Coach discussion (formerly: Maria has split from her coach)

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my sherona said:
removing "Maria" in the title of this thread makes it a dead thread.

Maria's name is still in the title. It's just that he turned into a general coaching thread since Caro and others are looking for new coach's as well.
 

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RE: Maria has split from her coach

tossip said:
the AntiPusher said:
SIR360 said:
Does having coach after coach after coach help an individual? I personally do not believe that its the coach, it's the player.

in Caroline's case, just maybe it will improve her abilities a bit, but i cannot see it drastically helping her. as for Maria S. i refuse to believe that anything is going to help her finally defeat Serena Williams after 9 years and counting..

I find it odd too that Caroline has been able to been serena on a bad day, but not pova. interesting. Maybe Caroline is willing to actually listen to her coach, where as pova isnt.
The main reason Serena is beating Maria very consistently is because Maria doesn't have variety in her game. It's easy for a player of Serena's caliber to raise her game even if she is not clicking in all cylinders because Maria hits a very hard flat ball that doesn't move and eventually you can time and ride her pace. Plus the rest that follows:
It's very personal with Serena with Maria.Now it's ultra personal since Maria is dating Grigor who was once very close with Serena
I dont think Serena did anything with that boy Grigor...she was still heartbroken over Common.
In other news pova and Vika were hitting together....now thats a surprise.I think pova wants to steal everything from Serena...including friends.:snigger

tossip.. I think Grigor made it past 3rd base with Serena:cool:
 

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RE: Maria has split from her coach

the AntiPusher said:
tossip said:
the AntiPusher said:
SIR360 said:
Does having coach after coach after coach help an individual? I personally do not believe that its the coach, it's the player.

in Caroline's case, just maybe it will improve her abilities a bit, but i cannot see it drastically helping her. as for Maria S. i refuse to believe that anything is going to help her finally defeat Serena Williams after 9 years and counting..

I find it odd too that Caroline has been able to been serena on a bad day, but not pova. interesting. Maybe Caroline is willing to actually listen to her coach, where as pova isnt.
The main reason Serena is beating Maria very consistently is because Maria doesn't have variety in her game. It's easy for a player of Serena's caliber to raise her game even if she is not clicking in all cylinders because Maria hits a very hard flat ball that doesn't move and eventually you can time and ride her pace. Plus the rest that follows:
It's very personal with Serena with Maria.Now it's ultra personal since Maria is dating Grigor who was once very close with Serena
I dont think Serena did anything with that boy Grigor...she was still heartbroken over Common.
In other news pova and Vika were hitting together....now thats a surprise.I think pova wants to steal everything from Serena...including friends.:snigger

tossip.. I think Grigor made it past 3rd base with Serena:cool:
maybe she was disappointed with Grigor if you know what I mean :snigger and moved on to a mature and experienced Patrick:snigger I dont think Serena is having sleepless nights over Grigor....especially after all the men she has dated.I think Common was the love of her life and he broke her heart...let pova have her sloppy seconds:snigger
 

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RE: Maria has split from her coach

tossip said:
the AntiPusher said:
tossip said:
the AntiPusher said:
SIR360 said:
Does having coach after coach after coach help an individual? I personally do not believe that its the coach, it's the player.

in Caroline's case, just maybe it will improve her abilities a bit, but i cannot see it drastically helping her. as for Maria S. i refuse to believe that anything is going to help her finally defeat Serena Williams after 9 years and counting..

I find it odd too that Caroline has been able to been serena on a bad day, but not pova. interesting. Maybe Caroline is willing to actually listen to her coach, where as pova isnt.
The main reason Serena is beating Maria very consistently is because Maria doesn't have variety in her game. It's easy for a player of Serena's caliber to raise her game even if she is not clicking in all cylinders because Maria hits a very hard flat ball that doesn't move and eventually you can time and ride her pace. Plus the rest that follows:
It's very personal with Serena with Maria.Now it's ultra personal since Maria is dating Grigor who was once very close with Serena
I dont think Serena did anything with that boy Grigor...she was still heartbroken over Common.
In other news pova and Vika were hitting together....now thats a surprise.I think pova wants to steal everything from Serena...including friends.:snigger

tossip.. I think Grigor made it past 3rd base with Serena:cool:
maybe she was disappointed with Grigor if you know what I mean :snigger and moved on to a mature and experienced Patrick:snigger I dont think Serena is having sleepless nights over Grigor....especially after all the men she has dated.I think Common was the love of her life and he broke her heart...let pova have her sloppy seconds:snigger

:snigger
 

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johnsteinbeck said:
since this thread has for a while now developed into a broader discussion on the top players' coaches, i thought changing the title was adequate, as to let people know what's going on inside.

Smart move, Mr. Steinbeck. :)

I'm still wondering if Larry Stefanki has been, or is going to be hired by someone. I guess the Sharapova rumor was just that.
 

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RE: Maria has split from her coach

tossip said:
the AntiPusher said:
tossip said:
the AntiPusher said:
SIR360 said:
Does having coach after coach after coach help an individual? I personally do not believe that its the coach, it's the player.

in Caroline's case, just maybe it will improve her abilities a bit, but i cannot see it drastically helping her. as for Maria S. i refuse to believe that anything is going to help her finally defeat Serena Williams after 9 years and counting..

I find it odd too that Caroline has been able to been serena on a bad day, but not pova. interesting. Maybe Caroline is willing to actually listen to her coach, where as pova isnt.
The main reason Serena is beating Maria very consistently is because Maria doesn't have variety in her game. It's easy for a player of Serena's caliber to raise her game even if she is not clicking in all cylinders because Maria hits a very hard flat ball that doesn't move and eventually you can time and ride her pace. Plus the rest that follows:
It's very personal with Serena with Maria.Now it's ultra personal since Maria is dating Grigor who was once very close with Serena
I dont think Serena did anything with that boy Grigor...she was still heartbroken over Common.
In other news pova and Vika were hitting together....now thats a surprise.I think pova wants to steal everything from Serena...including friends.:snigger

tossip.. I think Grigor made it past 3rd base with Serena:cool:
maybe she was disappointed with Grigor if you know what I mean :snigger and moved on to a mature and experienced Patrick:snigger I dont think Serena is having sleepless nights over Grigor....especially after all the men she has dated.I think Common was the love of her life and he broke her heart...let pova have her sloppy seconds:snigger

Hehehehehe :heart:
 

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Sharapova is out of Toronto.

http://www.rogerscup.com/women/english/currentNews.php?id=SHARAPOVA_WITHDRAWS_FROM_ROGERS_CUP_PRESENTED_BY_NATIONAL_BANK