Quite the advertising campaign and she'd just beaten Graf so definitely peak Kournikova here!
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"She brought a fresh approach. It's for that that people loved to see her play.It's for that too that I hated to play her, I dreaded her unpredictability. I had lots of problems to sort out. It was seriously gruelling, a constant battle of tactics. Her exit is a huge loss. It's not like we will find a new Mauresmo tomorrow" - Justine Henin on Amélie Mauresmos retirement
Peak Venus' matches being against Radwanska and Safina who's useless on grass
Some nominees:
2005 Wimbledon v. Sharapova
2001 USO v. Capriati
Not a match but her beating Henin, Capriati and Davenport in like 2 days in New Haven 2001 (IIRC)
2008 Wimbledon v. Serena
Not all peak matches need to result in beatdowns where you only lose a maximum of 3 games.
Peak Venus' matches being against Radwanska and Safina who's useless on grass
Some nominees:
2005 Wimbledon v. Sharapova
2001 USO v. Capriati
Not a match but her beating Henin, Capriati and Davenport in like 2 days in New Haven 2001 (IIRC)
2008 Wimbledon v. Serena
Not all peak matches need to result in beatdowns where you only lose a maximum of 3 games.
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go 'pova. and while you're at it win the french, wimbledon, uso, yec and everything else in between.
Peak Venus' matches being against Radwanska and Safina who's useless on grass
Some nominees:
2005 Wimbledon v. Sharapova
2001 USO v. Capriati
Not a match but her beating Henin, Capriati and Davenport in like 2 days in New Haven 2001 (IIRC)
2008 Wimbledon v. Serena
Not all peak matches need to result in beatdowns where you only lose a maximum of 3 games.
Venus hit 16 winners and 1 unforced error in that 6-1 6-0 win over Safina. I think it deserves a mention. Peak isn't necessarily how many glorious and spectacular winners you hit either, it's about if you can do it without missing, and 1 unforced error says a lot.
If you look at the OP there are several matches where the winner dropped more than "3 games". And I'm still getting around to adding some of the other matches which people have mentioned, including those of Venus.
I think we can all agree this is peak Kvitova (2010 Wimbledon 4R: df. Wozniacki 6-2 6-0).
Or this, (2011 Wimbledon 4R: df. Wickmayer 6-0 6-2)
It's absolutely the Wickmayer one - Woz wasn't playing all that well.
I remember watching that match, where Yanina just started laughing in the second set. I just knew Petra was the Wimbledon favorite from that match on
this makes me sad because this was her form coming into clay this year and might have been a huge threat, but the injury placed her to where she is barely a professional.
Venus hit 16 winners and 1 unforced error in that 6-1 6-0 win over Safina. I think it deserves a mention. Peak isn't necessarily how many glorious and spectacular winners you hit either, it's about if you can do it without missing, and 1 unforced error says a lot.
If you look at the OP there are several matches where the winner dropped more than "3 games". And I'm still getting around to adding some of the other matches which people have mentioned, including those of Venus.
Bye.
I never said it didn't deserve to be there. It's just ridiculous for Vee to have only 2 entries and against such weak competition.
I never said it didn't deserve to be there. It's just ridiculous for Vee to have only 2 entries and against such weak competition.
Um, "peak" doesn't necessarily mean you have to have beaten a multiple Grand Slam champion for it to count. It's about the level you play at, not the competition you beat. 16 winners and 1 unforced errors says enough. We all agree that Kvitova's 6-0 6-2 win over Wickmayer is her peak, but does that mean that Wickmayer is the best player she has ever beaten? Nope. Otherwise I'd put the video up of her beating Sharapova in straight sets in the final, but that wouldn't make sense as her level of play wasn't as good.
And once again I still haven't finished adding all the videos, and yes I am planning on adding some of those that you have mentioned, so chill out
Um, "peak" doesn't necessarily mean you have to have beaten a multiple Grand Slam champion for it to count. It's about the level you play at, not the competition you beat. 16 winners and 1 unforced errors says enough. We all agree that Kvitova's 6-0 6-2 win over Wickmayer is her peak, but does that mean that Wickmayer is the best player she has ever beaten? Nope. Otherwise I'd put the video up of her beating Sharapova in straight sets in the final, but that wouldn't make sense as her level of play wasn't as good.
And once again I still haven't finished adding all the videos, and yes I am planning on adding some of those that you have mentioned, so chill out
BIRNEROVA | BACSINSZKY | PETKOVIC | DATE KRUMM | KRAJICEK
TT Singles: (CH: #40) W ITF Biella'10, W ITF Nantes'10, W ITF Dubai'12 | TT Doubles: (CH: #1) ITF Nantes'10, ITF Bucharest'10, Marbella'11, Washington'11, Linz'11, YEC'11, ITF Opole'11, Pattaya'12, Tashkent'12, ITF Pune'12, Memphis'13 | Suicide: (CH: #6) W Luxembourg'12, F Marbella'11, F Quebec'11, F US Open'11 | FITD Doubles: (CH: #6) W Pattaya'11, W Copenhagen'11, W Bad Gastein'11, W Stanford'11, W Seoul'11, W Pattaya'12, W Bogota'12 | Tipping: (CH: #2) W YEC'11, W Acapulco'13 F Brussels'11, F Stanford'11
What is the "peak" of every player?
JeJa; Pavs; Aga; Vika
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. That must be one of the best performances ever by a woman.
It's about the level you play at, not the competition you beat. 16 winners and 1 unforced errors says enough. We all agree that Kvitova's 6-0 6-2 win over Wickmayer is her peak, but does that mean that Wickmayer is the best player she has ever beaten? Nope. Otherwise I'd put the video up of her beating Sharapova in straight sets in the final, but that wouldn't make sense as her level of play wasn't as good.
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