Will Serena reach 18 Slams? More?

[Correspondent Kiu]

Serena will get eighteen and pass Graf....

Rugged,
18 is where Martina and Chrissie are.
Serena needs 6 more to pass Graf, Steffi is at 22
Then if Serena does that, she needs two more to pass Margaret Court for the top spot.

Rugged meant, she'll get 18, and she'll pass Graf, not that Graf is at 18.

Also, you totally forgot Helen Wills Moody at 19.

I was just making sure.
I am glad you cleared it.
Now, you replied in behalf of Rugged, what about you?
Do YOU think she will pass Steffi?

Helen Willis was not in the conversation!

 

[Calvy]

To be totally honest, she may not, not sure. At some point the body is gonna speak and say, I can't do what I used to do, and I can't react like I used to react.

But, heck, Graf wouldn't be at 22 if Seles hadn't got stabbed, but, that's a different subject for a different day.

 

[Calvy]

Serena will get eighteen and pass Graf....

Rugged,
18 is where Martina and Chrissie are.
Serena needs 6 more to pass Graf, Steffi is at 22
Then if Serena does that, she needs two more to pass Margaret Court for the top spot.

Rugged meant, she'll get 18, and she'll pass Graf, not that Graf is at 18.

Also, you totally forgot Helen Wills Moody at 19.

lol dream on guys !!

Hey, whether we guys are dreaming or not, her 17 slams sure beat 4 slams....no??

 

[the AntiPusher]

No vote for 20+

I'm glad you pointed that out. It's quite surprising.

It's really isn't about the injuries with Serena but how she is emotionally,if she is feeling for lack of a better word "funky", she is vulnerable eg.SW19,.otherwise if she is happy , her feet are moving and that serve is popping like Sampras , it's Hello to more titles and good night to everyone who faces her,imo

 

[my sherona]

let me put this straight ..ok Maria have a great chance of winning her 10th GS title than serena getting her 18th just sayin'

 

[Moxie]

let me put this straight ..ok Maria have a great chance of winning her 10th GS title than serena getting her 18th just sayin'

I'm not clear on what you're "just sayin'." In what statistical world is it more likely that a player with 4 Majors will win 6 more, than a player with 17 Majors will win 1 more? Why not try to make a case for Maria, rather than just endlessly insisting she's just about to turn it around? You're really all-pronouncement and no back-up. :huh:

 

[Correspondent Kiu]

OK, time to bump this thread!
2 Slams are coming in the next couple of months...
Serena is defending one.

 

[my sherona]

NO ! .........

 

[Sundaymorningguy]

She will reach 18, but she is going to have to really fight for it I believe. Right now things seem to be catching up with her physically and mentally, so she is going to have to get through that and inspire herself again.

 

[Front242]

let me put this straight ..ok Maria have a great chance of winning her 10th GS title than serena getting her 18th just sayin'

I think I'll have to send my chair to the dry cleaners 'cos I just pi$$ed myself. You're hilarious.

 

[rugged]

She will catch and maybe pass Steffi.

 

[Correspondent Kiu]

No vote for 20+

I'm glad you pointed that out. It's quite surprising.

Now we have 7 voters who picked 20+

 

[Correspondent Kiu]

Bump for Wimbledon 2014.
Serena should be favored.

 

[markus1]

She absolutely gets 20 slams There are only 3 left to make it 20 and I believe she can nail Wimbledon and US Open this year.

 

[tented]

She absolutely gets 20 slams There are only 3 left to make it 20 and I believe she can nail Wimbledon and US Open this year.

Hi, Markus, welcome to Tennis Frontier!

I think Serena will at least get to 18, but I'm not sure beyond that. She hasn't been as dominant at Majors this year as I thought she would be.

As for Wimbledon, I still consider her the favorite, but I'm a little less certain now after these (relatively speaking) random losses at RG, the AO, and even Wimbledon last year. That serve, though ... such a weapon on the grass.

 

[Sundaymorningguy]

She is going to have to focus. I am not all sure the focus has really been where it needs to be this year. She is the front runner at Wimbledon.

 

[RJD11]

She absolutely gets 20 slams There are only 3 left to make it 20 and I believe she can nail Wimbledon and US Open this year.

Hi, Markus, welcome to Tennis Frontier!

I think Serena will at least get to 18, but I'm not sure beyond that. She hasn't been as dominant at Majors this year as I thought she would be.

As for Wimbledon, I still consider her the favorite, but I'm a little less certain now after these (relatively speaking) random losses at RG, the AO, and even Wimbledon last year. That serve, though ... such a weapon on the grass.

Tented, Got a question for you.

You have been winning slams for 15 years on the biggest

stages in the world. You have beaten all the competition

you have faced. Not just beaten but completely dominated

all of the best players the game has offered. You have even

beaten Steffi Graf, who many have considered the GOAT.

Many pundits, experts and fans now have posited that you

are now the greatest that has ever picked up a raquet. And

there is ample evidence that this may be ......true. ( IMO ..it is )

You have a cunumdrum. That legacy is already set. But you are

not done yet. Your skills are still omnipresent. You are still

considered the best. You are No 1 and head and shoulders above

anyone else. You are at an age where tennis players are usually

retired and gone. But your skills seem to to be getting better.

Which is evident when you play the top players. Your h2h vs

the top players is devastating.


My question is this:

How are you supposed to get motivated against low ranked players

that have no business on the court with you? That's what happens

at the beginning of a tourney. Its not easy to get up for these matches

considering Serena's accomplishments. This is old hat for her. She can come

out stale. It is to be expected. It is not an indictment against her when

these matches happen. Ree is playing only for history now and that is not

an easy thing to do. It is daunting to face history when your are used to

soaring with eagles and have to face a " Robin "

 

[TennisFanatic7]

Serena may use last year's defeat to get herself fired up to come and prove a point this year. I think she'll win at least one of the two remaining slams this year. 20 is about the number I'd give her overall.

 

[Correspondent Kiu]

....

My question is this:

How are you supposed to get motivated against low ranked players

that have no business on the court with you? ....

I took the liberty of answering this question.
One only has to look at Martina/Chrissie record to get motivated.
Them 2 almost never lost to lower ranked players.

 

[RJD11]

....

My question is this:

How are you supposed to get motivated against low ranked players

that have no business on the court with you? ....

I took the liberty of answering this question.
One only has to look at Martina/Chrissie record to get motivated.
Them 2 almost never lost to lower ranked players.

Ahh Kui: The key word is " almost " , which means they did.

And we are seeing many more upsets now than then. Nav/Chrissy

could almost mail their matches in until they met each other.

Thats why they played each other 70 or 80 times.

Players are much better today. Chrissy said herself that you

didn't have to be a great athlete to play back then. Much

better athletes now. Lower ranked aren't always

inferior players. They could be good athletes that are

inexperienced on the way up or wily vets on the way

down or coming back from injury etc. You can't take them

lightly. You still have to play the match. these players also

know they have nothing to lose so they go for it. Serena has

complained that many play the match of their lives against

her.


Someone posted a list of tough players

that Nav/ Stef/Chris/Ree had to face over there careers.

Serena's list was long and distinguished, the others not so much

I'll see if I can find it