She has missed out on the US open, Aus open and many tournaments in between. More importantly, it will be next to impossible to hit the form she was in. It may take her months to get back to that kind of fitness and form and who knows she may never do so.
Re: What an expensive dinner it proved for Serena-
by Ashok Kumar on Nov 25, 2010 02:32 PM
Sure it will take time for her to recover and play competitive tennis again, that too when she is getting older. But one could never underestimate this lady's fighting qualities and her ability to rise from worse situations. She has shown that on many occassions before. The tennis world needs her for her intensity on court. Let us wish her a speedy recovery. Any way, playing in Aus open calls for tremendous fitness, for two reasons. 1. It is a (black) clay surface, so you need to be able to play lenthy rallies and 2. It would be summer in Aus during Jan and the court temp would be 42 . It would be really demanding. I would say it is a wise decision to stay away from Aus open considering her current physical status/
