I know it is far too soon to predict, and that it will also depends on their draw (and Maria qualifying ). But in a perfect world where they all have a leveled draw, which one do you think would go farther?
I know it is far too soon to predict, and that it will also depends on their draw (and Maria qualifying ). But in a perfect world where they all have a leveled draw, which one do you think would go farther?
I expect they will all be very vulnerable in the early rounds.
at least Sharapova is match tough, so I would guess her, but dont expect any of them to contend
Good to have them back!
Kvitova. She's by far the best on the surface, if the injury is healed she shouldn't have any problem showing a good level again.
She prepared the come back the right way, aka away from home in a calm, relaxed environment (unlike somebody else) , with no social media distraction (unlike somebody else) , with no bs inspirational quotes to rely on (unlike somebody else).
This happens when you have good people around you, unlike somebody else.
Logically speaking, definitely Maria has higher chances to perform well compared to the other two. The other two had to work their way up from either injury or pregnancy which doesn't allow much strenuous activity. Plus Maria had started her come back on tour playing competitive matches like a couple months earlier than Vika and Petra.
I think that Maria will just have bad luck or haters will try to beat her playing match of their life and honestly I don't see her ever again winning a throphy.
Her attempt to erase her cheating for 10 years and playing oblivious is actually tragical and comical at the same time. Like some bad movie, she's not convincing anyone smart.
Three multi-slam winners coming back from prolonged absence for three very different reasons.
We've seen what Sharapova is now, so it's safe to say she isn't better than before her doping ban. Add to that, she hasn't beaten a top twenty player at Wimbledon since 2006. (Well, in 2011, she beat #20 Shaui Peng in 2011, but a player who has one career win, that a Tier III, and she's over 30 is not a significant player, no matter what the rankings say.) Add no drugs to help her cardio, I'd say 4th round, at best.
Azarenka ... I bet money she comes back heavy. I know Clijsters and Davenport didn't, but they took more time. And neither of them was an injury prone as Azarenka. Still, I'd say Azarenka could make a QF with an average draw. Will she stay uninjured til the US Open?
Kvitova? Well, has this event changed how she views tennis? For some people, possibly losing something like a tennis career would make them invest more in it. If she's back with motivation and a serious training attitude, she's a freight train.
Azarenka ... I bet money she comes back heavy. I know Clijsters and Davenport didn't, but they took more time. And neither of them was an injury prone as Azarenka. Still, I'd say Azarenka could make a QF with an average draw. Will she stay uninjured til the US Open?
Clijsters literally retired because she was so injury-prone. And when she came back, her body had had time to heal and she was far less injury-prone. At lower levels, none of the other mothers on tour have come back less fit or more injury-prone than before their maternity leave (in fact, Sybille Bammer and Tatjana Maria were both incredibly fit).
I don't think many of you realize how tough it is to come back to professional sports after a long hiatus, let alone a pregnancy or career threatening injury.
Kvitova would lose 1st round , and that is if she can finish the match . If she plays RG and doesn't look bothered during whole match(es) , then I may reconsider my opinion
Sharapova will lose R2/3/4 depending on the draw .
hence, Azarenka should have the better Wimbledon out of those 3- which doesn't mean it will be good .
Voted for Maria as she is the only one that is definitely playing, at least in qualies, and the only one with matches behind her at this point.
Hope All 3 make the 2nd week though!!!
Am imagining how sweet it would be to have all 3 in the top 10 by the end of the season. 0
Uh, tennis wins. The fans win. Wimbledon wins, even more so if Pova gets through qualies. I really don't care how deep they each go, just each of them being back on court is exciting. It'll be interesting to see how the players who've been making waves the last 6 months or more deal with them. It'll be even more interesting if Vika, Petra, and Pova draw each other early.
And for the record, as much as I adore Vika and respect Pova, I'm looking forward to Petra's return. Her career could have been over for good in December. Even if she bombs out in the first round, just being on court with a racquet in hand is a victory.
My predictions:
If she qualifies, Sharapova will crash out in the first round. To be honest, I am not even sure she will survive the qualies.
Azarenka and Kvitova won't make it past the second round. They might win a match thanks to the excitement of coming back, but the day after reality will sink in.
I don't think many of you realize how tough it is to come back to professional sports after a long hiatus, let alone a pregnancy or career threatening injury.
The level of top 20 players has drastically dropped if we compare the present with the past few decades, while the level of players ranked between 20 and 100 has tremendously improved. There's no easy match on today's tour. If you are not in good form, anybody can send you home. You're also more injury prone. Sharapova didn't even play eight matches and got injured.
Maria will make the most of this opportunity.
Last wimby was SF loss in 2015 to Serena.
Provided she gets a good run in Birmingham then I believe she could do well enough to make the second week