True, but remember Flavia had won Indian Wells the previous year and had actually bageled Serena in some big tournament. She was better than her ranking suggested...
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Nobody saying she was bad. She was top 10 good at her prime, but not really GS title good. Perhaps Kasatkina or Haddad Maia would be good analogues today.
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Exactly. Like Myskina or Ivanovic (but at least she made two other finals, so she's half a step higher). The draw broke right and they were playing well. Maybe Sloane, too.
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The men's tournament is over for me.
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If you only care about Alcaraz then for sure. For me it's now just starting!
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The only one I can stand is Sinner and that's not enough to make me watch the men's semi's or the Final.
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The only one I can stand is Sinner and that's not enough to make me watch the men's semi's or the Final.
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jazzyg wrote: ↑Wed Jan 24, 2024 3:29 pm Luck is definitely a factor.
Rublev gets killed for being 0-10 in quarterfinals, but he is better than a lot of players who have broken through to a semifinal (say, Khachanov). Wasn't mentally strong enough earlier in his career and has been stuck with brutal opponents in the quarterfinals last year and this year.
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