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Nov 12th, 2012, 10:12 PM
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Top 10 Most Improved Players in 2012
Title is pretty self explanatory.  Might include my own list a little bit later. These are players that have either shot up the rankings quickly and are on the way up, or players that have comeback this year and are on the right track again.  |
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Nov 12th, 2012, 10:19 PM
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Re: Top 10 Most Improved Players in 2012
Angelique Kerber, Sara Errani, Varvara Lepchenko, Hsieh, Stephens and Robson are coming to my mind
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Titles in 2012: Doubles Auckland, Doubles Birmingham, Doubles s'Hergotenbosch, Doubles Bronx, Doubles Cincinnati, Doubles Rockhampton, Doubles Luxemburg
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Nov 12th, 2012, 10:46 PM
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Re: Top 10 Most Improved Players in 2012
Kerber, Errani, Lepchencko, Hsieh, Stephens, Watson, Robson, Barthel, Bertens, Babos
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Nov 12th, 2012, 10:51 PM
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Re: Top 10 Most Improved Players in 2012
Kerber, Errani, Lepchenko, Robson, Hsieh, Stephens, Watson, Bertens...
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Nov 12th, 2012, 11:00 PM
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Re: Top 10 Most Improved Players in 2012
Vinci has to be up there somewhere.
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Nov 13th, 2012, 02:49 PM
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Re: Top 10 Most Improved Players in 2012
Ula Radwanska was ranked 105 in the beginning of the year, now is 31. She achieved this year her best ranking in the career - 29. Her previous record was 62 in 2009.
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Nov 13th, 2012, 02:57 PM
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Re: Top 10 Most Improved Players in 2012
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Originally Posted by crystal ball
Ula Radwanska was ranked 105 in the beginning of the year, now is 31. She achieved this year her best ranking in the career - 29. Her previous record was 62 in 2009.
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She did it all by lucky draws/injuries or simply bad form of opponents. She has no business being in this thread.
My list:
Watson, Robson, Hsieh, Lepchenko, Errani, A.Radwanska, Cornet, Cirstea, Barthel, Stephens, Giorgi, Bernets (sp?),
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Nov 13th, 2012, 03:00 PM
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Re: Top 10 Most Improved Players in 2012
Kerber, Errani, U.Radwanska, Hsieh, Watson, Robson, Lepchenko, Giorgi, Stephens and Bertens. 
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Nov 13th, 2012, 03:19 PM
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Re: Top 10 Most Improved Players in 2012
Yaroslava Shvedova
206 --> 29
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Nov 13th, 2012, 03:33 PM
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Re: Top 10 Most Improved Players in 2012
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Yaroslava Shvedova
206 --> 29
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Rankingwise it is definetily a big improvement. But she has been up there before I don't know if she got that much better gamewise, she just lacked matches and confidence.
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Titles in 2012: Doubles Auckland, Doubles Birmingham, Doubles s'Hergotenbosch, Doubles Bronx, Doubles Cincinnati, Doubles Rockhampton, Doubles Luxemburg
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Nov 13th, 2012, 04:24 PM
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Re: Top 10 Most Improved Players in 2012
Hsieh, Robson, Shvedova, Errani, Ula, Kerber should be in there.
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Nov 13th, 2012, 05:19 PM
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Re: Top 10 Most Improved Players in 2012
Serena Williams?
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Nov 13th, 2012, 05:26 PM
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Re: Top 10 Most Improved Players in 2012
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Originally Posted by Phil=)
Rankingwise it is definetily a big improvement. But she has been up there before I don't know if she got that much better gamewise, she just lacked matches and confidence.
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She is much better gamewise now.
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Nov 13th, 2012, 05:52 PM
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Re: Top 10 Most Improved Players in 2012
Hm, so Kerber improved much more than Aga?
Is that why she beat Aga in 2011 and lost twice 2012? Crazy thinking.
On my list: Radwanskas, Robson. Petrova, Hsieh, Errani, Kerber, Vinci, Watson, Ormaechea
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Nov 13th, 2012, 09:19 PM
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Re: Top 10 Most Improved Players in 2012
Mona Barthel.
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