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Originally posted by ABEL
I think she'll be fine, she may struggle a bit, but I have faith in Carlos. He's 10000x better than Maria's coach whose only advice is to remind her that her opponent will choke. I mean what kind of coaching is that? This is why she'll never win another major in her career. 
Li however, I think she is due for 2 more, especially on clay since Carlos specialize in that department. |
Maria has a few more majors in her if the hunger remains. She's having a great season this year and she hasn't had to play her best tennis.
I'm not sure about Na. I've been following the tour for a decade now. 30 has always been an age where players have either peaked or are approaching retirement. Age wise the tour has never been so mature so it's really hard to evaluate how much time the 30+ players have left. The only reference point for me would be Pierce's amazing form in 2005. She didn't last much longer but I guess injury caught up to her in the end.
The USO is really intriguing this year. Multiple players are in form, and even if Serena is the favourite by quite a margin, it won't be too shocking to see someone else lift the trophy. I hope to see some great matches at the latter stages of the tournament. I've seen all the Women's finals since 2001 and they've all been two sets.
What a loser mentality.
That's a bit pessimistic 
