Comments on: Katarina Srebotnik – Is 2008 Her Breakthrough Year?

By: Kurt

Kurt — Fri, 14 Dec 2007 19:43:17 +0000

I think Srebotnik could crack the top 20, but I don’t believe she’ll ever make it to the top 10. I remember reading an article about her where she stated she was very happy with her singles ranking and doesn’t really aspire to be the very best. I take that to mean she doesn’t really want to be top 10 and put in the corresponding work. She’s a very accomplished doubles player. That’s enough for her, which is great.

By: Jen Whittier

Jen Whittier — Fri, 14 Dec 2007 08:00:00 +0000

Oh my! I love Katarina and I hate to be a wet blanket, but you have Got to be Kidding if you see the top ten as Srebotnik’s destination! In under 3 months she will be 27 years old. And with apologies, she is ranked #26 in singles for a reason. In 2007, she reached one final (and lost) — in a Tier III event. In 2006, she reached one final (and lost) — in a Tier IV event. But she is a top 5 doubles player! That is clearly where her focus is going to be in the coming years. Seriously, there are many exciting young players coming up who very likely will challenge for the top ten next year (Golovin, Vaidisova, Szavay) or the year after (Azarenka, Radwanska, Paszek). But lovely Katarina? Well, let’s keep it real around here ;>

By: Aaress

Aaress — Fri, 14 Dec 2007 01:33:03 +0000

Tomaz – Thanks for contributing to our series!

I had a chance to see firsthand much of Srebotnik’s three match battle against Davenport last year. She had a couple of big chances to shutdown Lindsay that day at the US Open, but for one reason or another, she failed to take the advantage.

I’ve only seen a little bit of her since then, so I’ve not had a chance to get another good look at her form. What is her best surface and which Grand Slam would be the most suited for her game?

By: Rowan

Rowan — Fri, 14 Dec 2007 01:19:22 +0000

Hey, great post. I agree that Srebotnik has all the tools to do really well next year. I’d love to see her get to the second week of a slam, because once she gets there that winner mentality will serve her well. And she seems like a nice young woman so that’s always a plus.

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