> if seles was not stabbed do you believe she was destined soon to be
> somewhat 'out of shape' for #1 tennis star standards? simple yes/no
> question....
>> if seles was not stabbed do you believe she was destined soon to be
>> somewhat 'out of shape' for #1 tennis star standards? simple yes/no
>> question....
>No.
i believe she would have, and probably stole 3 of graf's slams - but
no more.
bob
> >> One can have a losing h2h record against players in rinky-dink
> >> tournaments, but if she wins slams on the same surface, she redeems
> >> herself. It's like saying Federer is "overrated" because he won two
> >> slams against Andy crushing him in straight sets both times, but he
> >> still has a 5-6 h2h against Andy. That makes no sense.
> >It's foolish to use common sense and logic with max and raja. you ought
> >to know that by now.
> if seles was not stabbed do you believe she was destined soon to be
> somewhat 'out of shape' for #1 tennis star standards? simple yes/no
> question....
> bob
> > Peak Seles on FAST hard-courts in 1991-93:
> > 11 tournaments played, 5 titles won
> > H2H against Navratilova 1-2
> > H2H against? Capriati 1-2
> > H2H against Graf 0-1
> > H2H against Sanchez 2-1
> > H2H against Sabatini 1-0
> > Max
> Given that she won 2 out of the 3 USO from 1991 to 1993, which would be the
> fastest HC slam on tour, and was sidelined for the one in 1993, it is
> unreasonable to call her overrated.
> If, on other hand, she had a perfect or close to perfect H2H against all
> those players, and then failed to win a single USO slam, then it would be
> reasonable to conclude that she was overrated.
> >> if seles was not stabbed do you believe she was destined soon to be
> >> somewhat 'out of shape' for #1 tennis star standards? simple yes/no
> >> question....
> >No.
> then you have every right to believe seles would win 9 of next 12
> slams or such. surprised you don't defend your position more strongly.
> i believe she would have, and probably stole 3 of graf's slams - but
> no more.
> >> > Peak Seles on FAST hard-courts in 1991-93:
> >> > 11 tournaments played, 5 titles won
> >> > H2H against Navratilova 1-2
> >> > H2H against? Capriati 1-2
> >> > H2H against Graf 0-1
> >> > H2H against Sanchez 2-1
> >> > H2H against Sabatini 1-0
> >> > Max
> >> Given that she won 2 out of the 3 USO from 1991 to 1993, which would be
> >> the
> >> fastest HC slam on tour, and was sidelined for the one in 1993, it is
> >> unreasonable to call her overrated.
> >> If, on other hand, she had a perfect or close to perfect H2H against all
> >> those players, and then failed to win a single USO slam, then it would be
> >> reasonable to conclude that she was overrated.
> > Some people think that peak Seles was one of the best players on fast
> > HC in the open era.
> > Those numbers proof they are deluded - or simply rabid Selesians.
> Those numbers do not, however a casual survey of the women's USO champs
> might do the trick.
> Given that Evert, Margaret Court, Martina, Graf, BJK, and Serena each have
> three or more, Seles would not be amongst the top five, and would share her
> stature with quite a few others. ?So depending on what "one of the best"
> means, she could qualify. She is certainly not among the top 5, so I would
> not put her as one of the best of all time.
> However, for the period you originally cited, she was surely the best.
>> bob
> Considering she was a stick thin kid and is skinny now in her 30s,
> probably not.
--
The Constitution does not prohibit legislatures from
enacting stupid laws.
- Thurgood Marshall
> >> bob
> > Considering she was a stick thin kid and is skinny now in her 30s,
> > probably not.
> i saw seles at the hall of fame induction either last year or year
> before last and didn't even recognize her for the first 5 minutes she
> was walking around. stick-thin indeed.
> --
> The Constitution does not prohibit legislatures from
> enacting stupid laws.
> - Thurgood Marshall
> > >>>> One can have a losing h2h record against players in rinky-dink
> > >>>> tournaments, but if she wins slams on the same surface, she redeems
> > >>>> herself. It's like saying Federer is "overrated" because he won two
> > >>>> slams against Andy crushing him in straight sets both times, but he
> > >>>> still has a 5-6 h2h against Andy. That makes no sense.
> > >>> It's foolish to use common sense and logic with max and raja. you ought
> > >>> to know that by now.
> > >> if seles was not stabbed do you believe she was destined soon to be
> > >> somewhat 'out of shape' for #1 tennis star standards? simple yes/no
> > >> question....
> > >> bob
> > > Considering she was a stick thin kid and is skinny now in her 30s,
> > > probably not.
> > i saw seles at the hall of fame induction either last year or year
> > before last and didn't even recognize her for the first 5 minutes she
> > was walking around. stick-thin indeed.
> > --
> > The Constitution does not prohibit legislatures from
> > enacting stupid laws.
> > - Thurgood Marshall
> You say that Seles was looking stick thin! she must have an illness
> then, lets hope it's nothing trivial.