Agnieszka Radwanzka "Aga" also known as "The Magician" and "La Professora", titles given to her because of her uncanny ability to hit ridiculous shots, had an impressive resume during her junior years. Having won the Junior Wimbledon in 2005 and French Open in 2006, many are surprised that she has not won any Grand Slam yet after she turned pro ten years ago.
Her popularity is overwhelming. Her tricks are winning her accolade, landing her the WTA Shot of the Year awardee for the last four years. But her "Slamless" pro career is haunting her every time she plays in big tournaments.
With 20 WTA Singles Career titles to date, there is no doubt she has the skills and the mental toughness to reach the finish line. Her consistency is also her strength; she did not drop in the WTA Top Ten for the last 6 years. But in a Grand Slam event that lasts for two weeks and most participants are playing at their bests, Aga's dream of hoisting a Grand Slam trophy is very elusive.
The blogsite onlinetennisinstruction provides a complete analysis of Aga's play style- her strengths and weaknesses. As expected, the main reason why Aga is still "Slamless" is her lack of firepower in her groundstrokes and serves. Her second serve is very "attackable" which puts her into trouble against heavy ball-retrievers like Serena Williams. Her first serve on an average is around 145kph, which is Maria Sharapova's second serve average speed. In the website Quora, critics point out that she relies mostly on her opponents committing errors. However, that seldom happens in Grand Slam where most of the players are at their best forms.
Aga is the most entertaining and most skilled player in the ladies circuit. Her exquisite shot-making and deception skills are very hard to counter. But unless she beefs-up her serve and groundstrokes, power punchers will easily knock her and thus ending her Grand Slam dream every time. Meanwhile, check out more sports news at Jobs & Hire.
