Will Maria reach 10 Slams? More?

[Moxie]

i say it before i'll say it again...Maria will have her 12 Slam before her day is done.. if not for her injured shoulder she'll be winning more than 12.

You have said it before, and I have no fear that you'll say it again. And I admire your fandom, but you have never put forward any cogent argument as to why Sharapova will accomplish so much, going forward, other than that you want it to be so. I like her as a player, and she's a valiant fighter, but the Magic Eight Ball, and most of the reasonable posters here, I think, would say 6 total Majors is not unreasonable, and 8 would be a top goal.

 

[RJD11]

Billie, you do realize that Pova's serve is better than Vika's, even after that life-threatening shoulder injury, don't you? So the losses cannot be attributed to the serve.

even after that life-threatening shoulder injury?????????

Maria:
On the morning of October 15 Dr. Altcheck performed a minor arthroscopic surgery that lasted 22 minutes on my right shoulder.The procedure was successful and very simple. I left the hospital a few hours after the procedure and flew to my home in Florida for 3 days and then I flew back to Phoenix to start working on my shoulder. The 10 weeks of shoulder strength before the procedure really helped the shoulder heal quicker. Dr. Altcheck thought my recovery would be very fast and he was right. I had full range of motion after 14 days, after 6 weeks I was throwing a foot ball and after 8 weeks I was back on the court where I belong. I know this entire process has made me stronger and more hungry


I have been hearing about the Pova's serious and career threatening

shoulder surgery for years now and its getting old.


http://www.downthelinetennis.com/2008/12/low-down-shrieka-reveals-surgery-on.html

you're no tennis GS champ rj.. stop comparing yourself to the Greatest. i could still chugged beer after beer on my newly repaired shoulder (both shoulder) you been posting since espn days ..its getting old.

Look Twi...err Sharona ( I was asked not to call you MyTwit, the

name you had on the ESPN board. ....You brought it up )

And I have not compared myself to anyone.


I also have had rotator surgery on both shoulders

My last one was Feb 19 2014 ( yep, just got rid of that sling

a couple of weeks ago) . And I can chug beer with mine also

And I use my big liter mugs from Sud Bayern.


And I know you have seen this Article before since I posted it

many times on the ESPN board over the years , many times in response

to one of your inane posts about your Empress and her shoulder injury.

You had no answer then and you have none now. Its in your Empress

Maria's own words. So I can see why its getting old to you.

 

[RJD11]

Tidbit:

40: Consecutive wins for Sharapova on clay against opponents other than Serena Williams. Since the 2012 clay season, she has lost just three times on the surface, all to Serena.

 

[my sherona]

you dont understand RJ chugging beers or throwing some meaningless balls against the wall after rotator surgery is not the same as playing in the GS...Pro..elite..top ten.. tennis or even backyard tennis for that matter.. stop comparing yourself to the Greatest.

 

[Kieran]

How many has she got now? 4?

In ten years.

So at this rate, she finishes with 6, or 5...

 

[RJD11]

you dont understand RJ chugging beers or throwing some meaningless balls against the wall after rotator surgery is not the same as playing in the GS...Pro..elite..top ten.. tennis or even backyard tennis for that matter.. stop comparing yourself to the Greatest.

I understand exactly what you mean Sherona.

And once again I'm not comparing myself to

the " Greatest " .....or Maria.

You started that.

 

[RJD11]

How many has she got now? 4?

In ten years.

So at this rate, she finishes with 6, or 5...

For a while there she was winning one about every 2 years.

which means she is due this year since 2012 FO

 

[kskate2]

How many has she got now? 4?

In ten years.

So at this rate, she finishes with 6, or 5...

For a while there she was winning one about every 2 years.

which means she is due this year since 2012 FO

Not necessarily RJD. She went 4 years between AO 08 and FO 12.

 

[kskate2]

you dont understand RJ chugging beers or throwing some meaningless balls against the wall after rotator surgery is not the same as playing in the GS...Pro..elite..top ten.. tennis or even backyard tennis for that matter.. stop comparing yourself to the Greatest.

Each person's body responds to the same surgery differently. If you haven't had the surgery, you cannot offer any constructive information either way. Stop being a fangirl and discuss the topics intelligently with evidence and/or research to support your theory.

 

[RJD11]

How many has she got now? 4?

In ten years.

So at this rate, she finishes with 6, or 5...

For a while there she was winning one about every 2 years.

which means she is due this year since 2012 FO

Not necessarily RJD. She went 4 years between AO 08 and FO 12.

I know KSkate, but the other 3 had a 2 year difference I think.

She just missed one 2 yr slam. Maybe someone beat her in

a slam she was supposed to win in 2010.

 

[rugged]

Of course one can only speculate and my guess is as good as any but..

Masha's has only won slams in even years (2004, 2006, 2008 and 2012)
2010 was a wasted year for her due to her struggle to make a come back else she could have won the FO then already
Masha also has won her slams in order that is Wimbledon first then the USO, the AO and finally the FO

If she follows that pattern and if she can be free from serious injuries then she should win Wimbledon next year again and start a new cycle. That is the USO in 2016, the AO in 2018 and the FO in 2020
She'll be 33 year by then. Maybe it's far fetched but not impossible. Anyone who knows a little about Masha's career should know by now that she's achieved remarkable things in remarkable ways.

If however Masha succeeds to win a slam this year then she has broken her pattern and anything can happen. Winning one slam per year over a period of 5 years isn't an unreachable goal for her

Someone on this forum has predicted Masha's demise time after time and he's been right in maybe 10% of all his Masha predictions. His credibility is therefor close to zero and I really shouldn't put so much trust in his predictions that Masha would "fade away" somehow or that she will retire at 29
I also find the references to Serena reasonable but Vika? Come on!! Their H2H is 7-5 in Vika's favor which hardly makes Vika that superior over Masha. If the 2 would meet in a final I would say that the chances are 50-50 for either one to win

Well, the good news for Maria and her supporters is that in the last few years she seemed to have improved a little bit each year compared to the year before that. I agree about the Vika vs Maria rivalry. A h2h of 7-5 doesn't suggest that one has the upperhand over the other by a huge margin. It basically means that whoever plays the best ball on the day will win, and that isn't always the same player. When it comes to Serena I think it's fair to say that Vika has recently given her more problems than Maria. But Maria gave her a good match as well in Miami and even at last years YEC I think that Maria played a pretty good match. There's still a considerable gap between them, but it's now come to the point that Maria can at least make a match out of it when they play each other, and that's progress.

The reality is that Miami (where she blasted her in the 3rd set) was the only time that Maria has gone three sets with Serena since Charleston years ago. Which means Serena lost her focus for a bit. Since Miami 2013 Serena has beaten her in Madrid, the FO and Brisbane in straight sets. So I wouldn't say Maria is making a match out of it. If both sets went to tie breaks - yes. But otherwise...their matches at one sided.

 

[10isfan]

I think Pova can win one more max, at the French. So a total of five. She will retire in two years, in my opinion.

Incidentally, the "life threatening shoulder injury" was meant as sarcasm. I don't think Pova has played one match since the surgery without a commentator talking about it. I really wish this subject were put to rest! It has been six years. Let's move on.

 

[kskate2]

How many has she got now? 4?

In ten years.

So at this rate, she finishes with 6, or 5...

For a while there she was winning one about every 2 years.

which means she is due this year since 2012 FO

Not necessarily RJD. She went 4 years between AO 08 and FO 12.

I know KSkate, but the other 3 had a 2 year difference I think.

She just missed one 2 yr slam. Maybe someone beat her in

a slam she was supposed to win in 2010.

I get what you are saying. By the way, her results in the slams in 2010:
AO - loss to Kirilenko in 3 sets in 1R
FO - loss to Justine in 3 sets in 3R
Wimby - loss to Serena in straights in 4R
USO - loss to Caro in straights in 4R

Slam results for 2011:
AO - loss to Petko in straights in 4R
FO - loss to Li in straights in SF
Wimby - loss to Petra in straight in Final
USO - loss to Flavia in 3 sets in 3R

 

[tented]

The reality is that Miami (where she blasted her in the 3rd set) was the only time that Maria has gone three sets with Serena since Charleston years ago. Which means Serena lost her focus for a bit. Since Miami 2013 Serena has beaten her in Madrid, the FO and Brisbane in straight sets. So I wouldn't say Maria is making a match out of it. If both sets went to tie breaks - yes. But otherwise...their matches at one sided.

Which is why I can't understand why anyone would ever want to see them play again. Whatever the motivations may be, they certainly can't include watching exciting, competitive tennis.

 

[JesuslookslikeBorg]

10 majors for maria ?..seems a bit optimistic, but if she avoids shoulder problems she could win a few more, not 10 though.

the young gunz are rising up faster than you can say...eek.

 

[RJD11]

The reality is that Miami (where she blasted her in the 3rd set) was the only time that Maria has gone three sets with Serena since Charleston years ago. Which means Serena lost her focus for a bit. Since Miami 2013 Serena has beaten her in Madrid, the FO and Brisbane in straight sets. So I wouldn't say Maria is making a match out of it. If both sets went to tie breaks - yes. But otherwise...their matches at one sided.

Which is why I can't understand why anyone would ever want to see them play again. Whatever the motivations may be, they certainly can't include watching exciting, competitive tennis.

Tented

When Serena is on point she is very dominant vs anyone.

But she sometimes loses focus and can have a bad day

I think everytime they play there are many who watch

in the hope Maria can win one. The law of averages say

that sooner or later it will happen.

And just think about what will happen if she does......!

 

[RJD11]

On clay, Maria Sharapova is basically Rafael Nadal



But Serena Williams is still her kryptonite.

By Chris Chase 15 hours ago


Maria Sharapova defeated world No. 2 Li Na in the Madrid Open quarterfinals on Friday, extending her clay-court winning streak to 45 matches — 45 matches against players not named Serena Williams, that is.

Sharapova’s Serena woes are well known. Since defeating her twice during her breakout 2004, she’s lost 15 straight matches to the world No. 1. That includes three recent losses on clay, which puts Sharapova’s clay-court record at 45-3 record since 2012.

Those Serena defeats aside, Sharapova is the most dominating WTA player on what used to be her least favorite surface. Prior to 2011, she advanced past the French Open quarterfinals just once. She didn’t win a clay court event until 2008. Now, six of her past eight titles are on the surface. Sharapova has more wins on clay in the past four years than she did in the first eight of her career (and that’s without yet playing Rome or Roland Garros this season).

How did it happen? Sharapova didn’t all of a sudden become a graceful mover on the court. It’s not as if she watched countless hours of Bjorn Borg tapes and tailored her game to win on tennis’s slowest surface. Her footwork has improved, but she’s not sliding all around the court like Nadal in his prime.

The easiest answer is that she simply learned how to win on clay. Whether that’s because of increased patience (as Peter Bodo theorized) or the benefit of experience, Sharapova seems to have figured out how to wear down opponents.

Now if she could only do something about Serena.


http://ftw.usatoday.com/2014/05/maria-sharapova-clay-french-open-madrid-serena-williams



Sherona, FO is her shot. Best chance in a while

 

[Correspondent Kiu]

#5 accomplished!
Do we have to wait 2 years now?

 

[my sherona]

5 to go ? Her Goatness can do it in 2 years, top.

 

[RJD11]

the powersthatbe will cakewalk her to another slam...

Toss, there's only so much they can do. They have been

cakewalking her for years but they can't go out on the

court and play for her.

I agree that she may win 2 or 3 more because she's a

fighter, but finishing with 10 is a stretch........unless

something new happens