THANK YOU CITI OPEN - WINNING (WITH BEAUTIFUL) UGLINESS

...In truth, tactically Gilbert was the Chris Evert of the men's tour, with less talent, and worse results of course - but strategically and tactically, they were mirror images of each other. Evert never appeared to have physical superiority, or even technical superiority - most of her opponents had more tools in the kit - but Evert's true special talent was the depth of the skills she did possess and her ability to make shallow the skills of her opponents. The modern game suffers from a kind of fatal narcissism, where players all think they key to their success on the court is their own game.