Post by dracher on Jan 9, 2009 18:44:14 GMT -5
Dinara Safina has the hallmarks of a champion, she displays marks that were common to Navratilova, Graf and Hingis, and I feel sure that she is even now a better player than Hingis was at her best.
Dinara Safina could very well develop into the greatest female player in the history of the game, such is her apparent talent.
Fitness is the key, health and fitness, coupled with a relaxed mind.
All players, even the great ones, have suffered from loss of concentration, this can be worked upon and minimised, but the "sudden death" problem, is in allowing the opponent to get under your guard and rattle you sufficiently to destabilise your game, I believe very strongly that a relaxed mind where the opponent is concerned will always be an advantage; my advise(for what it may be worth) is to think of the opponent as a machine with a limited number of operations, get familiar with these operations , and then outmatch it.
Young women have come and gone in the tennis world, some have played grand tennis for a short time, which has proved only to be that well known edge afforded by youth, soon the playing has dropped away to average good player status, and the individuals have drifted away from the spotlight to marry and have families like the nameless millions.
Some young female tennis players have made more fame as pin-ups or "hot shot" photo models, than tennis could ever have afforded them; this is not the domain of Dinara Safina, who is certainly a very beautiful young woman with all the glow of youth and health and femininity, yet she is a beautiful tennis star, not a sports magazine hot shot queen.
I look forward to her great success, she has it all within her, and time before her, I am confident that those who are responsible for guiding her will do so with all the love and care that is needed, and that her rose will blossom to be the biggest and brightest flower on the highest stem in the garden.
Regards, Dracher
Dinara Safina could very well develop into the greatest female player in the history of the game, such is her apparent talent.
Fitness is the key, health and fitness, coupled with a relaxed mind.
All players, even the great ones, have suffered from loss of concentration, this can be worked upon and minimised, but the "sudden death" problem, is in allowing the opponent to get under your guard and rattle you sufficiently to destabilise your game, I believe very strongly that a relaxed mind where the opponent is concerned will always be an advantage; my advise(for what it may be worth) is to think of the opponent as a machine with a limited number of operations, get familiar with these operations , and then outmatch it.
Young women have come and gone in the tennis world, some have played grand tennis for a short time, which has proved only to be that well known edge afforded by youth, soon the playing has dropped away to average good player status, and the individuals have drifted away from the spotlight to marry and have families like the nameless millions.
Some young female tennis players have made more fame as pin-ups or "hot shot" photo models, than tennis could ever have afforded them; this is not the domain of Dinara Safina, who is certainly a very beautiful young woman with all the glow of youth and health and femininity, yet she is a beautiful tennis star, not a sports magazine hot shot queen.
I look forward to her great success, she has it all within her, and time before her, I am confident that those who are responsible for guiding her will do so with all the love and care that is needed, and that her rose will blossom to be the biggest and brightest flower on the highest stem in the garden.
Regards, Dracher