[*Jack*]

Originally Posted by bruce goose

Can confirm that Excelscior is alive and well,but that's all I'll say...and it's more likely that he'll come back to celebrate when Petra is actually playing WELL

So he should better be back soon!

[Petronius]

It's official. As of May 20, Petra is again the best lefty female tennis player in the world


1. Williams S. 11620
2. Sharapova M. 10015
3. Azarenka V. 9005
4. Radwanska A. 6475
5. Errani S. 5835
6. Li N. 5335
7. Kvitova P. 5175
8. Kerber A. 5135
9. Stosur S. 3645
10. Wozniacki C. 3625

[*Jack*]

Originally Posted by Petronius

It's official. As of, May 20, Petra is again the best lefty female tennis player in the world


1. Williams S. 11620
2. Sharapova M. 10015
3. Azarenka V. 9005
4. Radwanska A. 6475
5. Errani S. 5835
6. Li N. 5335
7. Kvitova P. 5175
8. Kerber A. 5135
9. Stosur S. 3645
10. Wozniacki C. 3625

This draw is a joke and Petra doesn't have to be ahead of Kerber in the rankings to be the best lefty.

[ShiftyFella]

Originally Posted by Petronius

It's official. As of, May 20, Petra is again the best lefty female tennis player in the world


1. Williams S. 11620
2. Sharapova M. 10015
3. Azarenka V. 9005
4. Radwanska A. 6475
5. Errani S. 5835
6. Li N. 5335
7. Kvitova P. 5175
8. Kerber A. 5135
9. Stosur S. 3645
10. Wozniacki C. 3625

Only for one week, just as Herrani #5 with RG points dropped next week order is restored, Petra is 8 behind Errani and NaNa back to #5

[TennisAddict84]

good read on the current state of Petra's game:

http://www.tennisearth.com/news/tenn...lay-853025.htm

[crescentmoon]

Originally Posted by Petronius

It's official. As of May 20, Petra is again the best lefty female tennis player in the world


1. Williams S. 11620
2. Sharapova M. 10015
3. Azarenka V. 9005
4. Radwanska A. 6475
5. Errani S. 5835
6. Li N. 5335
7. Kvitova P. 5175
8. Kerber A. 5135
9. Stosur S. 3645
10. Wozniacki C. 3625

Way to go

[hypersonic]

I hope she regains some points during the grass season, esp. in Eastbourne, because during the NA hardcourt season, she has a LOT to defend (excl. US Open). She also has her chances during the Asian swing. Bold prediction: At the end of this year, Petra at #5.

[Petronius]

Kvitty on the cover of the latest issue of the lifestyle magazine Belmondo

http://www.belmondomag.cz/

Acc. to people who bought the magazine, there was nothing relevant. It seems that the mag just tricked people into buying by promising some juicy info about Petra's private life

But the cover photo is nice.

[ShiftyFella]

Originally Posted by Petronius

Kvitty on the cover of the latest issue of the lifestyle magazine Belmondo

http://www.belmondomag.cz/

Acc. to people who bought the magazine, there was nothing relevant. It seems that the mag just tricked people into buying by promising some juicy info about Petra's private life

But the cover photo is nice.

I've bought online version and as i mentioned in photo thread inside was few photos from FC practice in Palermo with short interview about it, tho i expected VF like photo shoot

[Petronius]

Originally Posted by ShiftyFella

I've bought online version and as i mentioned in photo thread inside was few photos from FC practice in Palermo with short interview about it, tho i expected VF like photo shoot

How much was the online version? Here on newsstands, it costs about CZK 80 (three euros).

[Raiden]

Originally Posted by Palkov

Great Article from Soumojit Basu
http://www.tennisearth.com/news/tenn...lay-169407.htm

Some of the quotes should be sculpted on a rock:

In order to win finals, something she is adept at doing, Petra has to first get there and ‘choking’ in the rounds prior to that is simply not excusable for a player of her talent.

Another common sight on the tennis court is Kvitova getting easily frustrated by her game, her surroundings and her opponent’s defensive tactics. It’s fair to say that Kvitova is not the hardest worker on court, preferring to finish points early. A lot of her opponents have figured out that going to toe to toe with Petra is foolhardy and more often than not they will get pummelled to submission, hence the best strategy could be to lengthen rallies and wait for Kvitova’s patience to run out.

She takes a ‘faster court’ mentality on clay courts and expects to get away with it. Against players who either scrap well, are good at absorbing power – namely Marion Bartoli, Angelique Kerber, Li Na, Roberta Vinci, Vera Zvonareva, Maria Kirilenko – the Czech is not ahead in any of those head to heads. If this were against a few players, it could be an anomaly but Kvitova is caught out by ‘counter punchers’ more often than not.

If Kvitova is to play better on clay, and in general her career, she will have to improve her physical fitness and realize that in order to win the tight matches she has to hang in and drag the set for as long as she can, calculating that ‘nerves’ and ‘fitness’ are issues that will obviously be gnawing away at her opponent as well. The change is definitely apparent in 2013, her losses in three sets have not thrown up uncompetitive finals sets as she has generally forced her opponent to come up with answers in the critical stages instead of getting frustrated and gifting her adversary the win.

No shit...

[ShiftyFella]

Originally Posted by Petronius

How much was the online version? Here on newsstands, it costs about CZK 80 (three euros).

70 for Ipad version, we have ice-cream pricier than this

[*Jack*]

Originally Posted by ShiftyFella

70 for Ipad version, we have ice-cream pricier than this

Well, I've chosen do this the Czech way and I went to the mall where I just opened it and read it all free.
I have to say, it wasn't that bad by my standards. There wasn't something I wouldn't know about Petra but the article wasn't short (it actualy took me a few minutes of standing until I read it all ) and it was nice to spend some time reading about her.
And yeah, I've also thought that there is gonna be some more nice pictures like the one from the front page.

[steni]

Originally Posted by Raiden

No shit...

I know right!