didnt she say she is cutting down her schedule?Naldo said:bingo. Dokic has been bombing out early in most of her tournaments, so even though she's entered in the same or more, she's not playing nearly as many matches as she has this same time last year.
yes she did, but playing as badly as she is now, she's lokign to get as many points and matches under her belt. im pretty positive that next year she'll rework her schedule which will prob include the Australian Open so she'll cut off some tournaments. when she becomes consistent enough at the big events, she'll have a proper schedulei_like_tennis said:didnt she say she is cutting down her schedule?
she certainly did that............
And just to complete the picture,disposablehero said:I hate to always pick on the same people, but Dokic brings it upon herself.
Here is an example of why thwe ranking system is about quality and not quantity.
Kim Clijsters has 22 events. Her 16th best is 170 points.
Jelena Dokic has 30 events. Her 3rd best is 156.
Playing a lot doesn't get you to the top. Playing damn well gets you there.
The quality Serena is missing is in her schedule. Fewest events in the top 20 pretty much every single year since she arrived there. Might have had about two or three more events than Lindsay last year. Lindsay started her season at the end of July.TennisPower said:And just to complete the picture,
Serena has 12 events. Her 11th best is 170 points.![]()
I'm not sure about that. In as much as I would her to play more, she still managed to keep the #1 for more than a year with just about 12-13 tourneys. In terms of efficiency, that's a high quality schedule; it allows her to maintain her health, both physical and mental, and leaves her time for other.... girlish stuffdisposablehero said:The quality Serena is missing is in her schedule.
She has. But now she is about to lose it to someone whose average result is less than hers. That's not efficient.TennisPower said:I'm not sure about that. In as much as I would her to play more, she still managed to keep the #1 for more than a year with just about 12-13 tourneys. In terms of efficiency, that's a high quality schedule; it allows her to maintain her health, both physical and mental, and leaves her time for other.... girlish stuff.
disposablehero said:She has. But now she is about to lose it to someone whose average result is less than hers. That's not efficient.