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Message: [QUOTE="eebmg, post: 4379808, member: 7548"] Well, I think my use of heir apparent means something different to me and does not require Coco to match her with 23 majors. I am using that term mainly as a statement that she will fill Serena's shoes as the most accomplished and clear leader of the US contingent and win multiple Grand slams. (She made the French Final) and not be among the more recent shooting stars that fizzle out. I just see in her an intense drive to get better and actually enjoys the challenge of getting better. She has world class stable coaching (from the Serena camp) and is just 18 (a little older than Serena's first open) . She continues to improve dramatically with her ground strokes now very solid from both wings and a more diverse serve and is perhaps the fastest player on court who really likes to defend. Perhaps most important, she does not seem overwhelmed by success or popularity (Like Naomi seems to be) so I will guess she will have a very long and accomplished career. While I will not predict 23 grand slams I will guess > 5 The one thing I think she needs to improve is to be more aggressive and seems to have the trait that all great defensive players have which is the impulse to play safe and wait for the opponent to make the mistake. I think this mind set (taken to extreme) continues to hinder Sloane Stephens [/QUOTE]