Comments on: What You Can Learn From Dinara Safina’s Loss http://www.tennisthoughts.com/2009/06/06/what-you-can-learn-from-dinara-safinas-loss/ A Tennis Pro Sharing Tips And Thoughts About Tennis Instruction, Strategy and Mental Game Wed, 30 Nov 2011 18:27:53 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: saleem http://www.tennisthoughts.com/2009/06/06/what-you-can-learn-from-dinara-safinas-loss/comment-page-1/#comment-1128 saleem Fri, 12 Jun 2009 15:31:30 +0000 http://www.tennisthoughts.com/?p=376#comment-1128 all the matches kuzenetsova played before finals were three sets and shown tremondrous fighting spirit. her face was absolutely blank and her inner feelings were absolutely invisible to the opponents. every victory made her strong and her serve and forehand was got better with each and every match. in the finals safina choked and her serve was never a threatning factor. morever there was no bite even in her ground strokes. a worried finalist never a threat to a gutsy and determined kuzentsova. all the matches kuzenetsova played before finals were three sets and shown tremondrous fighting spirit. her face was absolutely blank and her inner feelings were absolutely invisible to the opponents. every victory made her strong and her serve and forehand was got better with each and every match. in the finals safina choked and her serve was never a threatning factor. morever there was no bite even in her ground strokes. a worried finalist never a threat to a gutsy and determined kuzentsova.

]]> By: Scott http://www.tennisthoughts.com/2009/06/06/what-you-can-learn-from-dinara-safinas-loss/comment-page-1/#comment-1096 Scott Mon, 08 Jun 2009 17:52:11 +0000 http://www.tennisthoughts.com/?p=376#comment-1096 It was uncomfortable watching Safina constantly look to her coach for answers. Putting aside the fact that "coaching" during a match is against the rules, it shows a scary dependency. She should be thinking about her strategy, strokes, opponent weakness, etc, etc. ...not wasting time and thoughts uselessly looking at her coach sitting in the stands. It was so pleading, her looks, it kind of weirded me out. It amazes me she has had the success she has with this "style" for lack of a better word. I enjoy watching her tennis, but really dislike that aspect of her match play. It was uncomfortable watching Safina constantly look to her coach for answers. Putting aside the fact that “coaching” during a match is against the rules, it shows a scary dependency. She should be thinking about her strategy, strokes, opponent weakness, etc, etc. …not wasting time and thoughts uselessly looking at her coach sitting in the stands.

It was so pleading, her looks, it kind of weirded me out. It amazes me she has had the success she has with this “style” for lack of a better word. I enjoy watching her tennis, but really dislike that aspect of her match play.

]]> By: Rafael Vital Jr. http://www.tennisthoughts.com/2009/06/06/what-you-can-learn-from-dinara-safinas-loss/comment-page-1/#comment-1082 Rafael Vital Jr. Mon, 08 Jun 2009 00:22:12 +0000 http://www.tennisthoughts.com/?p=376#comment-1082 You must ENJOY and welcome the challenge! Dinara does not appear to be having fun out there. Her game is based on extreme precision and if he is not having fun out there she will be too consumed in the negatives to be able to execute with such precision! You must ENJOY and welcome the challenge! Dinara does not appear to be having fun out there. Her game is based on extreme precision and if he is not having fun out there she will be too consumed in the negatives to be able to execute with such precision!

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