WTA 1000 Rogers Cup Toronto 8/6 - 8/12 2024

[ashkor87]

lovely to see Osaka back.. saw some highlights on Youtube.. power and depth were simply overwhelming against Jabeur.. if she plays like this, there is nobody she cannot beat..hope she sustains this form. Ever since the rise of Swiatek, I have always believed Osaka is the only player who can challenge her, at least on hard courts and indoors.. Rybakina and Sabalenka have been a pleasant surprise..not sure Coco can actually beat Swiatek on hard courts yet.. we havent seen that happen, maybe a year or two more.

[jazzyg]

Gauff beat Swiatek on hard courts in Cincinnati last summer.

[ti-amie]

Friday August 9 Order of Play

Centre Court
Starts at 12:30 PM

USA T. TOWNSEND vs TBD
Followed By
USA J. PEGULA (3) vs USA A. KRUEGER
Followed By
USA C. GAUFF (1) vs RUS D. SHNAIDER (14)
Followed By
GBR K. BOULTER vs TBD

Cashmere Grandstand
Starts at 11:00 AM

USA E. NAVARRO (8) vs UKR M. KOSTYUK (11)
Followed By
USA A. ANISIMOVA vs RUS A. KALINSKAYA (10)
Followed By
TBD vs USA P. STEARNS
Followed By
TBD vs RUS L. SAMSONOVA (6)
Followed By
CAN G. DABROWSKI/NZL E. ROUTLIFFE (1) vs POL M. LINETTE/USA P. STEARNS

Court 1
Starts at 2:00 PM

USA S. KENIN/USA B. MATTEK-SANDS (7) vs CHN X. JIANG/TPE F. WU
Followed By
MEX G. OLMOS/USA J. PEGULA vs TBD
Followed By
BEL E. MERTENS/USA A. MUHAMMAD (4) vs FRA K. MLADENOVIC/CHN S. ZHANG

[ponchi101]

lovely to see Osaka back.. saw some highlights on Youtube.. power and depth were simply overwhelming against Jabeur.. if she plays like this, there is nobody she cannot beat..hope she sustains this form. Ever since the rise of Swiatek, I have always believed Osaka is the only player who can challenge her, at least on hard courts and indoors.. Rybakina and Sabalenka have been a pleasant surprise..not sure Coco can actually beat Swiatek on hard courts yet.. we havent seen that happen, maybe a year or two more.

And next match she crashes to Mertens.
One match does not make a comeback. Other than the match Vs Iga at RG, Naomi has not done much. She will need more time to get to her previous level. If she does.

[ashkor87]

Which I agree with, that is why I don't have her in my HRNY team!

[ashkor87]

The Toronto courts seem fastish - which the speed rating report also says.. a bit faster than the USO, and significantly faster than Cinci..actually the fastest on the North American hardcourt circuit.. so Coco should so well here (if she is recovered from the Olympics)..

[ashkor87]

Th eToronto courts seem fastish - which the speed rating report also says.. a bit faster than the USO, and significantly faster than Cinci..actually the fastest on the North American hardcourt circuit.. so Coco should so well here (if she is recovered from the Olympics)..

Kostyuk is always one of my faves, and Anisimova, but I expect Anisimova will find the courts a bit too quick for her.. beat Kasatkina very well, though, hard to do.

[jazzyg]

Gauff got crushed by Shnaider and I am not shocked.

Gauff is having a bad year regardless of what her record and ranking say. I am simply referring to the eye test and her reaction to the way she is playing. The courts were too fast in Toronto for her, but she is in danger of a significant fall in the next month unless she fixes her second serve and her frequently balky forehand.

[ti-amie]

I have always taken the results at Cincy more seriously than the results in Canada for the WTA. I agree Cori's season has been iffy but I'm more interested in what happens in Cincy.

[ti-amie]

Saturday August 10 Order of Play

Centre Court
Starts at 1:00 PM

USA E. NAVARRO (8) vs USA T. TOWNSEND
Followed By
USA A. ANISIMOVA vs BLR A. SABALENKA (2)
Followed By
USA J. PEGULA (3) vs USA P. STEARNS
Followed By
RUS D. SHNAIDER (14) vs RUS L. SAMSONOVA (6)

Cashmere Grandstand
Starts at 4:00 PM

FRA K. MLADENOVIC/CHN S. ZHANG vs CAN B. FERNANDEZ/CAN L. FERNANDEZ
Followed By
CAN G. DABROWSKI/NZL E. ROUTLIFFE (1) vs CAN A. ARSENEAULT/CAN M. KUPRES

[ashkor87]

that was a really impressive win by Samsonova.. I wouldnt have expected her to do well on a fast court, as her return of serve is not great.. bu I guess Mertens doesnt have the firepower to make her pay..
Pegula is probably the best player left in the draw now?

[Suliso]

Gauff's season has been only middling, but still good enough for #5 in the race. Also I think Shnaider is future top 10.

[skatingfan]

that was a really impressive win by Samsonova.. I wouldnt have expected her to do well on a fast court, as her return of serve is not great.. bu I guess Mertens doesnt have the firepower to make her pay..
Pegula is probably the best player left in the draw now?

Not Sabalenka?

[ashkor87]

Could be, of course, Sabalenka but (AO not withstanding) I feel she will not do well on a fast court against quicker players .. but I could be wrong.

[mick1303]

Saw such a strange match highlights of Shnaider-Gauff on Youtube. Literally all the points they included (except the last one) were won by Coco. But somehow the score was mysteriously changing the other direction.