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Re: WTA 500 Charleston 4/3 - 4/9 2023
Ok. Not unexpected, and a good show. And she was always a player that needed to work a lot. So, not a bad showing.
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Re: WTA 500 Charleston 4/3 - 4/9 2023
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Re: WTA 500 Charleston 4/3 - 4/9 2023
Of course...on this surface, at this time. ....but who is a better pure overall player in this draw? Badosa? Kudermetova? Jabeur could be, I agree...
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Re: WTA 500 Charleston 4/3 - 4/9 2023
I think she is - for everything except tennis.
Which makes sense, because she's obviously known as Svitolina in tennis circles, which makes it easier for fans to identify her.
Although I suppose it could be said that Monfils is also a name which is obviously associated with tennis - but people might think it's Gael's sister or something on paper.
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Re: WTA 500 Charleston 4/3 - 4/9 2023
There are many good tier 2 players here, including keys and alexandrova but I somehow don't think they can beat Bencic or Pegula here ..those 2 are Tier 2 players too but at the top of Tier 2...there aren't any Tier 1 players here...
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Re: WTA 500 Charleston 4/3 - 4/9 2023
If every player in this draw plays their very best on this surface, I'd put money on Madison Keys to win this tournament every time.
She's just nowhere near the player she once was, but you know who used to be excellent on this surface before all the injuries? Sabine Lisicki. It's why I think they've been so good with trying to get her in the draw over the years as a former champ.
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Re: WTA 500 Charleston 4/3 - 4/9 2023
Alexandrova is a Tier 2 player, maybe she'll get past that soon, but that's where she is now. Keys, based on talent and history, is very clearly Tier 1. I know you're a big fan of Ekaterina, but this is an objective fact. Keys is a former top 10 player, she's a GS finalist, been to the QF or better of every slam, has a 1000 level title, been to the finals of other 1000 level tournaments. I believe the grand majority of the finals she's reached in her career have been at Premier level tournaments or higher. She's a Tier 1 talent. She's injured often and inconsistent, you never know when she's going to play her best tennis anymore even when she's seemingly healthy unlike in years past when her play got shaky because of an injury, but that doesn't change the overall talent, which was what my original comment referenced.
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Re: WTA 500 Charleston 4/3 - 4/9 2023
Day 4 Order of Play
Credit One Stadium
Starts at 11:00 AM
ESP P. BADOSA (12) vs EGY M. SHERIF
FOLLOWED BY
USA E. NAVARRO vs USA M. KEYS (9)
FOLLOWED BY
USA S. ROGERS vs USA D. COLLINS (13)
NOT BEFORE 7:00 PM
BLR V. AZARENKA (6) vs USA S. STEPHENS
FOLLOWED BY
UKR L. TSURENKO vs TUN O. JABEUR (2)
Althea Gibson
Starts at 11:00 AM
USA A. PARKS vs RUS D. SHNAIDER
FOLLOWED BY
USA C. MCNALLY vs GER J. NIEMEIER
FOLLOWED BY
CAN L. FERNANDEZ vs RUS E. RODINA
FOLLOWED BY
FRA A. CORNET vs RUS A. KALINSKAYA
FOLLOWED BY
USA S. CHANG/USA A. KULIKOV vs FRA K. MLADENOVIC/CHN S. ZHANG (2)
Court 3
Starts at 11:00 AM
GER A. FRIEDSAM vs RUS V. GRACHEVA
FOLLOWED BY
CHN X. WANG vs USA H. BAPTISTE
NOT BEFORE 2:00 PM
USA C. DOLEHIDE/AUS S. HUNTER (3) vs NOR U. EIKERI/CZE M. KOLODZIEJOVA
Court 4
Starts at 11:00 AM
USA C. LIU vs USA B. PERA
FOLLOWED BY
CZE M. BOUZKOVA (16) vs ESP C. BUCSA
Credit One Stadium
Starts at 11:00 AM
ESP P. BADOSA (12) vs EGY M. SHERIF
FOLLOWED BY
USA E. NAVARRO vs USA M. KEYS (9)
FOLLOWED BY
USA S. ROGERS vs USA D. COLLINS (13)
NOT BEFORE 7:00 PM
BLR V. AZARENKA (6) vs USA S. STEPHENS
FOLLOWED BY
UKR L. TSURENKO vs TUN O. JABEUR (2)
Althea Gibson
Starts at 11:00 AM
USA A. PARKS vs RUS D. SHNAIDER
FOLLOWED BY
USA C. MCNALLY vs GER J. NIEMEIER
FOLLOWED BY
CAN L. FERNANDEZ vs RUS E. RODINA
FOLLOWED BY
FRA A. CORNET vs RUS A. KALINSKAYA
FOLLOWED BY
USA S. CHANG/USA A. KULIKOV vs FRA K. MLADENOVIC/CHN S. ZHANG (2)
Court 3
Starts at 11:00 AM
GER A. FRIEDSAM vs RUS V. GRACHEVA
FOLLOWED BY
CHN X. WANG vs USA H. BAPTISTE
NOT BEFORE 2:00 PM
USA C. DOLEHIDE/AUS S. HUNTER (3) vs NOR U. EIKERI/CZE M. KOLODZIEJOVA
Court 4
Starts at 11:00 AM
USA C. LIU vs USA B. PERA
FOLLOWED BY
CZE M. BOUZKOVA (16) vs ESP C. BUCSA
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Re: WTA 500 Charleston 4/3 - 4/9 2023
I thought she played great. And it was a very long match (close to 3 hours), so I was very impressed with her conditioning. Truly a great first match back, the only thing missing was the win.
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Re: WTA 500 Charleston 4/3 - 4/9 2023
I don't agree that Keys is Tier 1..that is reserved for the likes of Rybakina, Swiatek, Sabalenka. .could add Kvitova and Krejcikova..but Keys is not at that level, she is too slow, her footwork is not good enough ..JazzNU wrote: ↑Tue Apr 04, 2023 1:40 amAlexandrova is a Tier 2 player, maybe she'll get past that soon, but that's where she is now. Keys, based on talent and history, is very clearly Tier 1. I know you're a big fan of Ekaterina, but this is an objective fact. Keys is a former top 10 player, she's a GS finalist, been to the QF or better of every slam, has a 1000 level title, been to the finals of other 1000 level tournaments. I believe the grand majority of the finals she's reached in her career have been at Premier level tournaments or higher. She's a Tier 1 talent. She's injured often and inconsistent, you never know when she's going to play her best tennis anymore even when she's seemingly healthy unlike in years past when her play got shaky because of an injury, but that doesn't change the overall talent, which was what my original comment referenced.
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Re: WTA 500 Charleston 4/3 - 4/9 2023
Sloane is possibly a Tier 1 player, certainly higher tier than Keys...
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