the season
US Tennis at Wimbledon
Best match of the year:
Aggassi beating Baghdatis at the USO
PSALT, Gasquet has had a decent year, not as bad as others. The event he won was in Nottingham, and he also won another in Gstaad. He did really well to get to the finals of Toronto, beating Blake, Berdych and in-form Murray and getting a set of Federer. He hasen't had the year that people expected of him, but it has been decent. He has got himself back in the top 30, having been ranked as low as 66 in June.
Percy, that is an interesting theory for Hingis that actually makes sense. She is one of the worst people to play when your game is off. Although, I think her A.Open QF was just a lucky draw. Pierce kindly lost for her in round 2, and Stosur couldn't handle the expectations of Australia understandably. In the past, Hingis' game was a nightmare for people to play because they couldn't blast through her, and I think she was better back then, than she is now at playing her game. Now, people can blast through her and so she has started to put more power in her game. She now rarely hits slice backhands or mixes up serves or comes to net. She has become more of a baseliner because that is the only way to compete with the big hitters. That is the sad thing of today's tennis.
Roddick- Had an awful season up to the US Hardcourts. His US Open final was a huge suprise and suddenly he is back at the very top.
Petrova- Even a year ago she had never won a singles title. Now she is always winning titles and is getting the results of a top 10 player.
Kuznetsova- She had a bad 2005, but started to hit the ball like she used to. Her F.O. final was a brilliant run and she has firmly established herself as a top player again.
Myskina- She has also picked herself up well and played like she did in 2004.
Robredo- He became a top 10 player out of nowhere, but it's good to have him there. He has been playing very well and is good on most surfaces.
Disappointments
Nalbandian- He looked really strong at the A Open until his SF. He had a good claycourt season but did nothing after the F.O.
Grosjean- His A Open QF was a huge suprise but he did nothing after that.
Williams Sisters- They had brief comebacks at different times and looked to be back in form but then went away again. They are starting to annoy me now and don't look like they'll ever be at their previous level.
Davenport- Really should have played a bit more at the start of the year. She should have gone further at the A Open, and should have won her matches against Sharapova (Dubai) and Hingis (Indian Wells). She did really well when she came back, but her losses to Kuznetsova and Mauresmo recently are not a good sign. She needs to work hard in this off-season to have a good 2007.
Seles and Capriati- They have been out of it for a few years now and haven't said much about retiring or coming back. I really hope they come back.
Surprises:
Baghdatis at AO
Baghdatis at Wimby (especially after he stated that "Grass is for football")
Nadal at Wimby
Bjorkman and Youhzny for their GS Semis
Russian Davis cup coach leaving out Davydenko (he got his revenge this week! )
Hingis at the beginning of the season
Roddick at the end of the season
Disappointments:
Williams sisters
Roddick first half of the season
US Tennis at Wimbledon
Best match of the year:
Aggassi beating Baghdatis at the USO
Moment of the year:
Aggassi farewell at the USO
I can agree with that. But I'd also add Gasquet to the mix. After a very up and down begining of the year, he started to turn it around _________________
Surprises:
Baghdatis at the AO and Wimbledon
Nadal at Wimbledon
Vaidisova at the FO
Mauremso winning 2 GS
Youzhny and Bjorkman make it to GS semis
Agassi's injury woes
Davydenko all season long, especially of late
Disappointments:
American Women
WTA tour besides Mauremso and the comeback of Hingis
Roddick
Injury pullouts
Poor play/matches during the final wk. of the Slams
Outside of Johnny Mac, the lousy tv announcers in this country
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