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Wiki defines a supernova as follows. A powerful and luminous explosion of a star. A supernova occurs during the last evolutionary stages of a massive star
The evolutionary stages of Valentova's progress through the hipster tinpots to the main tour has been cautious. Early proneness to injury seemed a potential issue. However she has eased my doubts with her explosive progress through the ITF tour and onto the main stage today where she plays the highest profile match of her life against Rybakina.
Wiki also notes Observations of recent supernova remnants within the Milky Way, coupled with studies of supernovae in other galaxies, suggest that these powerful stellar explosions occur in our galaxy approximately three times per century on average.
The original object, called the progenitor, either collapses to a neutron star or black hole, or is completely destroyed to form a diffuse nebula.
I see this era in the WTA as 'the Progenitor era' not because the main players are in any way lacking but because there could have been an extended Barty and Osaka era where two players divided up the slams and got close to the win totals of Serena (23 slams) Graf (22 slams) Evert (18 slams) Martina (18 slams) but they left the stage for different reasons. Osaka has returned but is no longer turning up at hard court slams with the same air of unbeatability on the surface. It is not certain that any of the current main players will reach double figures of slams let alone get close to the totals from previous eras. Contrast this with Roger, Novak and Nadal carving up over 60 majors between them and there is surely the need for a new dominant force in the womens game.
Will that be Tery Valentova? Her commitment shows in the clear physical hours she has put into her training. She has power, willingness to take control of the net and enjoys solving challenges in real time, change-up and turning matches around. Her biggest assets though are what I see as her ambition and intensity. She already has her detractors for her screams of joy and her tendency to be generally quite vocal but this is symptomatic of the burning single mindedness at the centre.
It's likely that Mirra wins a slam first but history favours that the dominant force in an era is more likely to be a powerhouse. Mirra can be the Masha to Tery's Serena but my prediction is that the Supernova will be the true dominant force that the tour seems to me to be crying out for.
Anyway Rybakina's the heavy favourite today but I'm revealing this 'gloves off' take now just in case (to avoid aftertiming suggestions later!)
Elena has prepared superbly for this slam with her run of three semi finals at 500+ level and is a clear contender to win the title but at the very least this match should be the match strike that starts the fire.
The evolutionary stages of Valentova's progress through the hipster tinpots to the main tour has been cautious. Early proneness to injury seemed a potential issue. However she has eased my doubts with her explosive progress through the ITF tour and onto the main stage today where she plays the highest profile match of her life against Rybakina.
Wiki also notes Observations of recent supernova remnants within the Milky Way, coupled with studies of supernovae in other galaxies, suggest that these powerful stellar explosions occur in our galaxy approximately three times per century on average.
The original object, called the progenitor, either collapses to a neutron star or black hole, or is completely destroyed to form a diffuse nebula.
I see this era in the WTA as 'the Progenitor era' not because the main players are in any way lacking but because there could have been an extended Barty and Osaka era where two players divided up the slams and got close to the win totals of Serena (23 slams) Graf (22 slams) Evert (18 slams) Martina (18 slams) but they left the stage for different reasons. Osaka has returned but is no longer turning up at hard court slams with the same air of unbeatability on the surface. It is not certain that any of the current main players will reach double figures of slams let alone get close to the totals from previous eras. Contrast this with Roger, Novak and Nadal carving up over 60 majors between them and there is surely the need for a new dominant force in the womens game.
Will that be Tery Valentova? Her commitment shows in the clear physical hours she has put into her training. She has power, willingness to take control of the net and enjoys solving challenges in real time, change-up and turning matches around. Her biggest assets though are what I see as her ambition and intensity. She already has her detractors for her screams of joy and her tendency to be generally quite vocal but this is symptomatic of the burning single mindedness at the centre.
It's likely that Mirra wins a slam first but history favours that the dominant force in an era is more likely to be a powerhouse. Mirra can be the Masha to Tery's Serena but my prediction is that the Supernova will be the true dominant force that the tour seems to me to be crying out for.
Anyway Rybakina's the heavy favourite today but I'm revealing this 'gloves off' take now just in case (to avoid aftertiming suggestions later!)
Elena has prepared superbly for this slam with her run of three semi finals at 500+ level and is a clear contender to win the title but at the very least this match should be the match strike that starts the fire.
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Mirra can be the Masha to Tery's Serena
The Henin rivalry of the early 2000s probably a better comparison here |
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Rybakina wins but she knew she was in a match.
Tery showed she can match the power of one of the main tour's big guns. Her return to the corner to set up that first setpoint was spectacular. If she'd taken it and levelled the match at one set all the momentum could have been enough to compensate for the obvious inexperience. She's learning so fast though. |
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A potentially explosive meeting with Madison Keys in Adelaide later tonight.
Tery was in great form in the last quarter of 2025 in reaching the final of the Japan Open. She came back from a set down to win the QF and SF and took the final to three after going down 6-0 in the first so an early Keys surge that starts fading out could be interesting. |