WTA 250 Rouen 4/15 - 4/21 2024
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Re: WTA 250 Rouen 4/15 - 4/21 2024
She is not a great player; she is a very good player. And it is precisely because what you just said. She has a bunch of inexplicable losses, until you realize that she has so many they explain themselves.
She is as good a player as Ana Ivanovic. One slam, one slam final, and a very decent career. But greatness is a bit too much of a label.
She is as good a player as Ana Ivanovic. One slam, one slam final, and a very decent career. But greatness is a bit too much of a label.
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Re: WTA 250 Rouen 4/15 - 4/21 2024
Agreed, Good Sloane is very good, but disappears all too often, inexplicably.
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Re: WTA 250 Rouen 4/15 - 4/21 2024
I think it is partly because her game is so subtle, it is not about brute force or even clever placement...difficult to maintain such a game day after day. I wouldn't know, Sloane is the only person who knows ..
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Re: WTA 250 Rouen 4/15 - 4/21 2024
Sunday Order of Play
Centre Court
Starts at 6:45 AM
Final
POL M. LINETTE vs USA S. STEPHENS (6)
Followed by
Final
GBR N. BAINS/GBR M. LUMSDEN vs HUN T. BABOS/RUS I. KHROMACHEVA (2)
Centre Court
Starts at 6:45 AM
Final
POL M. LINETTE vs USA S. STEPHENS (6)
Followed by
Final
GBR N. BAINS/GBR M. LUMSDEN vs HUN T. BABOS/RUS I. KHROMACHEVA (2)
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WTA 250 Rouen 4/15 - 4/21 2024
I don’t think she has been committed to maxxing out her game. Prefers to live a balanced life. She has left a lot on the table IMO. Her perogative.Owendonovan wrote:Agreed, Good Sloane is very good, but disappears all too often, inexplicably.
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Re: WTA 250 Rouen 4/15 - 4/21 2024
Ivanovic was in two other slam finals in addition to her slam win. And two other times she lost in semis. She also won 3 Tier I events against one for Stephens. Not to mention being #1. Granted, Stephens is still active, but at this moment their careers don't quite measure up. Somewhat similar, but on the closer look - not quite. Ivanovic career win-loss percentage is 66%. Sloane's is 56%. This is a huge difference.ponchi101 wrote: ↑Sat Apr 20, 2024 3:09 pm She is not a great player; she is a very good player. And it is precisely because what you just said. She has a bunch of inexplicable losses, until you realize that she has so many they explain themselves.
She is as good a player as Ana Ivanovic. One slam, one slam final, and a very decent career. But greatness is a bit too much of a label.
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Re: WTA 250 Rouen 4/15 - 4/21 2024
sometimes it's a smell test. I think Ivanovic was better and had a better career, starting with #1 in the world. Sloane got to #3 after winning the US Open. No. 1 is special. Sloane has had the longer career but Ivanovic had better results and also was simply more of a star.mick1303 wrote: ↑Sun Apr 21, 2024 2:03 pmIvanovic was in two other slam finals in addition to her slam win. And two other times she lost in semis. She also won 3 Tier I events against one for Stephens. Not to mention being #1. Granted, Stephens is still active, but at this moment their careers don't quite measure up. Somewhat similar, but on the closer look - not quite. Ivanovic career win-loss percentage is 66%. Sloane's is 56%. This is a huge difference.ponchi101 wrote: ↑Sat Apr 20, 2024 3:09 pm She is not a great player; she is a very good player. And it is precisely because what you just said. She has a bunch of inexplicable losses, until you realize that she has so many they explain themselves.
She is as good a player as Ana Ivanovic. One slam, one slam final, and a very decent career. But greatness is a bit too much of a label.
Sloane could have had a better career, probably, but chose to be content not fulfilling her full potential.
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It was fascinating watching Sloane play tennis as if she was interested in what she was doing. When Linette raised her game in the second set I figured Sloane would check out but she didn't. There are so many what-ifs regarding her career.
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Re: WTA 250 Rouen 4/15 - 4/21 2024
It is a bit silly to compare Sloane with Ivanovic..just because they both one major title? Personalities, game style, are quite different . Could compare Sloane with someone like Dementieva maybe.
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I was comparing them in the sense of calling either one "great".
So looked for a one slam winner that had a solid career. That was the extent of my simile.
So looked for a one slam winner that had a solid career. That was the extent of my simile.
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