Plus Fritz has played a lot of tennis the past two weeksskatingfan wrote: ↑Sun Aug 06, 2023 8:11 amNo, I think you've assessed him correctly, but he can serve well, and play consistently enough to get some good wins.
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Gauff played a domineering first set vs Sakkari and got through some rough patches in the second set to win 6-2, 6-3. She didn't have a cakewalk although some will say that defeating Baptiste was a given.
The first hugs went to Pere Riba and Brad Gilbert, deservedly so.
R2: d. Baptiste 6-1, 6-4
QF: d. Bencic 6-1, 6-2
SF: d. Samsonova 6-3, 6-3
F: d. Sakkari 6-2, 6-3
The first hugs went to Pere Riba and Brad Gilbert, deservedly so.
R2: d. Baptiste 6-1, 6-4
QF: d. Bencic 6-1, 6-2
SF: d. Samsonova 6-3, 6-3
F: d. Sakkari 6-2, 6-3
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Re: ATP 500 WTA 500 Washington DC 7/31-8/6 2023
Indeed, a solid win. But not only that: the scores were convincing.ti-amie wrote: ↑Sun Aug 06, 2023 8:15 pm Gauff played a domineering first set vs Sakkari and got through some rough patches in the second set to win 6-2, 6-3. She didn't have a cakewalk although some will say that defeating Baptiste was a given.
The first hugs went to Pere Riba and Brad Gilbert, deservedly so.
R2: d. Baptiste 6-1, 6-4
QF: d. Bencic 6-1, 6-2
SF: d. Samsonova 6-3, 6-3
F: d. Sakkari 6-2, 6-3
I am trading her out of my HRtNY team; I will not be surprised if that decision comes back to kick me.
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Of these, I was most impressed by her win over Bencic, she hung in and fought for every point, I hear from others on this forum (i didnt get to see anything).. saw the highlights of her win over Sakkari.. I dont think her forehand problem is fully corrected, she did hit some short into the court, but her aggression helps..she used to be too passive, relying too much on her defense.. like Sloane..
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Because of the rain delay in the men's final, they did show some portions of the Gauff-Sakkari.
I saw that she was more than happy to go on long FH to FH rallies; she was not flinching or seemingly affected by Sakkari's ball. So, I don't know if Pera/Gilbert have fixed the issue, but I cannot say that the FH was a factor yesterday.
Anyway, with that score, NOTHING was a factor yesterday (for her).
I saw that she was more than happy to go on long FH to FH rallies; she was not flinching or seemingly affected by Sakkari's ball. So, I don't know if Pera/Gilbert have fixed the issue, but I cannot say that the FH was a factor yesterday.
Anyway, with that score, NOTHING was a factor yesterday (for her).
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Dan Evans was paid $353,445 for his win here.
Cori Gauff was paid $120,150.
Cori Gauff was paid $120,150.
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I went to the tournament Friday evening and Sunday (had to leave for my flight when the rain delay began as it looks like they won't finish till very late).
Saw Gauff beat both Bencic and Sakkari - she was impressive indeed, consistent and persistent. I saw Sakkari beat Keys very convincingly too, Sakkari just can't seem to shake off the self-pressure in bigger moments.
Saw Evans twice as well. Very lithe and had more finesse than I remembered.
Side note: there were 3 medical emergencies in the stands during these two of Coco's matches (not sure the cause of the first one on Friday and 2 heat strokes on Sunday). Each time, Gauff noticed it before most and had to point these out to the umpire. In her on-court interview on Friday she encouraged people to take a CPR class (as she had). It was very sweet. I also wonder if it speaks to her great awareness about the environment around her or is a sign of being easily distracted.
Saw Gauff beat both Bencic and Sakkari - she was impressive indeed, consistent and persistent. I saw Sakkari beat Keys very convincingly too, Sakkari just can't seem to shake off the self-pressure in bigger moments.
Saw Evans twice as well. Very lithe and had more finesse than I remembered.
Side note: there were 3 medical emergencies in the stands during these two of Coco's matches (not sure the cause of the first one on Friday and 2 heat strokes on Sunday). Each time, Gauff noticed it before most and had to point these out to the umpire. In her on-court interview on Friday she encouraged people to take a CPR class (as she had). It was very sweet. I also wonder if it speaks to her great awareness about the environment around her or is a sign of being easily distracted.
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