Hingis to retire at 22?

Martina Hingis admits her career may be over because of injuries

http://espn.go.com/tennis/news/2003/0115/1493078.html

[Rizon]

Yup, shes been toast for awhile now. The injuries are too bad. Sad times

[sixto]

Maybe her sunny personality will carry her beyond this.

[jjmac69]

Originally posted by sixto
Maybe her sunny personality will carry her beyond this.

LOL

[twins15]

Originally posted by ExposFan08
Martina Hingis admits her career may be over because of injuries

http://espn.go.com/tennis/news/2003/0115/1493078.html

Too bad Kournikova retired a few years ago. Oh yeah, she's still playing. So what if she has never won any tournament.

[CMH]

Hmmm, I don't know how to feel about this.

I personally feel that Hingis was sort of overrated. A fine player, but kinda overrated. She was playing and winning for a period of time before most of the better players in the WTA, today, were on board.

Yea, I guess her injuries didn't give her the chance to prove me wrong and I wish she was able to do just that. But I think she's making the right decision.

Originally posted by YankeePride
Hmmm, I don't know how to feel about this.

I personally feel that Hingis was sort of overrated. A fine player, but kinda overrated. She was playing and winning for a period of time before most of the better players in the WTA, today, were on board.

Yea, I guess her injuries didn't give her the chance to prove me wrong and I wish she was able to do just that. But I think she's making the right decision.

(She hasn't made a final decision regarding retirement yet, she's just taking more time off right now)

I don't believe she was ever overrated - if anything she was underrated, especially over her last year or two. The stronger, more powerful players (particularly Capriati and the Williams sisters) got a lot of attention once they came on to the scene. Hingis won mostly because of her accuracy, consistency, and court awareness - much less exciting to the casual fan than power.

If you ask me, if the Williams sisters and Capriati stopped using performance-enhancing drugs (and if Hingis was healthy, of course), Hingis would still be #1 today. Looking at Capriati, for example, a couple years ago when she made her comeback - you don't just bulk up naturally like that in such a short time ...

[CMH]

I was expecting a reply from you Expos, b/c I know how much you like Hingis.

But I just feel she was overrated during her playing days. I know she was the best player in the league early in her career, but looking at the talent level at that time, it doesn't compare to the level of today.

I just feel that Hingis was sort of lucky and screwed.

Lucky because she played during a down time in women's tennis...compared to before her time and now

Screwed because she may never get the chance to prove to me that I'm wrong b/c of injuries and such.

[SoxWin]

Originally posted by twins15
Too bad Kournikova retired a few years ago. Oh yeah, she's still playing. So what if she has never won any tournament.

Well that little vixen is no Sue Bird for sure

Rich

[bigphesta]

Originally posted by ExposFan08
(She hasn't made a final decision regarding retirement yet, she's just taking more time off right now)

I don't believe she was ever overrated - if anything she was underrated, especially over her last year or two. The stronger, more powerful players (particularly Capriati and the Williams sisters) got a lot of attention once they came on to the scene. Hingis won mostly because of her accuracy, consistency, and court awareness - much less exciting to the casual fan than power.

If you ask me, if the Williams sisters and Capriati stopped using performance-enhancing drugs (and if Hingis was healthy, of course), Hingis would still be #1 today. Looking at Capriati, for example, a couple years ago when she made her comeback - you don't just bulk up naturally like that in such a short time ...

Geeze, you never ceese to amaze me with the stupidity of your posts. A few years back when Capriati made her comeback, she was 22-24.. now 27, yeah it is EASY to bulk up bewteen 22 and 27 with the right training and do it 100% natural. I mean, NFL players do it ALL THE TIME. How many NFL players leave college at 22 and by 27 are monsters - sure most were big to begin with, but by 27-32 you reach your physical peak. Once Jennifer stopped the pot, she was more motivated to work out and get stronger.

Originally posted by bigphesta
Geeze, you never ceese to amaze me with the stupidity of your posts.

Coming from you, bigphesta ... that comment is absolutely hilarious. And it's spelled "cease", not "ceese".

Originally posted by bigphesta
A few years back when Capriati made her comeback, she was 22-24.. now 27, yeah it is EASY to bulk up bewteen 22 and 27 with the right training and do it 100% natural. I mean, NFL players do it ALL THE TIME. How many NFL players leave college at 22 and by 27 are monsters - sure most were big to begin with, but by 27-32 you reach your physical peak. Once Jennifer stopped the pot, she was more motivated to work out and get stronger.

Performance-enhancing drugs are probably more common in women's tennis than you think.

http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au...E21784,00.html

And guess who immediately opposed a drug testing plan? Capriati and Venus Williams. No surprise there.

[darkhorse]

Originally posted by bigphesta
Geeze, you never ceese to amaze me with the stupidity of your posts.

Indeed. How could he friggen' notsee.


A few years back when Capriati made her comeback, she was 22-24..

I long for the day when I was 22-24.

now 27, yeah it is EASY to bulk up bewteen 22 and 27 with the right training and do it 100% natural. I mean, NFL players do it ALL THE TIME. How many NFL players leave college at 22 and by 27 are monsters - sure most were big to begin with, but by 27-32 you reach your physical peak.

Women reach their physical peak long before men.


Once Jennifer stopped the pot, she was more motivated to work out and get stronger. [/QUOTE]


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[Crapshoot]

Originally posted by ExposFan08
Coming from you, bigphesta ... that comment is absolutely hilarious. And it's spelled "cease", not "ceese".



Performance-enhancing drugs are probably more common in women's tennis than you think.

http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au...E21784,00.html

And guess who immediately opposed a drug testing plan? Capriati and Venus Williams. No surprise there.

Good to see that the usual bull**** still happens here; you seem to be insinuating that the opposition on the part of Venus Williams and Capriati means they were on something. Brilliant logic here...