On 5/5/2017 11:27 AM, *skriptis wrote:
> stephenJ <
sja...@cox.net> Wrote in message:
>> On 5/5/2017 6:22 AM, *skriptis wrote:
>>> Fires his entire camp, Vajda, fitness coaches, everyone.
>>>
>>> Says he still enjoys tennis and is eternally grateful to these men
>>> for their dedication and success they've helped him to hsve, but
>>> wants "new challenges".
>>>
>>>
>>
>> Joker is having a mini-crisis of motivation and confidence. It will pass
>> very soon, probably by Wimbledon.
>
>
> Yes, but he nevertheless has waisted 12 months of his career. It's
> even more regrettable because he suffered no physical decline, it
> was mostly mental. Even if body and mind might need a long break,
> I don't think mind needs 12 months.
I see why a fan might look at it this way, and I can relate, as I was
frustrated when Serena ran out of gas just short of winning the CYGS in
2015. But these players are human, they can only push for so hard for so
long. Joker had an amazing run where he accomplished what nobody has
accomplished since Laver, holding all 4 slam titles at the same time. It
was understandable that after that prodigious achievement, there would
be a letdown, a relaxation of mind and body, and tennis is so
competitive that if even a top champ lets down his guard a smidge,
others will rush past.
Joker just needs to realize that this "lost year" has not derailed him
in any permanent way. He still has career-time to regroup and accomplish
all his goals, the main one being to eventually surpass Fed's 18 slams.
He should emulate Serena. After her CYGS failure, she had a letdown, and
lost the AO and FO finals. But then she regrouped, refocused and what
happened? She won last year's W and this year's AO to surpass Graf and
become the Open Era GOAT anyway. She didn't let a letdown stop her, and
neither should Joker.