How do you go from playing great tennis and winning a set 6-0 to losing 6-2 in the next and third set?
You do it because you're not in elite condition. You do it because your tennis is as inconsistent as the approach you've taken to the game for the last three years.
One of the reasons Serena HAS been injured so much and had her knee problems is that she allowed herself to get sloppy and fat. The extra pounds puts a lot on strain on various body parts--certainly the knee.
Serena still has some big time power and still has some serious tennis game. But, she shortchanged herself and her fans by allowing herself to get complacent, distracted and lazy.
Eventually, that affects mental toughness as well as movement. And Serena is still not in Graf-like, or Martina-like, or Sanchez like shape. She does not recover from long points all that well. She's too sloppy with the array of unforced errors. She has not developed other shots.
She should take a lesson from another African-American who ALSO had great success in his sport from '99 to'03. However, unlike Serena, he got BETTER. He worked even HARDER. He developed NEW and improved shotmaking skills. He ADDED to his resume, never content. That would be Mr. Tiger Woods.
Serena should ask Tiger to teach her what being a champion is really all about. Because for Serena to have gone down the toilet by age 22--with all of that talent--it is nothing short of a disgrace. 7 majors--yes, that's great. Serena could have won 15 and another 20 titles with dedication and character. She could have gone down as one of the top 4 or 5 of all time. Now, she won't even go down as one of the top 10 of all time. Her career will be marked by a period of greatness, yet a tremendous lack of dedication and underachieving. And it's all of her fault.
You do it because you're not in elite condition. You do it because your tennis is as inconsistent as the approach you've taken to the game for the last three years.
One of the reasons Serena HAS been injured so much and had her knee problems is that she allowed herself to get sloppy and fat. The extra pounds puts a lot on strain on various body parts--certainly the knee.
Serena still has some big time power and still has some serious tennis game. But, she shortchanged herself and her fans by allowing herself to get complacent, distracted and lazy.
Eventually, that affects mental toughness as well as movement. And Serena is still not in Graf-like, or Martina-like, or Sanchez like shape. She does not recover from long points all that well. She's too sloppy with the array of unforced errors. She has not developed other shots.
She should take a lesson from another African-American who ALSO had great success in his sport from '99 to'03. However, unlike Serena, he got BETTER. He worked even HARDER. He developed NEW and improved shotmaking skills. He ADDED to his resume, never content. That would be Mr. Tiger Woods.
Serena should ask Tiger to teach her what being a champion is really all about. Because for Serena to have gone down the toilet by age 22--with all of that talent--it is nothing short of a disgrace. 7 majors--yes, that's great. Serena could have won 15 and another 20 titles with dedication and character. She could have gone down as one of the top 4 or 5 of all time. Now, she won't even go down as one of the top 10 of all time. Her career will be marked by a period of greatness, yet a tremendous lack of dedication and underachieving. And it's all of her fault.
. Please, you people are worse at giving credit to Serena's opponents than she is.
