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Currently at #612 on WTA ranking. Will finish her career close to those numbers

posted 2 years ago by emori (3661)
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This number will always be carved in her biography. And its very very embarrassing. At that age she should've think about her legacy. And to end career in top-50 at least.

Whatever biography of Serena anyone will read in the future - it will always end with her clinging to her past glory and not be able to let go and ending her career with humiliating losses to no-name weak players in first rounds. And falling to #600.

Should have retire after that 2021 loss to Osaka in semi-final of Australian Open. Thats a respectable loss. After that she missed 3 grand-slams due to injury and lost in 4-th round and two times in 1 round. Now she will lose in first round of US open to some qualifier or number #102 in the ranking. And that will be the end of her career.

Should have never come back this year. She cant win at all. She is too heavy and too old to compete with 20-something young and fit players. She used to overpower her opponents with force. But she cant move anymore. All her opponents have to do is to send ball to another part of court and she cant run in time.

Whats funny is that is she would lose weight - she would have the chance to run around court and win match there and there. Like Venus who is slim and at least gives her opponents fight. But Serena was too lazy to sit on a diet and work on her body.

[–] Freddy (1325) 2 years ago

the men always come back look at Federer still making the rounds for money, she will go down like all the other great women tennis players sad, women just can't keep the press after a certain age

[–] emori (3661) 2 years ago

Federer should have gone years ago too. He is Male Serena now too. He will never win a match anymore. But he doesnt want to officially retire because then his sponsorship money will go down. No one will pay retired athlete same money as the acting one. Same way Sharapova would not officially retire too. And kept playing until it was too embarrassing to lose every match and she retired.

Its all about money now. With Serena too. She knew she cant play anymore. But kept telling herself she still can and will come back and get to finals again. Then saw herself being beaten up in first rounds by no names.

I think the reason for her comeback must be sponsors too. They would not pay her same money if she just sits at home whole year and not showing around those brands for people to see. So she entered too one last time to win that Grand Slam. Only to see how she cant even win one match.