^ That's being quite kind.meganfernandez wrote: ↑Wed Jun 08, 2022 4:55 pmYeah, she had a slump after 2014, but when she hit her head at the US Open, she was finding her form again. I remember it so clearly. She was actually having a good tournament, a sorely needed good result. That's part of what made it so unfortunate. Would she have kept it up? Who knows.
One of her former coaches said on a podcast that she didn't train very hard with him. Lots of off days.
I guess a lot of players are the real deal, tennis-wise, but not everyone wants to do what it takes to max out their potential. I say that without any judgment. It's hard. She had a decent career but left some stuff on the table.
She had a good year.
I think the reason she (Bouchard) declined so quickly is both simple and multi-fold:
Firstly, the other players rather quickly learned how to best play her; she wasn't willing to put in the time and effort to adjust to her opponents learning how to play her; and she saw that she could be globally 'famous' without winning any more tennis matches, and instead by simply showing her ass in photo shoots. She became more of a 'model' than a tennis player.
So... why work on your game and make all that effort to improve when everyone will 'love' you anyway if you simply show them various body parts in flirtatious, 'sexy' poses?
^ Yeah - that'll do.meganfernandez wrote: ↑Wed Jun 08, 2022 11:56 pm“Screwed Over” listponchi101 wrote:A bit insulting to place the Russians in the "withdrawal" list. Call it what it is. "Not accepted". Withdrawal sounds as if it is their decision.
I was thinking the 'Guilt By Association' list... or the 'Stereotyped' list... or the 'Unjustly Discriminated Against' list...
... Or the 'Asterisk Provoking' list...
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