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FEEDBACK: WEDNESDAY, JULY 24
Seles deserves better
You can't be serious putting Monica
[Seles] at No. 9?
You think Dementieva is better?
I'd take that bet today – right now – on a hardcourt or
any surface.
Dementieva wins, I'll do your laundry
for a year. Seles wins, you send a limousine and box seats to the
[U.S.] Open and write "Seles Rules" in chalk, 1000 times
on a
tennis court. :)
Monica just came off of a hard-fought
loss to Venus [Williams] at the French and then made it to Wimbledon'
quarters and lost a close match to Henin (who should beat Monica
on grass). I think she is in excellent form to make a run this summer.
She has the advantage of JCap [Jennifer Capriati] being punch-drunk
from Serena [Williams], [Martina] Hingis out, [Lindsay] Davenport
just coming back, [Kim] Clijsters staggering, and a possible mini-let
down from the Williams sisters after their recent stunning run (not
to mention that she will only have to face 1 of them in non-slam
events like the upcoming Bank of the West).
The next three months are a major
opportunity for Monica, a chance to get back to at least No. 3 and
make a serious run at the U.S. Open and the Chase. As far as retirement,
I think it is 50-50 as to whether she plays the Slams next year.
I wouldn't be surprised to see her make a real run at the Australian
next year, but after that, who knows?
Dementieva, [Amelie] Mauresmo,
[Chanda] Rubin, [Daniela] Hantuchova ahead of Monica?? Come on dude
… Henin shouldn't even be ahead of her. Monica will take care
of her this summer.
Mark Kaplan
Philadelphia, Pa., USA
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