Australian Open R1: Shelby Rogers def. Simona Halep 6-3 6-1
Simona's 5th R1 loss at AO in 8 attempts :spit:
Congratulations, Simona! You managed to have a less embarrassing opening round loss here than last year, because at least you didn't hand someone their first career Slam win .
Stunning display from Shelby. She dictated the match throughout, dragged that sad girl side to side with brute force, with poor Simona once again proving to have zero answer against a more powerful opponent. She looked clueless, helpless, and sad. She looked like a girl who has never had success before, and will never have success again. I mean, this is her Australian summer after spending the Christmas holidays here with the Almighty Darren Cahill? The "SuperCoach" who Simona promised to keep on her team for the rest of her career?
For all Darren's attempts at instilling a "Refuse to Lose" mentality into Simona, it appears she only demonstrates that mental toughness against an opponent like Misaki Doi and Begu. .
So yet another sad loss for an extremely sad, little girl. There is just nothing there inside her heart. She is a sad, empty shell of a girl who once had potential, but let fear, doubt, and overwhelming mental weakness keep her from anything great. I don't know where this sad girl goes from here. Probably nowhere :shrug:
Congrats again to Shelby, the draw has opened up well for her .
Simona's 5th R1 loss at AO in 8 attempts :spit:
Congratulations, Simona! You managed to have a less embarrassing opening round loss here than last year, because at least you didn't hand someone their first career Slam win .
Stunning display from Shelby. She dictated the match throughout, dragged that sad girl side to side with brute force, with poor Simona once again proving to have zero answer against a more powerful opponent. She looked clueless, helpless, and sad. She looked like a girl who has never had success before, and will never have success again. I mean, this is her Australian summer after spending the Christmas holidays here with the Almighty Darren Cahill? The "SuperCoach" who Simona promised to keep on her team for the rest of her career?
For all Darren's attempts at instilling a "Refuse to Lose" mentality into Simona, it appears she only demonstrates that mental toughness against an opponent like Misaki Doi and Begu. .
So yet another sad loss for an extremely sad, little girl. There is just nothing there inside her heart. She is a sad, empty shell of a girl who once had potential, but let fear, doubt, and overwhelming mental weakness keep her from anything great. I don't know where this sad girl goes from here. Probably nowhere :shrug:
Congrats again to Shelby, the draw has opened up well for her .