Title: Power players?
chokapova - December 2, 2007 12:46 PM (GMT)
Just an interestying stat here from the WTA tour on their new Power Index.
Amelie and Justine are actually ranked above the Williams sisters based on serves and ground strokes, very interesting... :)
http://www.sonyericssonwtatour.com/2/ranki...dex/default.asp dl04 - December 2, 2007 01:56 PM (GMT)
Amelie higher? :blink: Definitely not based on her forehand she's not roflmao
chokapova - December 2, 2007 04:43 PM (GMT)
| QUOTE (dl04 @ Dec 2 2007, 07:56 AM) |
| Amelie higher? :blink: Definitely not based on her forehand she's not roflmao |
I think it was everything dl, look at the link... :unsure:
Amelie was ranked top... :yikes:
Queen Justine - December 2, 2007 07:20 PM (GMT)
Let the excuses roll from a certain fanbase (dl not being a part of it) ;) :party: :party:
chokapova - December 2, 2007 11:06 PM (GMT)
It kinda did surprise me to be fair, the Williams sisters are always being touted as 'the' power players of the WTA but it seems clear that Justine and Amelie are right up there... :)
Federer-Williams - December 3, 2007 08:44 AM (GMT)
They calculate the stat's in a very strange way.
The average of your best groundstroke, best return, best 1st serve, best 2nd serve is used to make it. Their average weight of shot is not taken into account.
I'm not surprised at Justine being there because she hit's the ball as hard as anyone now. But Amelie being at the top just show's the problems in the system.
This is not an excuse QJ, they are ranked above rightly so on this system. But Maria Kirilenko was ranked higher than Venus on this system once which just makes you wonder.
Ask any player who hits harder between the two and I think 100% would say Venus.
chokapova - December 3, 2007 05:12 PM (GMT)
| QUOTE (Federer-Williams @ Dec 3 2007, 02:44 AM) |
But Maria Kirilenko was ranked higher than Venus on this system once which just makes you wonder.
Ask any player who hits harder between the two and I think 100% would say Venus. |
Yeah but Venus is ranked above Kirilenko now so case closed... :shrug:
I think Kirilenko's problem is being capable of keeping the ball in court despite being able to hit the ball very hard... roflmao
Federer-Williams - December 3, 2007 09:56 PM (GMT)
Okay then ask any player who hits harder between Amelie and Venus...it's not even close really - Justine & WS power her off de court completely.
chokapova - December 3, 2007 10:25 PM (GMT)
| QUOTE (Federer-Williams @ Dec 3 2007, 03:56 PM) |
| Okay then ask any player who hits harder between Amelie and Venus...it's not even close really - Justine & WS power her off de court completely. |
:shrug:
I never disagreed with you, I just posted the stats... :shrug:
dl04 - December 3, 2007 10:46 PM (GMT)
I do think there are some flaws in this power reader, as i cant recall Kirilenk hitting any shot that hard :blink:
chokapova - December 3, 2007 10:55 PM (GMT)
| QUOTE (dl04 @ Dec 3 2007, 04:46 PM) |
| I do think there are some flaws in this power reader, as i cant recall Kirilenk hitting any shot that hard :blink: |
maybe she was standing down wind of Hingis and breathed in some fumes... :P :giggle: