Talk About Tennis 2.0

Meanwhile Alexandrova is quietly making a run...beating Pavlyuchenkova here is quite a feat..Swiatek next .let us see what she can do this time!

Swiatek's spun second serve is certainly attackable, especially here on hard courts...Noskova showed how to do it! Some tall player like Rybakina can reach those bouncing balls nicely, though not on clay...Alexandrova has an exceptional return, so does Vika ..maybe they can fight her close, in addition to Ryba..only Alexandrova is in her path directly though..

Is this Marozsan for real? I haven't seen him at all...

Took out Alcaraz last year (I forget the tournament). Given some time, why not? He has enough power, and the era of three guys dominating everything is over.
Could be in the mix (just like 20 other guys).

ponchi101 wrote: ↑Mon Mar 25, 2024 2:29 pm Took out Alcaraz last year (I forget the tournament). Given some time, why not? He has enough power, and the era of three guys dominating everything is over.
Could be in the mix (just like 20 other guys).

Rome

ashkor87 wrote: ↑Mon Mar 25, 2024 3:33 am

meganfernandez wrote: ↑Mon Mar 25, 2024 2:38 am Cold-blooded answer by Iga when she was down love-40 trying to serve it out at 5-4 in the third. Four quick winners and a service winner. That's a champ. She amped up her serve once she was in the hole. Fearless.

https://x.com/z_kortu/status/1772082461113020764?s=20

Iga is a GREAT player, not just good...

Yes, a champion.

ponchi101 wrote: ↑Mon Mar 25, 2024 2:29 pm Took out Alcaraz last year (I forget the tournament). Given some time, why not? He has enough power, and the era of three guys dominating everything is over.
Could be in the mix (just like 20 other guys).

Marozsan has a pedestrian record of 19-17 on a main tour. Despite this he has already 3 top ten wins to his credit. Even though his demeanor is nothing like Kyrgios's, he clearly also has that something making him get up for a big challenge. Potentially could be a big match player like Wawrinka. Bigger the occasion and stronger the opponent - better he plays. His game is also quite well-rounded. So far movement is a weakest part, but this can be improved a lot with just proper training. IMO he is not "like 20 other guys".

An excellent tournament for Garcia so far. Back to back wins over Osaka and Gauff.

Suliso wrote: ↑Mon Mar 25, 2024 9:41 pm An excellent tournament for Garcia so far. Back to back wins over Osaka and Gauff.

Was it Ashkor who said the court would not help either Osaka or Gauff?

Can we now say with confidence that Osaka's return to the tour has been poor? For sure now going to do nothing till the summer hardcourt season.

ti-amie wrote: ↑Mon Mar 25, 2024 9:48 pm

Suliso wrote: ↑Mon Mar 25, 2024 9:41 pm An excellent tournament for Garcia so far. Back to back wins over Osaka and Gauff.

Was it Ashkor who said the court would not help either Osaka or Gauff?

No, I thought it would not help Coco but I thought Osaka would be fine....power...

Suliso wrote: ↑Mon Mar 25, 2024 9:51 pm Can we now say with confidence that Osaka's return to the tour has been poor? For sure now going to do nothing till the summer hardcourt season.

I would say it is incomplete..she is not fully back yet...and yes, we (and she) will have to wait till the summer US circuit...

Of course it could still pick up steam, but early signs are not promising. I wonder what's missing. She's only 26 years old.

Tue, 26 March, 2024 (Day 9)

Stadium
Starts at 12:00

D. Koepfer Vs (3) D. Medvedev
Not Before 2:00 PM
V. Azarenka (27) Vs Y. Putintseva
Not Before 3:30 pm / possible court change
C. Alcaraz (1) Vs L. Musetti Or B. Shelton
Not Before 7:00 PM
M. Sakkari (8) Vs E. Rybakina (4)
Not Before 8:30 pm
A. Zverev (4) Vs (15) K. Khachanov

Grandstand
Starts at 11:00 am

T. Machac Vs M. Arnaldi
Followed By
C. Ruud (7) Vs (22) N. Jarry
Followed By
C. O'Connell Vs (2) J. Sinner
Not Before 3:30 pm / possible court change
G. Dimitrov (11) Vs (8) H. Hurkacz
Not Before 7:00 pm
A. de Minaur (9) Vs F. Marozsan
Followed By
S. Hsieh/E. Mertens (1) Vs (ALT) S. Kenin/B. Mattek-Sands

Butch Buchholz
Starts at 11:00 am

A. Krueger/S. Stephens (WC) Vs (OSE) L. Noskova/X. Wang
Not Before 12:30 PM
A. Muhammad/A. Parks Vs TBD
Followed By
X. Wang/S. Zheng Vs (OSE) E. Alexandrova/I. Khromacheva
Followed By
K. Krawietz/T. Puetz (7) Vs (3) R. Ram/J. Salisbury
Followed By
R. Bopanna/M. Ebden (1) Vs (Alt) J. Smith/S. Verbeek
Followed By / after suitable rest
M. Melo/E. Roger-Vasselin Vs C. Eubanks/B. Shelton

Court 5
Starts at 12:00

D. Mathewson Vs A. Bernal
Followed By
D. de Groot Vs M. Phelps
Followed By
S. Kuneida Vs G. Fernandez
Followed By
A. Hewett Vs G. Reid

The Billionaire Battle featured a tight first set ended by Pegula romping through a TB 7-6(1). It's two all second set.