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**electmobile** · 05-16-2011, 05:49 PM

That BBC article brings up an interesting point. It mentions that clay is "widely considered" to be Kim's worst surface. I never really got that. She's been in 2 French finals, her movement really helps her out and it's not like she's a grass court lock or anything. I know she herself hasn't expressed a ton of love for the clay surface in recent years. Is that what they mean?

I see it two ways. First, Kim is SO exceptional on a hardcourt that any other surface naturally is going to pale in comparison. Second, Kim has had some real headscratchers on clay--like accidentally losing to Lindsay at RG (quarters?). And the first time she made to RG final and lost a barnburner to Capriati, she went into the French with hardly any match wins at the prep events. So that result seemed to come out of nowhere.

05-16-2011, 05:49 PM	#21
electmobile Join Date Nov 2005 Posts 550 Senior Member	That BBC article brings up an interesting point. It mentions that clay is "widely considered" to be Kim's worst surface. I never really got that. She's been in 2 French finals, her movement really helps her out and it's not like she's a grass court lock or anything. I know she herself hasn't expressed a ton of love for the clay surface in recent years. Is that what they mean? I see it two ways. First, Kim is SO exceptional on a hardcourt that any other surface naturally is going to pale in comparison. Second, Kim has had some real headscratchers on clay--like accidentally losing to Lindsay at RG (quarters?). And the first time she made to RG final and lost a barnburner to Capriati, she went into the French with hardly any match wins at the prep events. So that result seemed to come out of nowhere.
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