My guess is that Daniela will win a Grand Slam title in singles, it
will probably happen in near future. It depends on many conditions
and circumstances. But Daniela definitely needs to go up with her
game, if she will, than she has a chance - not with what she is
playing now.
Sharapova might become No.1 but I don't expect her dominance in the
same terms as it used to be for Navratilova or Graf. Why? There is a
lot of excellent players out there and Maria is not winning her
matches 6:1, 6:0 even against avarage players, in other words her
game is not far from the others. Her will to win is stronger than
her game. Also, it depends how long Maria is going to play...for
now, it looks for many years, but what will be in two-three years? A
year ago, Justine looked unbeatable with her sensational one-handed
backhand...where is she now??? Let's wait for Roland Garros and
Wimbledon - how the things will turn out...
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danielahantuchova@yahoogroups.com, andrewbroad
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>
> I wrote this message in reply to a WTAworld thread:
>
http://www.wtaworld.com/showthread.php?t=155202
>
>
> In 2002, I believed Daniela had a very good chance of winning a
> Grand Slam one day (in singles - she already has two in mixed
> doubles), and that the only players stopping her were the Williams
> sisters (who beat her in three consecutive Grand Slam quarter-
finals
> from Wimbledon 2002 to the Australian Open 2003).
>
> Daniela's all-court game, her effortless power, her touch and
> variety, and her fearless and ambitious shotmaking suggested, in
> 2002, that she could win a Grand Slam singles title in 2003 or
2004 -
> she wasn't yet the finished product in 2002. Of course this dream
> quickly faded as she went through the trauma in her personal life,
> leading to the well-documented loss of weight and form in 2003.
>
> In 2004, she put her emotional problems behind her and got her old
> body back. But she was playing too cautiously then, without much
> confidence, and squandering countless opportunities in matches she
> should have won.
>
> But the Daniela of 2005 is much more like the Daniela of 2002,
> although she hasn't yet rescaled the heights of winning Indian
> Wells. Her form and confidence have returned, and she's doing a
much
> better job of converting her opportunities. She still has a lot of
> work to do on her serve to bring it back to its previous best,
> though.
>
> I believe Daniela still has a chance of one day becoming a Grand
> Slam singles champion, although to be realistic, it's an outside
> chance because there are so many tough opponents for her these
days -
> not least the player who will be dominating the women's game for
the
> rest of Daniela's career, Maria Sharapova.
>
> --
> Dr. Andrew Broad
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