[Viktymise]

^ This.

[justineheninfan]

Originally Posted by tejmeglekvár

not to mention this idiocy with the "chokes". Her main problem was that 90% of top players were awful match up for her. She was a grinder in mind stuck in a huge body. Thats just doesnt work, and any player with some brain or some weaopns could have trouble her.
She had many bad moments on court due to her brain, but most of them had nothing to do with "choke".

Actually that is exactly what I said many times. I dont feel she underperformed in slam finals so much, I feel she was outplayed, and she just wasnt quite good enough. I believe she really got the most out of herself in the time she was healthy, and people who are far too hard on her expected too much. Yet when I say that you refer to me as a Safina basher, yet now essentialy say exactly the same thing in defending her.

[Pavstry.]

Originally Posted by justineheninfan

Actually that is exactly what I said many times. I dont feel she underperformed in slam finals so much, I feel she was outplayed, and she just wasnt quite good enough. I believe she really got the most out of herself in the time she was healthy, and people who are far too hard on her expected too much. Yet when I say that you refer to me as a Safina basher, yet now essentialy say exactly the same thing in defending her.

except you were coming up sidenote idiocies like "Peak Schnyder would beat Safina any time".

And, no, you are not some kind of oracle (even if every 2nd post of yours in GM is "I predicted this and that"...). Many posters already wrote these things years ago. (I could say even her fans, but she "never had any", so that would be just silly. )

[Smitten]

She did underperform in the 2009 RG F. Watch her other matches against Kuznetsova from 2008 and 2009. Safina could have done a lot more in that F.

Anyway, who cares about Safina at this point. Although I'd prefer her back over Agatha and Azarenka.

[goldenlox]

Ultimately, you have step up in big matches, because thats what champions do.
But she had a bad back injury when she was #1, so we never saw her develop her career. She blossomed late, and became a #1 who won a lot of titles & made a lot of deep slam runs. Then suddenly she was off the tour. She only had about 15 months(May 2008-Aug 2009) of top 5 tennis before her injury.
But injuries are part of sports too. Plenty of great athletes in a lot of sports, their bodies couldnt stand up to the exertion.

[Wert.]

any news?

[Mary Cherry.]

Originally Posted by Wert.

any news?

Her career is almost as dead as your chat thread.

[fluffyelloballz]

I think she will come back. She is from a really smart family and they will be advising her to recover fully. With a law degree, a healed back (can it ever truly heal?) and all that experience, there is no reason why she would not come back for a couple of years to try her luck. Quite a few players have taken time out and come back to win slams. Li Na, Serena, Stosur, Agassi, Clisters, Hingis, Henin.

[Anthony.]

I would love her to, but it's not just leaving the game and coming back, it's because it's a back injury, you dont just recover from one so serious in a way that makes you comfortable to play a strenuous sport at the highest level for an extended period.

[NashaMasha]

She won't return unless Serena retires

[CareerSlamPova]

Originally Posted by NashaMasha

She won't return unless Serena retires

Why Serena's presence and her back injury are co-related?

[Leo St]

wow.. what a way to talk about dinara.. goat or not she had an interesting game to watch.. long powerful strokes comming from way behind the baseline.. well, its somehow different from what im used to see and i apreciate that. like it or not shes now part of tennis history and congrats on that dinara, wish you only happiness and sucess in your future endevours

[CareerSlamPova]

Originally Posted by Leo St

wow.. what a way to talk about dinara.. goat or not she had an interesting game to watch.. long powerful strokes comming from way behind the baseline.. well, its somehow different from what im used to see and i apreciate that. like it or not shes now part of tennis history and congrats on that dinara, wish you only happiness and sucess in your future endevours

This.