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Radwanska struggling in semifinals this year

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#1 ·
I think Agnieszka needs to look in the mirror why the poor performances in semifinals this year? Serena and Carla destroyed her very embarrassing loses in the semifinals of Australian open and middle east. Now losing easily to a low ranked German. I know clay is Aga worst surface but this is a huge disappointment this loss. She needs to get some teeth in her game. The serve especially the second one needs to improve. Sadly I have to agree with the people who do not see Aga winning a slam. She has not made the adjustments like Kerber did. Kerber looks thick she looks muscular and very strong these days. Aga looks like a waif. I honestly do not know how a waif can win a slam? The big girls just hit through her.
 
#4 ·
Aga may win a slam at some point but 'struggling'? :spit:

She was outplayed, outsmarted, and outmaneovered in every single one of her semifinals, and there was nothing she could have done against her opponents, winning an average of four games per match. I wouldn't call that 'struggling', I'd call that losing to inspired players who are better on the day, and there's no shame in that. She's had a great year and will probably do a lot more.
 
#20 ·
aga may win a slam at some point but 'struggling'? :spit:

She was outplayed, outsmarted, and outmaneovered in every single one of her semifinals, and there was nothing she could have done against her opponents, winning an average of four games per match. I wouldn't call that 'struggling', i'd call that losing to inspired players who are better on the day, and there's no shame in that. She's had a great year and will probably do a lot more.
huh?!
 
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#10 ·
Bur why is Aga struggling in the semifinals? Sure Aga opponents player well BUT she played like crap to lose 6-2 6-0 love to Suarez Navarro! Come on people something mental is going on in Aga head she also is 1-4 I'm grand slam semifinals as well. She blew to huge chances to win a slam losing to Lisicki and Cibulkova in 2013 and 2014. Last year disappointment losing to young Garbine Mugaruza. She needs power that is the missing part in Aga game but the girl is so skinny. She looks like a school girl out there being overpowered by women.
 
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I think Agnieszka needs to look in the mirror why the poor performances in semifinals this year? Serena and Carla destroyed her very embarrassing loses in the semifinals of Australian open and middle east. Now losing easily to a low ranked German. I know clay is Aga worst surface but this is a huge disappointment this loss. She needs to get some teeth in her game. The serve especially the second one needs to improve. Sadly I have to agree with the people who do not see Aga winning a slam. She has not made the adjustments like Kerber did. Kerber looks thick she looks muscular and very strong these days. Aga looks like a waif. I honestly do not know how a waif can win a slam? The big girls just hit through her.
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I think you are missing the mark completely, there was nothing Aga could do better to win against Siegemund this week, just like there was nothing Halep or Vinci could do, both much better clay court players than Aga.

Aga was the underdog in this match and her losing was no shock.
 
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Because the semifinals features the top 4 best players of the week, and if you're only the third or fourth best player remaining each time, you'll lose. :shrug:
 
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Not only did she lose all her SFs this year (besides the one in the MM she won), but she only won 12 games in 3 of those SF matches. And couldn't win any set. :happy: And in 2 of those SFs she was the huge favorite to win.

Her last 2 losses were quite bad, and with more clay tournaments coming up she might lose more of the confidence that she got after that L-L-W-W-W YEC. Maybe she'll get it back for grass like last year, we'll see.
 
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Not only did she lose all her SFs this year (besides the one in the MM she won), but she only won 12 games in 3 of those SF matches. And couldn't win any set.
And in 2 of those SFs she was the huge favorite to win.

Her last 2 losses were quite bad, and with more clay tournaments coming up she might lose more of the confidence that she got after that L-L-W-W-W YEC. Maybe she'll get it back for grass like last year, we'll see.
And this is concern Aga is getting blown off the court. She says she wants to win a slam so why is she so frail looking? She is too thin she needs a little bit of muscle. Look at Kerber she used to be fat but she lost the weight but put on muscle. Kerner is lean but toned you can see she has more power than Aga. Aga seems afraid to put on weight.
 
#23 ·
When Aga's not working her magic she's a very beatable opponent. I think it's more mental than physical as Aga is still very fit. It's just that players work past Aga's tricks. Like today, Laura played a very solid match.
 
#24 ·
1. Serena on hard -- she's always fighting not to get blown out of the water by Rena

2. CSN the day after an epic, physical QF win over Vincy -- she always struggles deep into a tournament when she doesn't have time to rest, remember her lack of energy in the AO '14 SF against Cibulkova

3. Clay

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She's got chances at Wimbledon and the Olympics from the big tournaments this year.
 
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CSN the day after an epic, physical QF win over Vincy -- she always struggles deep into a tournament when she doesn't have time to rest, remember her lack of energy in the AO '14 SF against Cibulkova
What bullshit !! She got ample rest in both those matches as she had a day off. She was completely outplayed in those losses. Stop making excuses and admit that she can get blasted off the court by majority of the tour irrespective of her form.

She's got chances at Wimbledon and the Olympics from the big tournaments this year.
She is highly vulnerable on grass. She got bageled by Makarova and lost to Muguruza on her worst surface, in the last two years at Wimbledon.
 
#28 ·
Talking about semi-finals just clouds the issue. In reality Radwanska's form has just been average all year. A lot will depend on your perspective and what you are listening too. I know on BT Sport here they are always telling us how Radwanska has taken her game to another level and is doing so well this year. In reality she hasn't really done anything you wouldn't expect her to, she's posted consistent results but in some ways has left results out there, especially when you look at Doha.
 
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Talking about semi-finals just clouds the issue. In reality Radwanska's form has just been average all year. A lot will depend on your perspective and what you are listening too. I know on BT Sport here they are always telling us how Radwanska has taken her game to another level and is doing so well this year. In reality she hasn't really done anything you wouldn't expect her to, she's posted consistent results but in some ways has left results out there, especially when you look at Doha.
So much the bolded parts.

Even when Petko was outplaying her in the first set (5-1) they were using words like "genius" and "extraordinary" when she won a good point. By listening to them whenever they comment one of her matches you would think she's the best player that ever grabbed a tennis racquet.

Agnieszka had bad luck in Melbourne

She'll have a great draw in Wimbledon and win her slam there
How come she was unlucky ? ALF cramped in the third set of their 4th round match when she was in total control. She probably would have lost there if that hadn't happened. Imo she was quite lucky to make the SF. And I doubt she was going to beat Kerber anyway, and if she had she would have been blitzed by Serena in the F, as usual.

About the "oh what a chance she lost at the 2014 AO". She beat in 3 sets an injured player playing quite below her best and moving like an oversized truck with flat tires. Next round she met an hyper aggressive player like Pome who was on fire and blew her off court (and then beat her again a few weeks later). History of her career.
 
#33 ·
I think it is mental 1-4 in grand slam semifinals she has blown a few big matches when she was the favorite. I honestly thought Aga had a chance to win the 2014 AO she best Azarenka and Serena and Maria already lost early. And then she plays a horrible match against cibulkova winning only 3 games. How can anyone else say that loss was not mental? Her loss to Mugaruza a younger player last year at Wimbledon and then Lisicki a few years ago also in the semifinals. She has blown big matches she was the favorite and higher seed. I heard in Indian Wells she hit a serve at 110 mph so why does she not serve bigger consistently?
 
#43 ·
Since when was Aga's draw 'bad luck'? :spit:
And what do you mean by 'great draw'? I guess if the likes of Serena, Vika, Angie etc. are gone by R4, then she has a chance there.

Maybe that's what she needs to win a slam since her AO draw was 'bad luck'. Lmao. :spit:
 
#35 ·
It was a horror Saturday night, tennis-wise.

Three of my favourite players were in WTA semi-finals on the same night, and by Sunday morning, all three were beaten.

Petra just did not believe she could beat Angie, Stef looked overawed by the occasion and... ...Aga, what the hell was that?

I'm proud and delighted with all of you, but - erm, my vocabulary has just let me down. I dunno what to say but to cross fingers and hope for better things to come.
 
#37 ·
People think she is consistent: results wise yeah she won one tournament, reached 3 semifinals and 4rd round this year, but it's not true if we consider her play.
She has better and worse matches in the same tournament and difference between them is big. Even in the same match she can play one set badly and the other one brilliant (match against Petkovic).
Yesterday she peaked only for one game, breaking for 2-4 in 2nd set, but she needed to play in that way whole match to have a chance to win.
Just look at Angie, she didn't won AO, because she only improved her game. She won it, because she was consistently playing on very high level all tournament. In the past she was also erratic with her play, losing important matches with worse play (3rd set against Stosur in US Open SF, SF of Wimbledon against Aga).
The other problem is Aga's stamina. We witnessed it in Doha SF against CSN after great match with Vinci, but it repeats every year.
I can see that Aga is improving her play on court, but it's not enough. She needs to gain more muscle mass and improve her stamina, without it I don't see any slam for her.
 
#41 ·
It was expected once opening a thread like this, there show up people whining about her winning YEC as if it's her fault for the Round Robin system and as if it's her fault she was between the top-ranked players who could play YEC. She played and won.

And now, because she passes through a series of losses, people try to diminish her accomplishments and forget she's a slam finalist and Premier Mandatory winner.
 
#46 ·
Lols @ this thread. She's the most consistent player of the last 9 months and she's trashed for it. Though, let's be real; she should not have lost to Navarro in the middle east. In saying that, Aga thrives off match play and at the moment she's protecting her body for grass - any fool can see that. She's not playing the amount of tournaments she's used to, which is good imo. She's only playing three clay events this year which gives you an idea of where she's focusing her form on, grass.
 
#55 ·
Lols @ this thread. She's the most consistent player of the last 9 months and she's trashed for it. Though, let's be real; she should not have lost to Navarro in the middle east. In saying that, Aga thrives off match play and at the moment she's protecting her body for grass - any fool can see that. She's not playing the amount of tournaments she's used to, which is good imo. She's only playing three clay events this year which gives you an idea of where she's focusing her form on, grass.
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