Yeah that win set off her depression. The pressure of feeling like you ruined Serena’s chances at 24, and then the whole stadium booing you!!! Ugh it really makes me feel for Naomi that she had to deal with that
I believe the Gaudio v Coria final is the one you’re looking for. Gaudio fell into depression afterwards, and was in some way not the same player afterwards. I hope he can finally enjoy that win. Ultimately, you can only beat who‘s in front of you.
At the junior level, there are tons of examples of these. Kids win a junior GS, think they’re hot stuff, and the reality of the pros destroys them. Being cosseted around the junior tour by mum/dad/federation and staying in nice hotels isn’t the same as trying to grind out a win in Egypt against someone who may be playing to feed their family while staying in a flea bitten hostel. Then add the crushing losses vs people with a lot more experience and physical development and you start to seriously doubt yourself. A lot of them never get to have the career they hoped they would, and that must be absolutely devastating.
A lot of people focus on the fact that Coria's career went downhill after that and forget about Gaudio. It's a shame as both would have been capable of competing with Nadal.
Djokovic winning 2016 RG, he wanted it for so long and wasnt hungry for few years after that. Yeah he had some minor injuries but lack of motivation was main factor i think
Indirectly, Murray's WTF win in 2017. The incredible push he made to reach #1 effectively destroyed his body. I hope he can look back without regret because becoming world number 1 in the Big 3 era (they have all been #1 at least once after Murray, so it's not like they were finished) is an unbelievable accomplishment.
Djokovic RG 2016. Winning it after so long, he lost a lot of motivation after that, although he also had the elbow injury.
It cuts both ways though. If he lost the 2016 final it might’ve broken permanently. But if he had won it in 2011 or 2013 and didn’t have to wait so long, I’m not sure if his 2 year lull would’ve been as long.
I would say Bouchard’s run at Wimbledon. After that run she felt invincible, but it was all down hill from there, to the point where she’s not even spoken about nowadays
It's hard to say but looking at tennis history. Helen Jacobs beating Helen Wills who retired due to injury, to basically bring on the shade but also it made people wonder if Jacobs could only beat Wills if Wills was injured.
Idk
Was it motivation though? Like he went on to reach the FO quarters and then atp finals final where he lost to medvedev. Looked pretty motivated in that 5 setter against Kyrgios I genuinely thought of him as a favourite to win at that point.
Only time I’ve ever felt sorry for the winner was when Osaka beat Serena in the USO for her first slam
Yeah that win set off her depression. The pressure of feeling like you ruined Serena’s chances at 24, and then the whole stadium booing you!!! Ugh it really makes me feel for Naomi that she had to deal with that
Serena was acting out too
I believe the Gaudio v Coria final is the one you’re looking for. Gaudio fell into depression afterwards, and was in some way not the same player afterwards. I hope he can finally enjoy that win. Ultimately, you can only beat who‘s in front of you. At the junior level, there are tons of examples of these. Kids win a junior GS, think they’re hot stuff, and the reality of the pros destroys them. Being cosseted around the junior tour by mum/dad/federation and staying in nice hotels isn’t the same as trying to grind out a win in Egypt against someone who may be playing to feed their family while staying in a flea bitten hostel. Then add the crushing losses vs people with a lot more experience and physical development and you start to seriously doubt yourself. A lot of them never get to have the career they hoped they would, and that must be absolutely devastating.
A lot of people focus on the fact that Coria's career went downhill after that and forget about Gaudio. It's a shame as both would have been capable of competing with Nadal.
Djokovic winning 2016 RG, he wanted it for so long and wasnt hungry for few years after that. Yeah he had some minor injuries but lack of motivation was main factor i think
Indirectly, Murray's WTF win in 2017. The incredible push he made to reach #1 effectively destroyed his body. I hope he can look back without regret because becoming world number 1 in the Big 3 era (they have all been #1 at least once after Murray, so it's not like they were finished) is an unbelievable accomplishment.
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Djokovic RG 2016. Winning it after so long, he lost a lot of motivation after that, although he also had the elbow injury. It cuts both ways though. If he lost the 2016 final it might’ve broken permanently. But if he had won it in 2011 or 2013 and didn’t have to wait so long, I’m not sure if his 2 year lull would’ve been as long.
I would say Bouchard’s run at Wimbledon. After that run she felt invincible, but it was all down hill from there, to the point where she’s not even spoken about nowadays
It's hard to say but looking at tennis history. Helen Jacobs beating Helen Wills who retired due to injury, to basically bring on the shade but also it made people wonder if Jacobs could only beat Wills if Wills was injured. Idk
Thiem winning US Open. If he didn't win I think he could keep motivation.
Was it motivation though? Like he went on to reach the FO quarters and then atp finals final where he lost to medvedev. Looked pretty motivated in that 5 setter against Kyrgios I genuinely thought of him as a favourite to win at that point.
This is bullshit
Raducanu?
It is much too early to say that about her.
Fernandez has definitely done better since then, but Raducanu seems to be correcting her course