Re: Elke Clijsters

"gp calliauw" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> How does she compare to Kim at the same age?
> 
> At the same age (= middle of 2002) Kim was # 5 or thereabouts. Elke is
> now #450 or something. Her ranking consists partly of points "earned"
> as a first round loser in WTA events where she got in with a wildcard.
> Her WTA record is 0-7 (2-14 if you include qualifying, with the two
> wins coming from first round qualifying in the year 2000 when she was
> still 15). It doesn't look good really. It also illustrates what a
> ranking in the 400's actually means. Yet, she takes up spots in
> tournaments that could go to more deserving youngsters but who don't
> have the money or backing. In her defence, she has a pleasant sunny
> personality and never seems to have a worry in the world. Maybe that
> is because she doesn't.
> 
> Do we
> > have the makings of another "sister act" on our hands?
> 
> I very much doubt it.

This doesn't even list the miserable players she's lost to.
I see absolutely no hope for Elke Clijsters.

There are hints -- note that these are just rumours --
that even Leo Clijsters knows this. It's been said that
he's been blackmailing wildcards for Elke: "If you don't
give her a wildcard, Kim won't play either."

I don't know if it's true. It doesn't matter, since under
WTA rules, Elke can only take so many wildcards. And when
she *does* take them, she invariably loses. Either way,
it's an ugly picture.