Kvitova and Wozniacki flash in the pans?

[SLD76]

Originally Posted by syc23

Kvitova will turn things round and win more slams whereas Wozniacki is done as far as getting back to world no.1 or reaching slam finals. She is just whoring herself and now she has struck gold with Rory, she'll be hanging onto him for dear life.

Woz will take the Kournikova route and go into fashion and become Mrs Mcillroy. Will probably fill out Mirka style too.

what a nasty piece of work you are.

something tells me you are single.

[SLD76]

Sampras took 2 years to win another major after his first breakthru at the USO.

Hopefully Petra gets her mind and fitness together.

[syc23]

Originally Posted by SLD76

what a nasty piece of work you are.

something tells me you are single.

It's a joke dude

Something tells me you don't know the very concept.

You must be the heart and soul of any party.

[Phoenix1983]

Kvitova is finished as a slam contender, sadly.

[Ripster]

Kvitova will win more slams in the future she's just slumping hard at the moment. Wozniacki no.

[NLBwell]

Originally Posted by RAFA2005RG

Wozniacki, at her best is very consistent, but has limited potential which we've already seen.

The limited potential of a flash in the pan of being #1 in the world for a couple of years.

[SLD76]

Originally Posted by syc23

It's a joke dude

Something tells me you don't know the very concept.

You must be the heart and soul of any party.

and you must live in your mums basement.

[SystemicAnomaly]

Originally Posted by syc23

It's a joke dude

Something tells me you don't know the very concept.

You must be the heart and soul of any party.

That was humor? Advice: Don't give up your day job

[slal1984]

Kvitova still has weapons, but her Achilles heel is her movement. opponents have figured that, so once she improves that she will be a force on the tour again (Not like she is not already)

[SystemicAnomaly]

C Woz reached #12 in 08 and has been in the top 10 for most of the past 4 years. Is this what we are calling a has been? I suppose those who have never made it to the top 10 are just pathetic losers? And what lofty goals have we achieved in life NA?

She's got a good shot of making it to the QFs this year but will undoubtedly have a difficult time getting past Azarenka. No shame in that. I wouldn't give up on her just yet. She has proven herself to be a consistent player. However, she's sacrificed that a bit in an effort to put more power into her game. That may pay off or it may not. Time will tell.

[SLD76]

Originally Posted by SystemicAnomaly

C Woz reached #12 in 08 and has been in the top 10 for most of the past 4 years. Is this what we are calling a has been? I suppose those who have never made it to the top 10 are just pathetic losers? And what lofty goals have we achieved in life NA?

She's got a good shot of making it to the QFs this year but will undoubtedly have a difficult time getting past Azarenka. No shame in that. I wouldn't give up on her just yet. She has proven herself to be a consistent player. However, she's sacrificed that a bit in an effort to put more power into her game. That may pay off or it may not. Time will tell.

she wont ever win a major.

unless she gets extremely lucky i,.e serena ahd sharapova lose early, axarenka injured and radwanska loses to someone like kerber.

[fedfan46]

Kvitova still has the potential to win another major or two, but I don't think she will. I don't think Wozniacki can be seen as a has-been since she hasn't done anything remotely important except hold the #1 ranking during a weak period in women's tennis.

[Relinquis]

Originally Posted by Candide

Flashes in the pan?

haha.. one flash, two pans.

[jokinla]

They're the Pat Cash and Marcelo Rios of the wta.

[THUNDERVOLLEY]

Originally Posted by kishnabe

Kvitova will win more slams....similar to Maria in the year spans between majors I think.

She lacks that instinct I referred to earlier--more and more, she's becoming--or already is Kuznetsova 2.0--or maybe she will be stuck with half of that success (such as it is). She buries herself into introverted head case zone, and that is not the mentality of a multi majors winner in the Open Era. Make no mistake, there's a difference between being reserved (Borg, Graf, Lendl, et al) and behaving as though she could bury her head in the sand at any moment.

Perhaps the situation is as others have said elsewhere: she needs a sports psychologist.

Wozzy...I doubt she will reach another Slam Final.

The only chance she has is the perfect storm of top players being the victims of fluke loss, injury, or not showing up. Just changing one of the factors means Wozniacki goes back to her not-so-terrific trio filled out by Jankovic and Safina.

[NLBwell]

Can't wrap my head around comparing Safina and Jankovic. Safina had one of the biggest games in women's tennis and at times could be terrific - had some emotional issues (like her brother) but it was severe back problems that ended her career. Jankovic had some speed and consistency - much like Wozniaki - but nothing like Safina.

[THUNDERVOLLEY]

Originally Posted by NLBwell

Can't wrap my head around comparing Safina and Jankovic. Safina had one of the biggest games in women's tennis and at times could be terrific - had some emotional issues (like her brother) but it was severe back problems that ended her career. Jankovic had some speed and consistency - much like Wozniaki - but nothing like Safina.

They are linked by being weak, former #1 players who never had the goods to win a major while holding that rank. Add the fact both tried to defend that unwanted status, and they are forever joined at the hip of history.

[NLBwell]

I would never describe Safina as a weak player - unless you are talking about emotionally. She had the talent to dominate anyone in any era of tennis on a good day (when she was in shape). Would you describe Marat Safin as a weak #1? A similar talent, but able to hold it together emotionally sometimes.
I would not describe Jankovic as a strong player - except mentally. Just opposite types.

[SystemicAnomaly]

Originally Posted by SLD76

she wont ever win a major...

I've never won a major either. I suspect that you haven't either. Guess we are both has been's or ne'er will be's.

[NadalAgassi]

Originally Posted by NLBwell

Can't wrap my head around comparing Safina and Jankovic. Safina had one of the biggest games in women's tennis and at times could be terrific - had some emotional issues (like her brother) but it was severe back problems that ended her career. Jankovic had some speed and consistency - much like Wozniaki - but nothing like Safina.

You overrate Safina. She did not have one of the biggest games in the WTA. She wouldnt have been made to look like a fool whenever she played Serena, Sharapova, Henin, Venus, Dementieva or many others on a hard or grass court if she did. Only on clay could she even compete with the top players. Jankovic atleast pushed the best players harder than Safina did, look at her record vs the Williams sisters vs Safina's for instance. Even Henin who Jankovic never beat (and Safina did once when Henin was flaking out and retiring) Jankovic had many more competitive matches with than Safina who was just a bakery shop for Henin for the most part. Jankovic became a top player much earlier than Safina and remained one much longer. Safina was basically just a B level power player without a great serve, very good movement, or hardly any variety, who was a super hard worker, and who made the most of limited raw talent until her injuries. Basically a fatter and uglier version of peak Hantuchova who happened to peak in 2008/2009 rather than 2002/2003, hence why she got to #1 rather than to a high of say #5. She was also a huge headcase, one of the biggest ever seen, even Jankovic is mentally tough compared to her, and Wozniacki is Chris Evert in mental toughness by comparision.

To compare Safina to Safin in talent is quite the joke. Safin did have the talent to dominate the ATP in the several years before Federer existed. Safina certainly did not have the talent or the anything to dominate the WTA, she had the ability (through tons of hard work more than talent) to win a French Open at some point had she not been a choker on the big stage, and to be one of a string of computerized #1s in a really weak WTA era, that is it.