Good point, of the current crop of juniors who gave up that part early, Vekic and Barty are good examples, where transitioning to seniors has proved very problematical. For starters you can only play a small number of senior tournaments because of AER.
To be fair to Laura, she still played quite alot of juniors after her Wimby win.
I agree though trying to predict Laura's career is just about impossible. Before the US open run, alot of commentators were suggesting she may never make the top 50. Then after that some were suggesting multiple grand slam wins. Somewhere in between aeems the more likely result. So assuming she can stay injury free for long enough periods, I'm going to stick with my original assertation that a solid top 20 career is the most likely end result.
-- Edited by philwrig on Thursday 23rd of January 2014 02:06:07 PM
Yes, I agree. Good points, the Optimist. I also think that players should stay in juniors because they should stay in education, and this is certainly one of the reasons most French players don't step up to seniors until they are the right age. Education has many benefits, not least the giving of tools to make better and more informed decisions.
-- Edited by Coup Droit on Thursday 23rd of January 2014 02:06:15 PM
-- Edited by Coup Droit on Thursday 23rd of January 2014 02:06:49 PM
It's Jordanne's first slam title and, according to Tennis Foundation, the first wheelchair slam title ever won by a British woman. That surprised me, I must admit - I thought Lucy Shuker might have won one, but then remembered that a certain Esther Vergeer only retired quite recently, and I imagine partnering her was just about the only route to a slam title while she was around!