[Senator Clay Davis]

If you wanna believe the rumour mill, Genie didn't fire Saviano, in fact it was the opposite: he just got tired of her. Apparently she's quite high maintenance and her team (i.e. her mom) is hard to deal with. This is why in the long run bottoming out and really crashing fast might benefit her because it might force a reality check on her.

I don't think her career is over yet, primarily because women's tennis is frankly in very bad shape right now. When Maria is the clear #2, and she has no shot of ever beating Serena, there isn't much to the women's game. If she dedicates herself to diversifying her game and builds the confidence back, she can be a good player again.