WD Ana
After she struggled tro get past Fridman Sutjiadi and got bagelled first rpound vs some American WC I thought that this trip would have been a waste. Obviously not. This surface seems to suite Eastern Europeans as they have the advantage of Clay which benefits their movement but it is also really fast, like a cross between IH and Clay which are normally their best surfaces And Haas has been in great form this week
GL at Orange Bowl
If someone else is going to steal Anett's crown, Ana is definitely my top choice
Ana is very good, but she';s the kind of girl who I don't see improving much further in the sense that she has stopped growing and she already has a game, so unless she can learn more skills, the transition to pros will be difficult I hope she makes it
This surface seems to suite Eastern Europeans as they have the advantage of Clay which benefits their movement but it is also really fast, like a cross between IH and Clay which are normally their best surfaces And Haas has been in great form this week
And which Eastern European player are you talking about? Because no player from Eastern Europe qualified to the QF and only 2 of them got to the 3rd round :shrug:
In English, Western and Eastern Europe have political meanings as well as geographic meanings. For most people the terms are still tied to the Cold War-era separation of Europe.
I meant politically and geographically
Like these countries have a strong Indoor Hard and Clay Court tradition, therefore Green Clay is the best surface
Geographically and Politically are different:
E.G. Czech Republic is Geographically central and Politically East
Estonia is Geographically Easy but Politically Scandinavian
Also IMO, for tennis Central Europe and Eastern Europe are moulded into one
Everyone but the Eastern Geographical European themselves consider Czech and Slovakia are Eastern European countries.
We do categorize your countries in political way. :shrug: