While being interviewed on ESPN Kvitova blames the American tour for her initial lull in play after winning Wimbledon.
"I don't really like to play in America that part of the tour is not good for me because of my asthma and problems breathing w.the humidity." (paraphrased)
She then went on to say that the heat in Australia isn't a problem because she doesn't mind the heat, it's just the humidity that she physically struggles with.
Hmmm...it'll be interesting to see how she deals w.humidity, now that we know it's her kryptonite...
Yes, the summer can be very humid in several parts of the US, particularly where the summer series tournaments are held.
If this is really the reason for her under-performance, Petra should figure out a solution now, over the next two years at the most, before it becomes a thing.
Humidity does suck, though, especially with allergies--so hard to breathe.
Both Toronto and Montreal can be really humid along with the East Coast, the Southeast, the South, and the Midwest of the United States. That's a lot of tournaments to have to deal with the humidity, nevermind Asia. So, she'll have to figure out how to deal with it better.
I wonder how she would do in the "dry" heat of Arizona.
Seattle needs to get a tournament.
Beijing may not be humid (arguable), but the pollution probably doesn't help her allergies.
A lot of it can depend on what you're allergic to, as well. She might have a problem with specific plants/pollens that thrive in humid climates that are native to North America and not Asia. For example, there are some kinds of pines that grow in the south I'm violently allergic to, but some that grow up north that don't bother me at all.
Plus, if it's pollen-induced asthma it's very likely seasonal - the Asian swing is in the autumn where there's not a lot going on, pollen-wise. But pretty much everything in North America is during the spring and summer which is pollen high season.
Great, a new meme for TF commentators to cling onto coming up: first it was "she can't play off grass", then after she won the YEC it was "she can't play on hard courts outdoors", and then no doubt when she makes atleast the SFs in the next couple of weeks it'll be "she can't play on American hard courts" :lol:
I remember flying from a low humidity country to a high humidity country
and it felt like a wall of hot air enveloped me the moment the doors of the airport slided open. :crying2: The air felt so heavy to breathe in.