Coup Droit wrote:

---

Yes, absolutely, jb, it's a good point.

And a key question that they all have to consider at the start of the year when doing their provisional schedules.

Serena Williams was very much for it, and it didn't do her ranking any harm

It's all a question of degree, I guess, but it is a little caveat in my mind..... maybe wrongly.....

---

Yes for sure. I do think there is sometimes a mentality of 'just keep trucking' and 'maybe next week will be better...' where we see players just go on and on and on week in week out. Which brings to mind the idea of 'doing the same thing and expecting different results'. 

That said, I remember when Mel South broke the top 100 she almost immediately took off a couple of months as a fitness block, and then never really regained form again. And then there's the fact that when you're training you're not earning. So I guess it's all about balance and nuance as you say.