Re: WTA 500 Doha 2/13 - 2/18 2023
Posted: Sat Feb 18, 2023 8:57 pm
I like Iga and she is currently a great champion, but she needs to win about 15 more slams to even get to Serena's orbit.
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Sakkari reminds me a decent amount of Mauresemo. But I don't recall this being a regular criticism of Amelie. Do you remember it differently? Mauresmo rarely dominated an opponent despite her physique.ponchi101 wrote: ↑Fri Feb 17, 2023 3:46 pm
My GF showed me a video of Sakkari training in the gym. By now, I have an idea about her. She is indeed an incredible physical person; the level of intensity in the training is off the scale. But somehow, it has not translated into dominance. For example, her training on her upper body is insane, yet she does not have a great serve.
So maybe: do more on court? Drop a bit the gym, extend a bit working on strokes? She is certainly playing very, very well, but there is a little something missing for her to win big titles.
Uhm, comparing her to Amelie is a bit difficult for me. Amelie had a lot of weapons: the BH (obvious), and her net game was excellent. Also, being from the French school, her mechanics were almost perfect.JazzNU wrote: ↑Sat Feb 18, 2023 9:55 pm ...
Sakkari reminds me a decent amount of Mauresemo. But I don't recall this being a regular criticism of Amelie. Do you remember it differently? Mauresmo rarely dominated an opponent despite her physique.
I disagree with your comments about Sakkari's serve. Is it great? Maybe not exactly great, but it's very good for her height and it's one of her strengths, something that has gotten better and helped with her rise to the top 10.
From a physique perspective, I would agree with the Mauresmo comparison. I've always thought they had similar body types, but I do think Mauresmo had a more fluid, all court game than Sakkari does.JazzNU wrote: ↑Sat Feb 18, 2023 9:55 pmSakkari reminds me a decent amount of Mauresemo. But I don't recall this being a regular criticism of Amelie. Do you remember it differently? Mauresmo rarely dominated an opponent despite her physique.ponchi101 wrote: ↑Fri Feb 17, 2023 3:46 pm
My GF showed me a video of Sakkari training in the gym. By now, I have an idea about her. She is indeed an incredible physical person; the level of intensity in the training is off the scale. But somehow, it has not translated into dominance. For example, her training on her upper body is insane, yet she does not have a great serve.
So maybe: do more on court? Drop a bit the gym, extend a bit working on strokes? She is certainly playing very, very well, but there is a little something missing for her to win big titles.
I disagree with your comments about Sakkari's serve. Is it great? Maybe not exactly great, but it's very good for her height and it's one of her strengths, something that has gotten better and helped with her rise to the top 10.
"Had Bencic not chickened out of playing Iga she would have done better than 0-0 or 0-1."Deuce wrote: ↑Sun Feb 19, 2023 9:49 pm I wish people would stop with the 'Iga lost only 5 games all tournament' crap.
She had 2 byes.
She played only 3 matches.
Granted, losing only 5 games in 3 matches is a nice accomplishment. But the way it's marketed is as if she had to play 7 matches or something. Enough!
I think it's safe to say that, had Bencic not quit the tournament suddenly, Swiatek would not have beaten her love and love - and no-one would be talking about how few games she lost in the tournament.