Since we did not have a thread for 2013,I opened one
So do we know where she will start playing her 2013 season? Last news I read about her she was at Mouratoglou camp in Mauritius with some other well known players as Serena.
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Aravane lost in the quarterfinals of the exhibition event in Metz this week
Quarterfinals: Pous-Tio (n9, Colomiers/Espagne) bat Bergot (n°16) 6-4, 6-3; Larrière (n°15) bat Rezaï (n°11, Clermont) 6-3, 7-5; Kostova (n°12, Bulgarie) bat Brémond (n°14) 6-4, 6-3; Minella (n°4, Luxembourg) bat Chala (- 30) 7-6 (7/5), 6-1.
Semis results: Minella (Luxembourg, tête de série n°1) bat Kostova (Bulgarie, tête de série n°4) 6-4, 6-3. Pous-tio (Espagne, tête de série n°2) bat Larrière (Cabriès, tête de série n°6) 4-6, 6-4, 6-1.
Well, she did just start training again with her Dad, so perhaps it just takes some time to re-acclimate to a 'new' training program. Maybe she got re-injured. We could speculate all day long, but without any inside info, it's just guessing.
Players have to train very hard to compete at a high level. Aravane hasn't been playing much at all recently, so it wouldn't take a lot to pull a muscle or strain something in training, especially given how hard she hits for her stature. Maybe it's as simple as that. She's been out for a long time, trying to make a comeback, and changed coaches again, so all of that is a big adjustment. Give her some time to prepare and adjust. She is a hard worker, she will come back when she is ready.
Match practice should be mandatory.
I remember she said in an interview that she plans to be in the top 50 at the end of the year. I hope it at least in the top 100 for early return.
I checked out a lot of tournaments. Aravane refused to participate only in Biarritz. And on the other tournaments, she is not even alleged. Maybe the truth is she now training hard. But I still do not understand it. She will fly out of the top 200 because she did not protect points of Contrexeville.