The State of Women’s Tennis According to Hingis
Martina Hingis points out the flaws in women’s tennis, which boils down to: most of the players suck, which is why I’m back.
Hingis says the women’s tour, sans the brutal bashing of the Williams sisters which contributed to her early exit from the game, hasn’t made a lot of progress in her absence.
“If all the girls were able to play like the Williamses, I would not have asked myself if I could play again, but they aren’t,” Hingis told reporters this week in Indian Wells. “The girls’ game has not taken such a big jump forward. Most girls don’t have time (to prepare) on the court. And there are a lot of technical deficiencies.”
While gangly bashers like Maria Sharapova and Nicole Vaidisova have had success in her absence, Hingis says most players in the topspin-bashing-only vein have their problems.
“A lot of them are big and strong, but they don’t know how to move,” Hingis said. “If you hit two different shots in succession, they lose their timing and rhythm. They don’t know how to deal with slice. And on the courts today, which are mostly slow, they can’t shoot me away.”
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