WTA 1000 ATP 500 Beijing 9/25 - 10/6 2024

[ponchi101]

He is usually such a jerk.
And then he does this and... man, he is weird (in the good sense).

[JTContinental]

Gauff said today that she and Matt Daly have a plan to focus solely on her serve and baseline aggression through the end of the year. They will be workshopping on court in live matches, and not focused on wins or losses.

[ashkor87]

Gauff said today that she and Matt Daly have a plan to focus solely on her serve and baseline aggression through the end of the year. They will be workshopping on court in live matches, and not focused on wins or losses.

Sensible

[ashkor87]

Sinner-Alcaraz is a good test of the court speed theory. The court is on the slow side, slightly in Alcaraz' favor.

[ashkor87]

I'm surprised mainly because Pegula had a 3-0 h2h on surfaces of varying speeds

Pegula may have been tired too..she has played a lot. Actually, I AM mildly surprised..I always thought it takes a Tier 1 player to beat Pegula, and Badosa isn't one .

[ashkor87]

Looking forward to Osaka-Gauff next, will tell us a lot about where they are...on past record and fundamentals, Osaka should win..the court is slow enough that her power can make the difference...

Osaka led by a set and a break when her back acted up .we will have to wait for the next occasion

[ashkor87]

He is usually such a jerk.
And then he does this and... man, he is weird (in the good sense).

I always liked him..he is quirky and funny. I don't know why you would call him a jerk

[ashkor87]

watching video of Keys -Sabalenka.. they are very similar players,arent they, except Sabalenka's service return is far superior..Keys gave a good account pf herself, though.

[Suliso]

A "wild" prediction - Sabalenka will easily overtake Swiatek for year end #1. Might even go undefeated the rest of the year (unlikely).

[ashkor87]

Sinner-Alcaraz is a good test of the court speed theory. The court is on the slow side, slightly in Alcaraz' favor.

And so it proved to be..must have been a good match..didn't get to see it..

[ponchi101]

He is usually such a jerk.
And then he does this and... man, he is weird (in the good sense).

I always liked him..he is quirky and funny. I don't know why you would call him a jerk

He has said things on court that were less than palatable. Has gotten into very heated arguments with some chair umpires.
I can't start looking up some samples but, during his Aussie run to the final against Rafa, his rant on court about Aussie's being drunks (especially coming from a Russian) was, let's say, a bit odd.
On the other side, his comment after losing to Rafa at the USO was golden.

[ponchi101]

Sinner-Alcaraz is a good test of the court speed theory. The court is on the slow side, slightly in Alcaraz' favor.

And so it proved to be..must have been a good match..didn't get to see it..

So, the court speed was the difference in a match that went 7-6 (3) in the third.
Alcaraz won 5 more points in the 3rd set. Take out the difference of 4 in the TB, and they played 12 games so evenly that the difference was 1 point.
But, numbers are numbers. And you did say it was a slight favorable setting for Alcaraz.

[ashkor87]

He is usually such a jerk.
And then he does this and... man, he is weird (in the good sense).

I always liked him..he is quirky and funny. I don't know why you would call him a jerk

He has said things on court that were less than palatable. Has gotten into very heated arguments with some chair umpires.
I can't start looking up some samples but, during his Aussie run to the final against Rafa, his rant on court about Aussie's being drunks (especially coming from a Russian) was, let's say, a bit odd.
On the other side, his comment after losing to Rafa at the USO was golden.

But the Aussie crowd was in fact drunk and ill-behaved!

[ashkor87]

Court speed will make a difference when the players are very evenly matched, and over many many matches.

[ashkor87]

Counter-example will be Shanghai..very fast court. Let us see