A decent novice.

SHE SUCKS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!! :(

The most improved player on the WTA tour in 2005, this 19-year-old star from India rose from #206 in 2004 to #31 this past year. This is a player who goes for broke; painting the lines with punishing groundstrokes on seemingly every point. However, she will need to develop a far better defense and improve her serve in the coming years if she wishes to seriously challenge the elite players on a routine basis. No matter, as the first female athlete to capture the spotlight on the Indian sub-continent, she is already a star to 1 billion plus people and must travel with bodyguards where ever she goes. How she will deal with such intense public pressure (including ongoing controversies/protests by Muslim extremists) will be a telling factor in her evolution as both an individual and athlete.