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and yet another slap on the face of those who still believe on the tour's "increased" depth
and that the playing level has improved since 2003...
Very true. If there were no consistent injuries on the WTATour, Venus, Serena, Kim, and Justine would be at the top of the rankings. Hingis and Davenport would be in the Top Ten and would still contend for titles, but they wouldn't be dominating.Knizzle said:The tour is deeper, but the playing level has definitely gone down.
Look at it the other way though - could Serena and Venus sustain their level without damaging themselves or stay ahead of a tour that got used to them and sustain their own interest? Could Kim and Justine do what Hingis did for 4 years playing a similar style with more power consistently and piling up wins without badly damaging themselves?Geisha said:Very true. If there were no consistent injuries on the WTATour, Venus, Serena, Kim, and Justine would be at the top of the rankings. Hingis and Davenport would be in the Top Ten and would still contend for titles, but they wouldn't be dominating.
But, with that said, Hingis of '01 would not be able to compete with the Hingis of '06. She has gotten better and better with each match played, so...