2025 WSP Women's Picks & Results Thread

[ashkor87]

Will 2/3 of you be decimated like in Paris

well 23 were.. so close to 2/3, just the stroke missing.

[ashkor87]

There is quite a bandwagon building up now, Vika, and I am on it. Scary!

[JTContinental]

You have Pav in the red but the results I saw had her winning in three sets ...

Fixed. TMQ regrets the error.

[ashkor87]

You have Pav in the red but the results I saw had her winning in three sets ...

Fixed. TMQ regrets the error.

well, she is Russian so red...!

[JTContinental]

We had a relatively quiet day 1, and after booting 5 no picks and 2 souls who failed to specify which Kudermetova sister they were choosing, TMQ counts 139 players left.

The breakdown

Victoria Azarenka 32
Marta Kostyuk 27
Ekaterina Alexandrova 15
Clara Tauson 14
Daria Kasatkina 12
Yuliia Starodubtseva 5
Veronika Kudermetova 5
Anna Kalinskaya 4
Sofia Kenin 4
Magda Linette 4
Tatjana Maria 4
Danielle Collins 3
Mirra Andreeva 2
Jessica Bouzas Maniero 2
Iva Jovic 2
Kaja Juvan 1
Suzan Lamens 1
Jessica Pegula 1
Elena Rybakina 1

[JTContinental]

TMQ will be back tomorrow with a recap on your losing picks!

[ponchi101]

First bandwagon down the cliff. Kostyuk takes down 27 people.

[Chad1]

First bandwagon down the cliff. Kostyuk takes down 27 people.

Deja vu from Roland Garros

[shmrck14]

First bandwagon down the cliff. Kostyuk takes down 27 people.

I considered then quickly dismissed Kostyuk, she was one of those who led to the day 1 women's pool massacre (including me) in Paris.

[ponchi101]

Aaaaaaand... Azarenka delivered the second deadly blow.
Ouch!

[JTContinental]

Subtracting 5 more no picks and 1 zombie, 62 players remain for day 3 after the top 2 bandwagons crashed, flinging the limbs and viscera of half the pool flying onto the road.

The breakdown

Katie Boulter 19
Elise Mertens 15
Linda Noskova 6
Elina Svitolina 5
Jasmine Paolini 4
Amanda Anisimova 3
Beatriz Haddad Maia 3
Sonay Kartal 2
Emma Raducanu 1
Viktoriya Tomova 1
Donna Vekic 1
Marketa Vondrousova 1

[JTContinental]

I know I promised y'all a recap, but time got away from TMQ today. We are installing a show with 104 ceramic artists in the gallery at the moment, which has been a logistical nightmare, as you may imagine.

I promise to deliver a full Round 1 parade of losers tomorrow, where you can find out if your pick qualifies as a LAVISH LAWN or a SALIVA-ISH YAWN!

[ponchi101]

Second day in a row in which the bandwagon falls off the cliff.
A brit against a LL. That should have been a given. Only 3 LL's had made 3R in all of the open era at W. Now make it 4.

[JTContinental]

And now for our supersized edition of LAVISH LAWN or SALIVA-ISH YAWN, a WImbledon-centric variation of STANK or DANK!

There have been so many losers in the first days that your demise is no longer special, but like a crematorium on half power, TMQ will still be here to lightly roast you into the afterlife. Was your pick a LAVISH LAWN like Center Court on Day 1 or a SALIVA-ISH YAWN like an attendee who sat in the hot sun too long watching Anastasia Sevastova play? Find out below

LAVISH LAWN

Marta Kostyuk (27 victims) This LAVISH LAWN is begrudgingly bestowed upon Kostyuk, despite her pre-tournament prep consisting of two straight set losses to Emma Navarro, since I don't know anything about her opponent (including her name, which is currently escaping me), other than that she made it farther in the draw than Kostyuk did.

Katie Boulter (19 victims) Boulter had her chance to be the breakthrough British woman that is never actually going to happen, but we are now firmly in the Sonay Kartal era.

Ons Jabeur (14 victims) Sadly, it seems to be time to add Ons to the growing list of current players whose bodies are not up to the task of remaining at the top eschelon of women's tennis.

Jasmine Paolini (4 victims) TMQ took a lot of heat last year when commenting that Paolini's obvious flash-in-the-pan results were not going to be sustainable this year, and now I think I'll just bask in the glow of the flames.

Tatjana Maria, Iva Jovic, Jessica Pegula, Marketa Vondrousova (4, 2, 1, and 1 victims) Had anyone asked TMQ (and no one has) which players to avoid picking in Round 1, he would have provided you with exactly this list. Random lead up wins and finals do not translate to grand slam success very often.

Magda Linette (4 victims) Linette pulled out of her only prep match with an injury, so may not have arrived at 100%. Can Elsa Jacquemot pull a Lois Boisson?

Jelena Ostapenko (1 victim) An Ostapenko match is a nauseating 5 star thrill ride and everyone who picks her knows what they are signing up for, so I'm assuming willing to accept the consequences

SALIVA-ISH YAWN

Victoria Azarenka (32 victims) Never really a factor on grass during her career, Azarenka is never really a factor anywhere anymore.

Greet Minnen (6 victims) Once a relatively rare occurrence, you were a victim of a player waiting until the last possible second to withdraw so that they can still get half of the first round prize money. I'd feel bad for you if this wasn't an incredibly foolish match to pick from when you had 31 other options.

Kaja Juvan (1 victim) Juvan hasn't played a grass court match since Wimbledon 2023 and Begu has been contesting at Wimbledon since they played tennis with rocks, so why did we pick from this match? Worst pick of Day 2.

Peyton Stearns (1 victim) Stearns gets a lot of love in our pools, despite being a mid player at best. She has yet to win a match here in three tries.

Anca Todoni (1 victim) Who? Was this a gambling thing? This is the Day 1 winner for worst pick of the day.

Viktoriya Tomova (1 victim) TMQ almost marked this one red immediately upon reading it. You did win something though--worst pick of Day 3!

Donna Vekic (1 victims) Vekic's bland, lackluster game is reflected in her results. Usually when she switches coaches she gets good again for a short period of time, but I guess not here.

OK, I think we are all caught up! Who will be the bandwagon that goes down tomorrow? Tune in and see!

[joanjettson]

And Haddad Maia...I actually want to know what's up with her if you have a minute. I had hopes.