WTA 500 Abu Dhabi 2/5 - 2/11 2024
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Re: WTA 500 Abu Dhabi 2/5 - 2/11 2024
Order of Play Saturday February 10, 2024
Stadium Court
Starts at 6:00 AM
RUS D. KASATKINA (7) vs BRA B. HADDAD MAIA (6)
Followed by
KAZ E. RYBAKINA (1) vs RUS L. SAMSONOVA (8)
Followed by
USA S. KENIN/USA B. MATTEK-SANDS vs BRA B. HADDAD MAIA/BRA L. STEFANI (2)
Stadium Court
Starts at 6:00 AM
RUS D. KASATKINA (7) vs BRA B. HADDAD MAIA (6)
Followed by
KAZ E. RYBAKINA (1) vs RUS L. SAMSONOVA (8)
Followed by
USA S. KENIN/USA B. MATTEK-SANDS vs BRA B. HADDAD MAIA/BRA L. STEFANI (2)
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Re: WTA 500 Abu Dhabi 2/5 - 2/11 2024
Could be a carry-over from juniors but she is 0-4 in the past few years ...could also be that Rybakina',s defence can't handle Samsonova's power, especially the serve...
Let us see what happens here...
Let us see what happens here...
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Re: WTA 500 Abu Dhabi 2/5 - 2/11 2024
Rybankina handles Sabalenka's power and serve. Samsonova's can't be more than Sabalenka's, is it? Maybe she has a mental block against Samsonova, if they grew up playing each other.
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Re: WTA 500 Abu Dhabi 2/5 - 2/11 2024
Well, Samsonova's serve is probably bigger than Sabalenka',s ..that is where it all begins, maybe..meganfernandez wrote: ↑Sat Feb 10, 2024 1:17 amRybankina handles Sabalenka's power and serve. Samsonova's can't be more than Sabalenka's, is it? Maybe she has a mental block against Samsonova, if they grew up playing each other.
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Re: WTA 500 Abu Dhabi 2/5 - 2/11 2024
Rybakina has handed Samsonova a bagel !
Really exacting her revenge!
Really exacting her revenge!
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Re: WTA 500 Abu Dhabi 2/5 - 2/11 2024
Delighted that Rybakina finally figured out Samsonova..anyone see the match? I can only see highlight videos, highly misleading...if you saw it,please comment
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Re: WTA 500 Abu Dhabi 2/5 - 2/11 2024
These sort of turning-tables have happened before. Pete-Chang, and Roger Vs Hewitt and Nalbandian. The better eventually got the top mark.
On the other hand: Pete-Krajicek. Pete was never able to figure Richard's power.
Some odd things in life will happen.
On the other hand: Pete-Krajicek. Pete was never able to figure Richard's power.
Some odd things in life will happen.
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Re: WTA 500 Abu Dhabi 2/5 - 2/11 2024
Sunday Order of Play
Stadium Court
Starts at 3:00 AM
Final
CZE L. NOSKOVA/GBR H. WATSON vs USA S. KENIN/USA B. MATTEK-SANDS
Followed by
Final
KAZ E. RYBAKINA (1) vs RUS D. KASATKINA (7)
Stadium Court
Starts at 3:00 AM
Final
CZE L. NOSKOVA/GBR H. WATSON vs USA S. KENIN/USA B. MATTEK-SANDS
Followed by
Final
KAZ E. RYBAKINA (1) vs RUS D. KASATKINA (7)
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Re: WTA 500 Abu Dhabi 2/5 - 2/11 2024
from what little I could make out from Youtube, Samsonova punished Rybakina's second serve.. I imagine Rybakina got a lot of first serves in the first and third sets and not as many in the beginning of the second set.
I am reminded of the Wimbledon semifinals where Laver blasted Ashe in sets 2,3 and 4 after losing the first set.. there were several explanations at the time, which were mosly nonsense.. I saw the entire match on Youtube and it is quite clear what actually happened - Laver did not get many first serves in the first set, started getting more as the match went on. It is sometimes as simple as that.
I am reminded of the Wimbledon semifinals where Laver blasted Ashe in sets 2,3 and 4 after losing the first set.. there were several explanations at the time, which were mosly nonsense.. I saw the entire match on Youtube and it is quite clear what actually happened - Laver did not get many first serves in the first set, started getting more as the match went on. It is sometimes as simple as that.
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Re: WTA 500 Abu Dhabi 2/5 - 2/11 2024
Meanwhile, Rybakina's return of serve was exceptional, needs to be against Samsonova.. Samsonova's drop-shots were exquisite... Rybakina sometimes went to the net behind poor approach shots, got passed, she needs to fix that!
again, all this is from a 5 minute highlights video. anyone who saw the match should tell us..
again, all this is from a 5 minute highlights video. anyone who saw the match should tell us..
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Re: WTA 500 Abu Dhabi 2/5 - 2/11 2024
awesome performance by Rybakina to beat Kasatkina.. what made me really happy is that she was mixing it up well, not the usual down the middle shots..
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