The Masters 1000 Indian Wells is proof, everybody can beat everybody in the women's draw. A more uniform level Clijsters said before ... But at what level?
The level he was leveled in the women? The issue is not new, but given the performance of the ten best players in the WTA rankings at Indian Wells, it is more striking. Of course, the Williams sisters have not made the trip on the California courts, a personal choice. But others are almost all fallen by the wayside before the quarterfinals. But it was already more than four at the dawn of the fourth round. Exit therefore Svetlana Kuznetsova (3rd), eliminated in his first match, Victoria Azarenka (6th), or the surprising Chinese Na Li (10th). Kim Clijsters, winner of the Open de Brisbane in January and the U.S. Open in September, Justine Henin, a finalist in the Australian Open and Maria Sharapova (13th) are also out prematurely.
All Equal:
"In four years, is not she (Justine Henin, editor's note) which has changed is me!"Explained Gisela Dulko at the end of his qualifying on Friday. Even finding the side of Clijsters: "Once in a Grand Slam, the first two or three games were pretty easy. [...] But I noticed that the first rounds are becoming increasingly difficult. There are more and more young players coming. When we're not at our best, anyone can beat us ", "She explained after his knockout at Lisa Kleybanova Tuesday. Proof of this leveling of values, the Chinese Na Li precisely, author of a stunning Australian Open, eliminating turn Hantuchova, Venus Williams and Wozniak. At Indian Wells, the first Chinese to have joined the Top 10 is out by qualified British Elena Balatcha the first round.
The Belgian example:
A race, yes, but what next? The example of two old retired Belgian is striking. Since their return, after 18 months of arrest for Henin and nearly two and a half years for Clijsters, both players return to the circuit with astonishing ease. Two finals in three tournaments played for Justine Henin, including that of the Australian Open. Two titles at the U.S. Open and Brisbane for Kim Clijsters. Yet the two did not admit to be still on top: "Now, do not forget that this is only my sixth or seventh tournament since my return. I am still in an adjustment phase ", She said yesterday after his elimination. The question on the level of women's tennis ... there arises again.
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