Tokyo
Lisicki v Q
BYE v [2]Sharapova
Lisicki v Q
BYE v [2]Sharapova
Not really when you make a slam qf and nearly win a medal at the Olympics.disappointing season
If she can't play continuously for a longer time she won't build up some sort of basic confidence in her game, on which she can rely if she pauses some weeks.It is obvious that she can´t get any rhythm with all her health problems but it is also clear that Sabine is one of those who have to feel 100% well on court. She often looks like an amateur once she didn´t play tennis for a shor time, other players can handle such breaks much better (obviously not her "fault" but still...more a problem or fault of her coaches IMO)
The kind of matches which Julia usually loses. :spit:She still showed that she is able to play great tennis, Australian Open, Wimbledon and Olympics were good tournaments for her but even there she had heavy problems in her matches often was close to defeats against players like Vögele or Jabeur
The matches against Sharapova and Kerber this year were clear signs that she has become mentally stronger, that she can handle those big stage GS matches much better than last year.so u never really had the feeling this year that Sabine has become more consistent or mentally stronger in general, everything is just an big up and down.
she won all her matches only at places/surfaces where she feels most comfortable!After the Australian Open, she has just won matches in 4 tournaments (Miami, Charleston, Wimbledon, Olympic Games) but had 9 first round defeats (Doha, Indian Wells, Rome, Strasbourg, French Open, Birmingham, Montreal, US Open, Tokyo).
She hasn't won a match outside Wimbledon since the beginning of April.
Extremely patheticNearly 6 months without a win outside Wimbledon
And no wins in P5 tournaments since Dubai 2010.
It's your perspective, which you're entitled to, but don't try to spin it as being somehow "reality".I see Cilly has still not woken up to reality. The current criticism of Sabine is fully justified. The excuse (amongst other excuses) of 'coming back from injury' is wearing thin. Why is she always injured? Not the ankle - we can all roll over an ankle, I've had crutches as well - but the constant muscle strains.
Never mind, let's have some fun in the doubles...
I will try to ignore it, cause I know its the bestway to handle.It's not right to be offensive in the first place, why be surprised when others respond in kind? Personally, if I want to constantly hear how useless Sabine is I can go to GM, it's full of negative BS. Unfortunately it's the same here, so those of us who find all of that very tiresome don't have any options other than by trying to ignore it all, or by DARING to disagree. If someone wants to voice their strong opinion and they don't care how "in your face" they are, why shouldn't they cop the same in return?
Those tweets were interesting. She's even said it herself.....I need more matches!How much she cares about her last result > watch her morning tweet, BTW at least she is in semis in dubs now. And especially the "saved/converted bps" stats show how much easier it is to play without pressure
So its good to have matches in dubs to find back shots.