Dubai: 1r (Q) Simona Halep def. Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 6:4, 6:2

Well done Simona!

Anastasia is having a very rough start of 2012 tough... Year W-L 2-5 now

NID
Nastya rank plateau-ing out
she should pleteau out something else instead

Next round will be interesting.

Nastya should have played 25K Moscow instead :o

Should have played Monterrey

Has she won a match this year?:tape: It seems like she just lost first round in everywhere she plays.:o

nice win, Simona

Nastya, and I was worrying about Vera's slump :rolleyes:

:o no 6-0 for Caro :tears:

Simona :yeah: having a nice couple of weeks!

Well done, Simona!

6 games in a row to win the match! :)

Nastya's serve is still a mess. She DFed less than Simona today, but it's clearly visible that she is not going for her 1st serves. In the 1st set, half of her 2nd serves were DF...
Only won 4/17 points on her second as well. I only hope she can find back her form, it's sad to see her decreasing like that.

I hope Simona can make it competitive against Wozniacki who obviously isn't comfortable in windy conditions.

What the hell happened to her?:facepalm:

Simo :cheer: but please don't win against Caro now :sobbing:

Expected.

Simona please beat Pushniacki!

No :sad:

NID
Nastya rank plateau-ing out
she should pleteau out something else instead

:hysteric:

NID. Pavs is so over-rated on here. It's one thing to have a shitload of potential, it's quite another to realise it.

NID. Pavs is so over-rated on here. It's one thing to have a shitload of potential, it's quite another to realise it.

Nearly every single person here shares that exact view so I don't know what makes you think this forum overrates her.

Get yourself back in shape or back in form,. I Anastasia';s game.

RG SF is alot of points to defend...

Get yourself back in shape or back in form,. I Anastasia';s game.

RG SF is alot of points to defend...

Wasn't it a QF?

NID. Simona :yeah: Saving my FTID.

She only made the quarters of Roland Garros.

Somebody is on the way out of TOP 50 :hearts::sobbing:

i dont even know why she is going for tournaments nowadays...

Nearly every single person here shares that exact view so I don't know what makes you think this forum overrates her.

That's funny because I've lost count of the number of times I've read in here that she's the most talented of her generation.

That's funny because I've lost count of the number of times I've read in here that she's the most talented of her generation.

Which doen't even conflict with what you said. You acknowledged that she had a shitload of potential, just like most people do. I don't see it go much further. It really is all she has going for her ATM because everyone acknowledges that she hasn't made things happen for herself. The potential is there, the realisation isn't; that's why everyone laments the fact that she's a disappointment and should be achieving more. Isn't that what you said, more or less?

NID.

:tears:

That's funny because I've lost count of the number of times I've read in here that she's the most talented of her generation.

You just said something like that too...are you high?

Pick it up for IW Pavs :hug:

Which doen't even conflict with what you said. You acknowledged that she had a shitload of potential, just like most people do. I don't see it go much further. It really is all she has going for her ATM because everyone acknowledges that she hasn't made things happen for herself. The potential is there, the realisation isn't; that's why everyone laments the fact that she's a disappointment and should be achieving more. Isn't that what you said, more or less?

I give in. You win.

That's funny because I've lost count of the number of times I've read in here that she's the most talented of her generation.

(Potentially) 2nd-most talented of her generation behind Kvitova, and most potential for clay :bigwave:

The only hope is this horrible run of form is finally the wake-up call she needs. The last couple of years have kind of been the worst possible situation for her: she's been kind of coasting along doing decently without working hard, which means she's both been underperforming AND she's got into her head that she can atleast get by with minimal effort, plus the thought that all the other young players were at the same sort of level as her so she had plenty of time. Hopefully the last few weeks have made her realise that she needs to up her work ethic if she wants to get results, because that's what Generation Suck is doing (including even Halep seemingly) and she's suddenly in danger of being left behind.

I just don't see Slam winning potential in Nastya, I'm sorry. You can have all the ballstriking talent in the world and it means nothing if you don't work to improve your weaknesses.

While she's obviously in a slump and not playing her best at the moment, I always viewed Pavlyuchenkova as the kind of player who should win a bunch of smaller titles and routinely lose in the rd16 or rd32 of slams but nothing more. :shrug:

She only made the quarters of Roland Garros.
and the USO.

But she's still very young, so she can improve them. If she gets fit and is fully commited, I think she will be a force to be reckoned with in Slams, definitely RG.

I think it's too early to tell wether she's gonna fulfill her potential of not, but she needs to change some things. And get a decent coach.

Now please beat Wozniacki !

What the hell is going on with Pavs? :weirdo:

Was up 2-0 in the second set then lost 6 games in a row :rolleyes: Seriously, when is she going to get her shit together?

Pavs :help: Saw her play in Oz, and her form seems to be deteriorating even further. :sad:

I don't know what to do with Nastia anymore. I keep waiting for her to have that moment where she realizes she needs to put up or shut up but she hasn't made it there yet I guess.

(Potentially) 2nd-most talented of her generation behind Kvitova, and most potential for clay :bigwave:



Based on what?:tape::lol:

Based on what?:tape::lol:

Yes, exactly.

And she didn't defend Monterrey this week for this massive fail performance. Girl needs MUCH smarter scheduling.
On the other hand it's nice to see the other Romanians stepping up while Warsaw-GOAT is slowly falling to obscurity :sobbing:

Poor Pav's.

Get better, Stronger, Faster and (most importantly) physically and mentally Fitter!!

Pavs going down down down...no good result at all

Based on what?:tape::lol:

She bashes the ball on both sides = talent according to tennis experts :)

And she didn't defend Monterrey this week for this massive fail performance. Girl needs MUCH smarter scheduling.
On the other hand it's nice to see the other Romanians stepping up while Warsaw-GOAT is slowly falling to obscurity :sobbing:

Funny. :lol: :eek: :lol:

She bashes the ball on both sides = talent according to tennis experts :)

:lol:

Pavs hits a pretty ball, beautiful stroke production, but it's not enough.

:lol:

Pavs hits a pretty ball, beautiful stroke production, but it's not enough.

I was being sarcastic :oh: Girl can't even serve nowadays :o

I was being sarcastic :oh: Girl can't even serve nowadays :o

And she moves like an Elephant Seal with a drink problem. It's sad.

And she didn't defend Monterrey this week for this massive fail performance. Girl needs MUCH smarter scheduling.
On the other hand it's nice to see the other Romanians stepping up while Warsaw-GOAT is slowly falling to obscurity :sobbing:

Message from Dulgheru:

http://0.tqn.com/d/politicalhumor/1/0/N/9/arnold_then_now.jpg

:lol:

Pavs hits a pretty ball, beautiful stroke production, but it's not enough.

Great timing and natural power, more than enough to hit through players (especially on slower surfaces where she has the time to set up), and actually she's not a bad defensive player even as it is (she has good anticipation and court sense). Plus, although her work ethic is terrible, she does have decent mental toughness when she actually puts her mind to it (exhibit A being her US Open match against Schiavone last year).

Like I said, potential is no guarantee of anything, and if she doesn't pick up her work ethic she's never going to get close -- but are you really saying she doesn't have more potential from a technical standpoint than the likes of Wozniacki or Radwanska? :lol:

:happy: :oh:

Simona :worship: If she keeps this form up the clay season will be very good to her.

Oh well, Simona plays well atm. Nastya doesn't obviously.

Nid :cheer:

chunkova is slumping, its confirmed already...

Nastya, stop with your fckery, what's you problem?

NID

Inform-player def. Slumping elephant :shrug:

I guess Spanish academy not working either for NP

Should have played Monterrey. Should ask for WC too Malaysian Open . get it together Nastya Clay season coming up

Pavly come on! Why are all my faves sucking so much lately? :sobbing:

Saw some pics on Getty Images. Sweet Jesus.

Bakery :(.

Nastya :sad: :sad:

I think Pavlyuchenkova would have had a greater chance of beating Wozniacki though she really struggled this year...