I'm not surprised. And I can bet this is the end of the road for her in singles. The money and the fame has gone into her head. After all not everyone is, and can be, a Sachin. she in now more focussed on what dress to wear to award ceremonies, product promotions and press confs. Same old story of lazy Indian sportspersons getting too much adulation, money and hence too much satisfaction for too little achieved. Also, she has tasted the sweet taste of success in double where you don't have top work so hard as in singles and yet the money, fame and everything else is good. In other words, following the footsteps of Paes and Bhupathi. Lazy asses.
Since she started professional career too late (unlike western tennis players), it is natural that she takes her time to mature. A ranking of about 70 would be a realistic one considering her experience, exposure & talent, from where she can grow in the coming years.
There was a bit of a run of luck which so her at 34th. Any way, within a couple of years, she will definitely be in the top 20. Top 10...................?
RE:Sania Ranking
by Deep on Aug 28, 2006 07:12 PM
Within a couple of years she will be a mom of a few cuddly kids, forget about rankings. I hope you remember what age the top players are - Federer is 24 and he has been dominating the tennis world for the last 5 years. And the kid from Mallorca just turned 19 and he is second only to Federer! In a few years Sania will loose her strength and stamina (whatever she has as Indians are far less physically blessed compared to their western compatriots) and with age comes the lack of desire to excel and reach new heights. In todays world of tennis you start at 16, peak at 20 and then start going downhill from 22. Case in point are the Sharapovas, the Clistjers, the Williams and the Hingises of the world. Ofcourse there are exceptions like Davenport but they are not really today's players. Davenport has been around for more than a decade. Today's players start planning for retirement at 22 and retire by 25. You don't mature late when you come in late, you get finished early when you come in late. Age takes it usual toll on the body (read strength and stamina) irrespective of when you come into the circuit.
We Indians are always giving undue faith and respect to the players at the teething stage, followed by the players loose the grip where they are in position. Thus they go helpless to grow new roots to keep their position when grow further. Really, the nation herself is responsible for this.
