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I venture to disagree..like Wozniacki, she may get momentum from this win, and even go on to take the AO...after that, I don't know but her serve will work well on grass anyhow..
She might have been tired, mentally and/or physically. She got to Texas 10 days early to prepare. But she was also playing against the best in the world. I don't put too much stock in an individual result. She had a great year and while we never know what would happen, I'd bet on her to keep it up in 2023.ashkor87 wrote: ↑Wed Nov 23, 2022 12:39 amI would be wary of investing too much into Jabeur..she has gone off the boil totally after the USO..if anything, she would be my pick for 'most likely to flop next year', just as Badosa was this year.meganfernandez wrote: ↑Tue Nov 22, 2022 5:23 pmCan I steal your thought on Ons? I'm writing about her for Tennis.com in its year-in-review coverage. I like the idea that she might be the most-improved player on tour. It's easier for a player like Garcia to show a lot of improvement when they start from so far back. But what about Iga, considering where she started 2022? No one saw that dominance coming.
I have to say what her biggest missed opportunity was in 2022, and it's definitely the Wimbledon final when she won the first set convincingly.
For her most memorable moment, I think I'll go with playing doubles with Serena in Eastbourne.
With her kind of game, she should have done well at the YEC..a disappointing and puzzling end to her year..
This could be, or it could go the other way - no pressure since she just won a big title and proved herself. Also, she has been around the block - she knows how to handle pressure and is improving in that department.
Interesting comparison between Garcia and Wozniacki. Caro definitely got a confidence bump from winning the WTA Finals in 2017. She actually had lost in 6 or 7 finals that year until late September and finally got one. She could have gotten discouraged, but she kept telling herself that eventually things have to go her way - positive thinking. And she did, and then rolled in to the WTA Finals with some confidence. Then at the AO, she was down and out in the second round, trailing 5-1, 40-15 in the third to Jana Fett, and came back. I'm sure her confidence was key there.
I love watching Jabeur's eclectic game of variety... But my concern with her is that she seems to falter in big matches. It's like she got to the point where she can reach the big stage, but once there, the nerves overcome her, and she is a mere shadow of herself in those circumstances.meganfernandez wrote: ↑Wed Nov 23, 2022 12:21 pmShe might have been tired, mentally and/or physically. She got to Texas 10 days early to prepare. But she was also playing against the best in the world. I don't put too much stock in an individual result. She had a great year and while we never know what would happen, I'd bet on her to keep it up in 2023.ashkor87 wrote: ↑Wed Nov 23, 2022 12:39 amI would be wary of investing too much into Jabeur..she has gone off the boil totally after the USO..if anything, she would be my pick for 'most likely to flop next year', just as Badosa was this year.meganfernandez wrote: ↑Tue Nov 22, 2022 5:23 pm
Can I steal your thought on Ons? I'm writing about her for Tennis.com in its year-in-review coverage. I like the idea that she might be the most-improved player on tour. It's easier for a player like Garcia to show a lot of improvement when they start from so far back. But what about Iga, considering where she started 2022? No one saw that dominance coming.
I have to say what her biggest missed opportunity was in 2022, and it's definitely the Wimbledon final when she won the first set convincingly.
For her most memorable moment, I think I'll go with playing doubles with Serena in Eastbourne.
With her kind of game, she should have done well at the YEC..a disappointing and puzzling end to her year..
Certainly hope so, would be good to have her variety at the top of the tour...meganfernandez wrote: ↑Wed Nov 23, 2022 12:21 pmShe might have been tired, mentally and/or physically. She got to Texas 10 days early to prepare. But she was also playing against the best in the world. I don't put too much stock in an individual result. She had a great year and while we never know what would happen, I'd bet on her to keep it up in 2023.ashkor87 wrote: ↑Wed Nov 23, 2022 12:39 amI would be wary of investing too much into Jabeur..she has gone off the boil totally after the USO..if anything, she would be my pick for 'most likely to flop next year', just as Badosa was this year.meganfernandez wrote: ↑Tue Nov 22, 2022 5:23 pm
Can I steal your thought on Ons? I'm writing about her for Tennis.com in its year-in-review coverage. I like the idea that she might be the most-improved player on tour. It's easier for a player like Garcia to show a lot of improvement when they start from so far back. But what about Iga, considering where she started 2022? No one saw that dominance coming.
I have to say what her biggest missed opportunity was in 2022, and it's definitely the Wimbledon final when she won the first set convincingly.
For her most memorable moment, I think I'll go with playing doubles with Serena in Eastbourne.
With her kind of game, she should have done well at the YEC..a disappointing and puzzling end to her year..