WTA 1000 Dubai 2/16 - 2/22 2025

[JTContinental]

Swiatek blaming her recent poor play on…doing too well at the Australian Open

[ponchi101]

Gee, why can't I warm up to that girl?

Andreeva continues to roll. Adds another "big" win, over Rybakina.
(I am starting to doubt Rybakina will ever be a top player again, if she was one).

[Suliso]

Andreeva vs Tauson final. We did anticipate it, right?

[JTContinental]

Andreeva making moves this year—maybe she’s gotten through her post-junior period and the pieces are starting to come together

She's also the youngest player to make the final here in Dubai.

[ponchi101]

Andreeva vs Tauson final. We did anticipate it, right?

The future looks bright.
Exactly as we thought, and two weeks exactly as predicted. Ostapenko - Anisimova, Andreeva - Tauson.
We have to start a gambling site.

[ti-amie]

Saturday Order of Play

Center Court
Starts at 7:30 AM

Final
CZE K. Siniakova/USA T. Townsend (1) vs TPE S. Hsieh/LAT J. Ostapenko (3)
Followed By
Final
DEN C. Tauson vs RUS M. Andreeva (12)

[ashkor87]

A relatively easy win, in the end, for Andreeva -drawing away in the straights..was Tauson injured or anything? Didn't see it.
Andreeva maturing faster than anyone expected ..

[ashkor87]

Tauson was grimacing at the start of set 2 and definitely moving slower, from the highlights video.. certainly looked either tired or injured..too bad, she played well too.

[ponchi101]

These two last tournaments were very odd. The top players did not even make the finals, and lost to relatively low ranked players.
The year has started in a fun way for me. Maddie winning her maiden slam, and now Andreeva getting into the top ten. A lot of diversity happening.

[ti-amie]

[ashkor87]

These two last tournaments were very odd. The top players did not even make the finals, and lost to relatively low ranked players.
The year has started in a fun way for me. Maddie winning her maiden slam, and now Andreeva getting into the top ten. A lot of diversity happening.

Quite predictable, actually...the tour calendar causes this mess.

[ashkor87]

Sabalenka, for one, never does well in the ME swing, or in the sunshine double. She wakes up only around Stuttgart/Madrid
She peaks at the AO and then drops off, though the IW/Miami courts should suit her well

[ponchi101]

These two last tournaments were very odd. The top players did not even make the finals, and lost to relatively low ranked players.
The year has started in a fun way for me. Maddie winning her maiden slam, and now Andreeva getting into the top ten. A lot of diversity happening.

Quite predictable, actually...the tour calendar causes this mess.

Mess? So when new players win tournaments, it is a mess?
Ok.
(Joking)

Serious question. So, the tour calendar is to blame. What should be done? Stop play for all of February so Iga and Aryna cac "recover" from the Aussie open?
I know Iga keeps complaining all the time about how much she has to play. But of course, at a very young age, she has already earned more prize money than Steffi or Martina. But what should the other players want? Fewer tournaments? A full month off?
What should be done about the calendar?