[DA FOREHAND]

It used to be that any player in the top ten was a legitimate threat to not only score an upset, but also had an outside chance to reach the final four in a major.

Now we have ......

8 Anastasia Myskina Russia
9 Elena Dementieva Russia
10 8 Chanda Rubin United States
11 12 Magdalena Maleeva Bulgaria
12 15 Ai Sugiyama Japan
13 13 Conchita Martinez Spain
14 9 Daniela Hantuchova Slovakia 0.00
15 19 Nadia Petrova


in the top ten or knocking on the door. While it's a milestone in a players career, it doesn't seem to hold the weight of years past.

 

[DA FOREHAND]

Well not just the slams, but also the big titles Tier ones, there used to be many players not only capable of winning one, but multiple tier 1 events, that doesn't seem to be the case anymore.

 

[DA FOREHAND]

A single tournament for ea. of them, gone are the days when Martinez, Pierce, Sabitini won big titles every year.

 

[DA FOREHAND]

Dockic?

Myskina?