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WTA Brisbane Draw and Results2nd set.#ed_op#br#ed_cl#Konta's wnners/Ue ratio not good 5/9... keeping Svitolina in the match.#ed_op#br#ed_cl# Last edited by Ace2Ace on Jan Wed 03, 2018 10:29 pm, edited 1 time in total. 5-4: konta dumps a 2nd set sitter in the net.#ed_op#br#ed_cl#that would have brought up MP#ed_op#br#ed_cl# Last edited by Ace2Ace on Jan Wed 03, 2018 10:42 pm, edited 2 times in total. Svitolina: proving that I was right all along... #ed_op#br#ed_cl##ed_op#br#ed_cl#When everyone was saying years ago that she did not have it, I was NOT fooled by the lack of aggression and power... because a youngster with lot of tennis skills can add power over time, but a youngster with a lot of power but lacking variety, will NEVER manage to gain those skills later on.#ed_op#br#ed_cl##ed_op#br#ed_cl#Of course, the player in question needs to be prepared to put in the effort to work for that, but I guess her collaboration with Henin (who also faced the task of working on power and aggression) probably helped her.#ed_op#br#ed_cl##ed_op#br#ed_cl#So today vs Pliskova she was - at times - even too aggressive. Her aggressive and powerful returns, however, allowed her to break Pliskova SIX times. Tons of winning returns.#ed_op#br#ed_cl##ed_op#br#ed_cl#So by winning this match, Svitolina overtakes Venus in the rankings and is now #4. Important, as she will avoid a #9-12 in the R16, and a top4 player in the QF of the Australian Open. Pliskova remains #6, and based on today's match, it makes sense that Svitolina is ranked above her. #ed_op#br#ed_cl#Tbh, Kanepi should have dealt with Pliskova in the QF.#ed_op#br#ed_cl##ed_op#br#ed_cl#To all Svitolina-haters: time to forget about the player that she was 4-5 years ago. She moved on with her development as complete player, and I think we have not yet seen the end of it. With no Azarenka or Serena in the AO draw, I see Svitolina as one of the main title contenders (together with Halep and Wozniacki, and Bencic as outsider if she plays like she is doing currently in the Hopman Cup). Last edited by Graveller on Jan Fri 05, 2018 7:51 am, edited 3 times in total. "Never argue with an idiot - they take you down to their level and then beat you on experience" "Don't wrestle with a pig: you both get dirty, but the pig actually likes it"
#ed_op#font color="brown"#ed_cl#@ #ed_op#b#ed_cl#Grossefavourite#ed_op#/b#ed_cl#:#ed_op#/font#ed_cl##ed_op#br#ed_cl# #ed_op#br#ed_cl#Well, hard to get excited about any player if you fail to watch them on a regular basis.#ed_op#br#ed_cl##ed_op#br#ed_cl#Did you watch Svitolina vs Pliskova? No need yo answer (because there is no way we can verify what you say ). #ed_op#br#ed_cl#But if the anwser is "No", then your comment that they keep you indifferent is rather pointless.#ed_op#br#ed_cl##ed_op#br#ed_cl#I read on tennisforum that Svitolina holds a winning H2H against all the players that are performing well at the moment (Halep, Wozniacki, Kerber)... quite interesting as she is the youngest of them.#ed_op#br#ed_cl##ed_op#br#ed_cl#She must have been something good over the last years #ed_op#br#ed_cl##ed_op#br#ed_cl##ed_op#br#ed_cl##ed_op#br#ed_cl# "Never argue with an idiot - they take you down to their level and then beat you on experience" "Don't wrestle with a pig: you both get dirty, but the pig actually likes it"
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