'22 WTA RG MD Singles Draw & Discussion
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Re: '22 WTA RG MD Singles Draw & Discussion
Massive upset..jabeur out in the first round.Italian jinx at work? She seemed to be bothered by the rain.seemed to speak to the umpire about it...
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Re: '22 WTA RG MD Singles Draw & Discussion
Exactly. Kiki had that moment, together with Garcia (they were doubles' partners) when it looked like she was top ten material, maybe even a slam challenger. Those days are long gone. Right now, she is a perfect R1 match: will get the ball back, will make you run a bit and keep you on court for 90 minutes, after which you walk out with a 6-3, 6-4 win and a good, real situation practice.meganfernandez wrote: ↑Sun May 22, 2022 11:42 amI think they are delusional.Deuce wrote:I guess they're thinking that Mladenovic will have extra motivation playing at home, and so may summon up some of the talent she once displayed...
I remember the year Kiki beat Mugu in the fourth round - I think Mugu was defending champ, not sure. Seems like that was Kiki’s last good singles match. (Wait, didn’t she single-handedly win Fed Cup for France vs Australia a couple years later?)
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both Thiem and Kiki have gone south after their breakup!
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I would say that the breakup that did Thiem in is his wrist breaking up. He had broken up with Kiki a long time before he won his USO.
But this is far from Hingis "black widow" status...![Wink ;)](./images/smilies/icon_e_wink.gif)
But this is far from Hingis "black widow" status...
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Re: '22 WTA RG MD Singles Draw & Discussion
Deuce was wondering somewhere here why Iga is winning so much. Here are two articles exploring the same question:
https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2022/ ... ame-person
https://www.wtatennis.com/news/2623526/ ... he%20draw.
By all objective criteria Swiatek is a huge favorite. The question mark I still have is how well she can handle that at a GS level. If she plays her best for 7 matches there are no peers.
https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2022/ ... ame-person
https://www.wtatennis.com/news/2623526/ ... he%20draw.
By all objective criteria Swiatek is a huge favorite. The question mark I still have is how well she can handle that at a GS level. If she plays her best for 7 matches there are no peers.
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Re: '22 WTA RG MD Singles Draw & Discussion
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Re: '22 WTA RG MD Singles Draw & Discussion
As our initial poll went to my favorite player (OTHER), and all others have lost, I updated and posted a new list. Our limit for options are 10, so I excluded the unseeded players PLUS the lowest seed remaining (Mertens).
I will still pick "other". It works.
I will still pick "other". It works.
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by 'other' I mean Zheng.
I saw the highlghts of the match against Halep - it was Zheng's relentless aggression, I think, that frazzled Halep.. she has the same relentless ferocity Swiatek has - Halep didnt know what to do, it seemed so hopeless..I think Zheng is more of a threat than any of the others.. I personally like Ansimova but she isnt a threat to Swiatek, even if she gets to the finals..!
I saw the highlghts of the match against Halep - it was Zheng's relentless aggression, I think, that frazzled Halep.. she has the same relentless ferocity Swiatek has - Halep didnt know what to do, it seemed so hopeless..I think Zheng is more of a threat than any of the others.. I personally like Ansimova but she isnt a threat to Swiatek, even if she gets to the finals..!
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Don’t disagree. Maybe Keys if she can 100% relaxashkor87 wrote:by 'other' I mean Zheng.
I saw the highlghts of the match against Halep - it was Zheng's relentless aggression, I think, that frazzled Halep.. she has the same relentless ferocity Swiatek has - Halep didnt know what to do, it seemed so hopeless..I think Zheng is more of a threat than any of the others.. I personally like Ansimova but she isnt a threat to Swiatek, even if she gets to the finals..!
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Wow... talk about 'flavour of the month'...
I've seen basically zero mention of Zheng on this discussion board prior to the past couple of days (except for my mentioning a couple of times that I think she may become the kind of player that Sabalenka was 'supposed to be')... and now, all of a sudden - and it is definitely all of a sudden - people are appointing her as the only player who can adequately challenge Swiatek.
I mean - I like Zheng - I think she has some good potential. But to suddenly appoint her as Swiatek's most worthy challenger when no-one seemed to notice her before, and when she hasn't really done anything of note in the past - let alone at a Major - seems somewhat iffy.
Hmmm.....
I've seen basically zero mention of Zheng on this discussion board prior to the past couple of days (except for my mentioning a couple of times that I think she may become the kind of player that Sabalenka was 'supposed to be')... and now, all of a sudden - and it is definitely all of a sudden - people are appointing her as the only player who can adequately challenge Swiatek.
I mean - I like Zheng - I think she has some good potential. But to suddenly appoint her as Swiatek's most worthy challenger when no-one seemed to notice her before, and when she hasn't really done anything of note in the past - let alone at a Major - seems somewhat iffy.
Hmmm.....
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Re: '22 WTA RG MD Singles Draw & Discussion
Btw all 4 of my semifinal picks are still alive..can anyone else claim that?!
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I’ve heard great things about Zheng, just haven’t said anything here.Deuce wrote:Wow... talk about 'flavour of the month'...
I've seen basically zero mention of Zheng on this discussion board prior to the past couple of days (except for my mentioning a couple of times that I think she may become the kind of player that Sabalenka was 'supposed to be')... and now, all of a sudden - and it is definitely all of a sudden - people are appointing her as the only player who can adequately challenge Swiatek.
I mean - I like Zheng - I think she has some good potential. But to suddenly appoint her as Swiatek's most worthy challenger when no-one seemed to notice her before, and when she hasn't really done anything of note in the past - let alone at a Major - seems somewhat iffy.
Hmmm.....
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Re: '22 WTA RG MD Singles Draw & Discussion
She could be like Swiatek two years ago. Or completely not a factor.
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Keynes - ' when the facts change, I change my mind..what do you do, sir?'
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