Suliso wrote: ↑Fri Feb 21, 2025 7:11 am
Up to her of course, but doesn't she really have anything better to do with her life now?
Do you know the history of Venus and IW? It is probably that...
The history of Venus and IW is well known. So, losing in the first round to Camila Osorio will do anything about that?
I am sure you know it but does everyone here? That is what I was asking
by ponchi101 In THIS forum? Where Venus was one of the most liked players ever (and I mean, counting TAT1.0) and the Williams overall were super popular?
Yep, I think most people here now about that story.
by ashkor87 IW and Miami are both slow..the only difference is the humidity in Miami...expect Doha results to be repeated here, not Dubai
by ashkor87
ponchi101 wrote: ↑Fri Feb 21, 2025 10:22 pm
In THIS forum? Where Venus was one of the most liked players ever (and I mean, counting TAT1.0) and the Williams overall were super popular?
Yep, I think most people here now about that story.
So I was suggesting IW giving Venus a wild card could be just IW trying to make amends ..
by ti-amie I understand that Venus may feel entitled to make up for the time she lost because of misdiagnosis of her auto immune illness but her point has been made. Doing this takes a chance away from other players and that in my opinion is not fair.
by ashkor87
ti-amie wrote: ↑Sat Feb 22, 2025 1:06 am
I understand that Venus may feel entitled to make up for the time she lost because of misdiagnosis of her auto immune illness but her point has been made. Doing this takes a chance away from other players and that in my opinion is not fair.
I was not talking about autoimmune disease! I am not elaborating because it is claimed here that everyone knows the history !
ti-amie wrote: ↑Sat Feb 22, 2025 1:06 am
I understand that Venus may feel entitled to make up for the time she lost because of misdiagnosis of her auto immune illness but her point has been made. Doing this takes a chance away from other players and that in my opinion is not fair.
I was not talking about autoimmune disease! I am not elaborating because it is claimed here that everyone knows the history !
We're all long time tennis fans here and yes we know the story. I was looking at it from a different perspective from the one we all know. Even there I think IW has gone out of its way to apologize and make amends.
I think that at this point she should step away gracefully no matter what her motivation is for seeking this WC. Maybe she will step away here, I don't know. We'll see. I just hate to see her considered a "walking bye".
by ashkor87 Swiatek, Sabalenka, Rybakina should do well here- so also Anisimova, Noskova and Keys (if she is playing?)..those whom the conditions don't suit much- Pegula, Gauff. Looking forward to Bencic and Kvitova..
Medvedev seems checked out, and Sinner is out...Zverev and Alcaraz should rule, then..maybe even Rublev..I don't expect Michelsen to do much..Shelton may, he has the power to hit through slow surfaces ..
by ashkor87
ti-amie wrote: ↑Sat Feb 22, 2025 1:18 am
I think that at this point she should step away gracefully no matter what her motivation is for seeking this WC.
who are we to tell her what to do?
by Suliso We don't, but it's a bit sad to see that she hasn't found something else meaningful to do. That's all really.
by JTContinental
Suliso wrote: ↑Sat Feb 22, 2025 7:04 am
We don't, but it's a bit sad to see that she hasn't found something else meaningful to do. That's all really.
Yes, at this point in her life you would think she might have started a successful interior design business or launched her own clothing line.
Suliso wrote: ↑Sat Feb 22, 2025 7:04 am
We don't, but it's a bit sad to see that she hasn't found something else meaningful to do. That's all really.
Yes, at this point in her life you would think she might have started a successful interior design business or launched her own clothing line.
Took me a minute...
by dave g It makes me wonder if she (Venus) is planning on announcing her official retirement at Indian Wells.
by ashkor87
dave g wrote: ↑Sat Feb 22, 2025 5:40 pm
It makes me wonder if she (Venus) is planning on announcing her official retirement at Indian Wells.
Very unlikely..at Miami, maybe..home town now. She has little affection for IW, probably
by ponchi101 By now, maybe Venus just wants to play a match.
Even if she has dropped so much, it must still be difficult for her to find a competitive match (Serena is always away). Maybe she just likes to be in a really competitive situation.
by ti-amie
by ashkor87 Well well . How can this kind of mixup happen?
by ponchi101
ashkor87 wrote: ↑Mon Feb 24, 2025 3:31 am
Well well . How can this kind of mixup happen?
AI.
by ptmcmahon Go try to get AI to make semifinal predictions for a tournament and you'll see exactly what Ponchi means. Was getting it to try Santiago this week and four times in a row it picked the same not possible four semifinalists, even when I gave it a link to an updated draw It's definitely a WIP, especially with sports.
(Side note a song I have been trying to remember for 30 years that I have been describing to my friends... it found in 30 seconds...)
by ashkor87 I am interested in seeing how different IW results are from Miami and why...do players peak early and then run out of steam,? Or do the great players adjust in time for Miami after bring shaken by IW? Last year, Medvedev learned from IW and did better at Miami ..didn't happen with the women..Swiatek etal petered out and Collins won Miami. The dynamic is interesting.
by ponchi101 The natural fluctuations in the game?
You don't always have to have an elaborate theory of why player A did well in tournament X and then, in the next tournament, s/he did poorly.
Let's say you have a player that has gone 7-3 in her last three tournaments. That is a very good run. But, it means:
She lost in all
And, since most seeded players play only four rounds in regular tournaments, it means that maybe she won 3-3-1 in the tournaments, and the last one she won only one round. Which is a natural phenomena as far as stats are concerned.
We always look for some complicated narrative, forgetting the obvious: only TWO players will do really well at any tournament, because of the nature of the sport. The rest will offer a great variation of results.
by Suliso The same applies to us lowly amateurs when we play tennis or any other sport. Can you really explain why one day you won and another lost vs the same opponent? I usually can't.
by ashkor87 As a counter, i am willing to point to a pattern- powerful players will do well at IW then will fail to adapt to Miami..humid, slightly faster courts. Only great players like Djokovic can win both, Vika too - she was the dominant hard court player that year
To be specific- Swiatek, Keys, Rybakina will do well at IW. Sabalenka, as I have remarked elsewhere, doesn't seem to fire until the clay court season. Those who do sell at IW will not repeat at Miami, it is a good test of how great Swiatek really is... We shall find out ..
by ptmcmahon
ponchi101 wrote: ↑Wed Feb 26, 2025 4:24 pm
The natural fluctuations in the game?
You don't always have to have an elaborate theory of why player A did well in tournament X and then, in the next tournament, s/he did poorly.
Let's say you have a player that has gone 7-3 in her last three tournaments. That is a very good run. But, it means:
She lost in all
And, since most seeded players play only four rounds in regular tournaments, it means that maybe she won 3-3-1 in the tournaments, and the last one she won only one round. Which is a natural phenomena as far as stats are concerned.
We always look for some complicated narrative, forgetting the obvious: only TWO players will do really well at any tournament, because of the nature of the sport. The rest will offer a great variation of results.
Exactly. I think a lot of times here were seem to think good players should do well every time no matter what, and if not something is wrong Although part of that can be from some of the dominant runs we've seen last couple of decades.
by ponchi101 We keep forgetting: RR&N were NOT the norm.
by ti-amieIndian Wells Q, USA WTA 1000
Date: 3/2/2025 Original Cut Off: 114 Ranking Date: 2/10/2025
Draw Size: 48? Direct Acceptances: 40 Wild Cards: 7?
Qualifying Draw Singles
73 Kenin, Sofia
73 Grabher, Julia SR 74 Maria, Tatjana
75 Birrell, Kimberly
76 Garcia, Caroline
77 Pera, Bernarda
80 Dolehide, Caroline 81 Andreeva, Erika
82 Siegemund, Laura
83 Townsend, Taylor
85 Kartal, Sonay
85 Burrage, Jodie SR 86 Parry, Diane
88 Minnen, Greet 89 Wang, Yafan
90 Parks, Alycia
91 Lys, Eva
91 Wickmayer, Yanina SR
92 Bondar, Anna
93 Baptiste, Hailey
94 Sonmez, Zeynep
95 Sorribes Tormo, Sara 96 Rus, Arantxa
97 Wang, Xiyu
98 Carle, Maria Lourdes
99 Gadecki, Olivia
100 Teichmann. Jil 102 Podoroska, Nadia
103 Montgomery, Robin
104 Niemeier, Jule
105 Todoni, Anca
106 Golubic, Viktorija
107 Starodubtseva, Yuliia
108 Martic, Petra
109 Marino, Rebecca
110 Parrizas Diaz, Nuria 111 Ruse, Elena-Gabriela
112 Joint, Maya
113 Sasnovich, Aliaksandra
114 Tomljanovic, Ajla
115 Sawangkaew, Mananchaya
116 Bucsa, Cristina
117 Errani, Sara
118 Stakusic, Marina
119 Liu, Claire SR
120 Ito, Aoi
122 Wei, Sijia
123 Jeanjean, Leolia
1 Mattia Bellucci 70 68
2 Daniel Altmaier 76 80
3 Botic van de Zandschulp 80 85
4 Gabriel Diallo 89 86
5 Damir Dzumhur 90 90
6 Hugo Gaston 92 91
7 Fabio Fognini 93 94
8 James Duckworth 94 95
9 Alexander Shevchenko 95 88
10 Adam Walton 97 89
11 Chun-Hsin Tseng 99 126
12 Arthur Cazaux 101 101
13 Laslo Djere 103 112
14 Christopher Eubanks 104 104
15 Pavel Kotov 107 103
16 Billy Harris 110 116
17 Pablo Carreno Busta 112 133
18 Kamil Majchrzak 118 111
19 Taro Daniel 119 119
20 Jozef Kovalik 124 125
21 Adrian Mannarino 127 130
22 Tristan Schoolkate 133 140
23 Federico Agustin Gomez 135 137
24 Mitchell Krueger 138 142
Mikhail Kukushkin 139 110
Lloyd Harris 141 144
Ethan Quinn 142 150
Brandon Holt 144 166
Cristian Garin 147 132
Lukas Klein 148 156
Nikoloz Basilashvili 150 148
Yasutaka Uchiyama 156 157
Terence Atmane 157 163
Coleman Wong 166 167
Hady Habib 168 168
Constant Lestienne 169 161
Li Tu 170 170
Radu Albot 178 160
Zachary Svajda 184 169
(WC) Eliot Spizzirri 188
Matteo Gigante 200 153
(WC) Colton Smith 260
Michael Mmoh 276 117 (PR)
Yosuke Watanuki 346 136 (PR)
Giulio Zeppieri 360 171 (PR)
(WC) Theo Papamalamis 602
(WC) Rudy Quan 733
(WC)
Alternates
Name Seeding Ranking Entry Ranking
1 Alexis Galarneau 162 178
2 James Trotter 179 182
3 Eliot Spizzirri 188 197
4 Sho Shimabukuro 189 198
5 Alex Bolt 194 200
6 Jan Choinski 195 201
7 Hugo Grenier 196 202
8 August Holmgren 201 206
9 Nick Hardt 229 211
10 Andrea Collarini 204 212
11 Nicolas Mejia 208 214
12 James McCabe 207 215
13 Aslan Karatsev 209 219
14 Antoine Escoffier 213 220
15 Benjamin Hassan 203 221
16 Emilio Nava 238 222
17 Aziz Dougaz 211 223
18 Dalibor Svrcina 161 224
19 Beibit Zhukayev 215 226
20 Filip Cristian Jianu 228 229
Withdrawals
Name Seeding Ranking Entry Ranking
Camilo Ugo Carabelli 69 87
Hamad Medjedovic 71 96
Christopher O'Connell 75 79
Joao Fonseca 78 99
Luca Nardi 79 83
Jacob Fearnley 81 78
Learner Tien 83 82
Lucas Pouille 96 93
Dusan Lajovic 100 81
Nishesh Basavareddy 106 105
Otto Virtanen 111 98
Tristan Boyer 113 113
Mackenzie McDonald 115 123
Dominik Koepfer 116 118
Nicolas Moreno De Alboran 120 109
Alexander Ritschard 122 124
Daniel Elahi Galan 125 117
Lloyd Harris 141 108 (PR)
Richard Gasquet 146 128
Borna Gojo 417 106 (PR)
by ti-amie Michal Samulski
@MichalSamulski
Indian Wells main draw ceremony will take place on Monday, March 3 from 3pm-4pm local time.
1:12 PM · Feb 21, 2025
by ti-amieQualifying Draw - WTA
K. Birrell (1) vs K. Penickova (WC)
S. Errani vs C. Bucsa (13)
E. Lys (2) vs A. Sasnovich
H. Vandewinkel (WC) vs J. Niemeier (18)
S. Kartal (3) vs M. Stakusic
C. Ngounoue (WC) vs R. Marino (20)
T. Townsend (4) vs Y. Wickmayer
V. Lepchenko vs A. Todoni (15)
L. Siegemund (5) vs K. Juvan
W. Osuigwe (WC) vs N. Parrizas Diaz (19)
Z. Sonmez (6) vs S. Wei
J. Pareja (WC) vs A. Tomljanovic (23)
S. Sorribes Tormo (7) vs N. Hibino
C. Liu vs Y. Starodubtseva (21)
G. Minnen (8) vs V. Glozman (WC)
J. Burrage vs V. Golubic (17)
O. Gadecki (9) vs M. Bjorklund
A. Zakharova vs M. Joint (16)
A. Bondar (10) vs M. Inglis
D. Snigur vs A. Ito (22)
J. Teichmann (11) vs D. Saville
P. Martic vs M. Carle (14)
H. Baptiste (12) vs E. Shibahara
L. Jeanjean vs M. Sawangkaew (24)
by ti-amieIndian Wells 2025 prize money
Find the prize money break down for the Indian Wells singles draw below:
Round
Prize Money
Winner
$1,201,125
Runner-up
$638,750
Semi-finalist
$354,850
Quarter-finalist
$202,000
Fourth round
$110,250
Third round
$64,500
Second round
$37,650
First round
$25,375
by ti-amieSunday Order of Play Qualifying Day 1
Stadium 4
Starts at 1:00 PM
USA V. Lepchenko vs ROU A. Todoni (15)
Followed By GER E. Lys (2) vs BLR A. Sasnovich
Followed By
USA W. Osuigwe vs ESP N. Parrizas Diaz (19)
Followed By GBR S. Kartal (3) vs CAN M. Stakusic
Stadium 5
Starts at 1:00 PM
USA C. Ngounoue vs CAN R. Marino (20)
Followed By ESP S. Sorribes Tormo (7) vs JPN N. Hibino
Followed By
USA C. Liu vs UKR Y. Starodubtseva (21)
Followed By AUS O. Gadecki (9) vs SWE M. Bjorklund
Stadium 6
Starts at 1:00 PM
HUN A. Bondar (10) vs AUS M. Inglis
Followed By
GBR J. Burrage vs SUI V. Golubic (17)
Followed By GER L. Siegemund (5) vs SLO K. Juvan
Followed By
FRA L. Jeanjean vs THA M. Sawangkaew (24)
Stadium 7
Starts at 1:00 PM
H. Vandewinkel vs GER J. Niemeier (18)
Followed By
UKR D. Snigur vs JPN A. Ito (22)
Followed By
ITA S. Errani vs ESP C. Bucsa (13)
by ti-amieATP Qualifying Draw
M. Bellucci (1) vs Y. Watanuki (PR)
R. Quan (WC) vs F. Gomez (21)
D. Altmaier (2) vs C. Garin
T. Svajda (WC) vs K. Majchrzak (16)
B. van de Zandschulp (3) vs L. Klein
M. Gigante vs M. Krueger (22)
G. Diallo (4) vs H. Habib
E. Quinn vs T. Schoolkate (20)
D. Dzumhur (5) vs B. Holt
R. Albot vs T. Daniel (17)
H. Gaston (6) vs J. Trotter
E. Spizzirri (WC) vs L. Harris (24)
F. Fognini (7) vs C. Smith (WC)
C. Wong vs P. Kotov (13)
J. Duckworth (8) vs T. Atmane
L. Tu vs A. Mannarino (19)
A. Walton (9) vs C. Lestienne
M. Mmoh (PR) vs B. Harris (14)
C. Tseng (10) vs G. Zeppieri (PR)
T. Papamalamis (WC) vs M. Kukushkin (23)
A. Cazaux (11) vs A. Galarneau
Z. Svajda vs P. Carreno Busta (15)
C. Eubanks (12) vs N. Basilashvili
Y. Uchiyama vs J. Kovalik (18)
by ti-amieMonday 03 March, 2025 (Day 2)
Stadium 3
Starts At 10:00 AM
Q1 M. Bellucci (1) Vs (PR) Y. Watanuki
Followed By
Q1 F. Fognini (7) Vs (WC) C. Smith
Followed By
Q1
Z. Svajda Vs (15) P. Carreno Busta
Not Before 2:00 PM
Q1
E. Spizzirri (WC) Vs (24) L. Harris
Not Before 4:00 PM
Q1 D. Dzumhur (5) Vs B. Holt
Stadium 4
Starts At 10:00 AM
Q1 B. van de Zandschulp (3) Vs L. Klein
Followed By
Q1
E. Quinn Vs (20) T. Schoolkate
Not Before 12:00 PM K. Birrell (1) Vs K. Penickova (WC)
WTA
Followed By G. Minnen (8) Vs V. Glozman (WC)
WTA
Not Before 4:00 PM J. Teichmann (11) Vs D. Saville
WTA
Stadium 5
Starts At 10:00 AM
Q1
R. Quan (WC) Vs (21) F. Gomez
Followed By
Q1 G. Diallo (4) Vs H. Habib
Not Before 12:00 PM T. Townsend (4) Vs Y. Wickmayer
WTA
Followed By
J. Pareja (WC) Vs A. Tomljanovic (23)
WTA
Followed By
Q1 A. Walton (9) Vs C. Lestienne
Stadium 6
Starts At 10:00 AM
Q1 D. Altmaier (2) Vs C. Garin
Followed By
Q1 C. Eubanks (12) Vs N. Basilashvili
Not Before 12:00 PM H. Baptiste (12) Vs E. Shibahara
WTA
Followed By
A. Zakharova Vs M. Joint (16)
WTA
Not Before 4:00 PM
Q1
M. Mmoh (PR) Vs (14) B. Harris
Stadium 7
Starts At 10:00 AM
Q1
Y. Uchiyama Vs (18) J. Kovalik
Followed By
Q1
C. Wong Vs (13) P. Kotov
Not Before 12:00 PM
P. Martic Vs M. Carle (14)
WTA
Followed By Z. Sonmez (6) Vs S. Wei
WTA
Followed By
Q1
R. Albot Vs (17) T. Daniel
Stadium 8
Starts At 10:00 AM
Q1
M. Gigante Vs (22) M. Krueger
Followed By
Q1
T. Papamalamis (WC) Vs (23) M. Kukushkin
Followed By
Q1
L. Tu Vs (19) A. Mannarino
Followed By
Q1 J. Duckworth (8) Vs T. Atmane
Stadium 9
Starts At 10:00 AM
Q1 C. Tseng (10) Vs (PR) G. Zeppieri
Followed By
Q1
T. Svajda (WC) Vs (16) K. Majchrzak
Followed By
Q1 A. Cazaux (11) Vs A. Galarneau
Followed By
Q1 H. Gaston (6) Vs J. Trotter
Find the prize money break down for the Indian Wells singles draw below:
Round
Prize Money
Winner
$1,201,125
Runner-up
$638,750
Semi-finalist
$354,850
Quarter-finalist
$202,000
Fourth round
$110,250
Third round
$64,500
Second round
$37,650
First round
$25,375
I admit this was a bit lower than I anticipated.
I recognize it can't be on par with a Slam- however I also didn't anticipate you'd have to win 3 matches just to get close to what you do for losing the first round at one.
Not to mention the extra expenses of the tournament being longer (which has the doubling effect of taking a week off the calendar for other tournaments of consequence)
by ti-amie They're streaming the Qualifying matches from Courts 3 & 4 on Youtube.
by ti-amie
by ti-amieMain Draw Singles - ATP
A. Zverev (1)/Bye
M. Kecmanovic vs T. Griekspoor
F. Marozsan vs P. Martinez
Bye/G. Mpetshi Perricard (29)
T. Machac (19)/Bye
A. Bublik vs Qualifier
R. Bautista Agut vs Qualifier
Bye/F. Tiafoe (16)
H. Rune (12)/Bye
C. Moutet vs J. Thompson
J. Munar vs K. Nishikori
Bye/U. Humbert (18)
M. Berrettini (28)/Bye
R. Carballes Baena vs C. O'Connell
T. Seyboth Wild vs A. Muller
Bye/S. Tsitsipas (8)
C. Ruud (4)/Bye
M. Giron vs Qualifier
Z. Bergs vs Qualifier
Bye/A. Popyrin (26)
A. Fils (20)/Bye
Z. Zhang vs Qualifier
R. Safiullin vs R. Opelka (WC)
Bye/L. Musetti (15)
T. Paul (10)/Bye
T. Boyer (WC) vs A. Vukic
C. Norrie vs L. Nardi
Bye/J. Lehecka (23)
A. Michelsen (31)/Bye
Qualifier vs F. Cobolli
Y. Bu vs N. Basavareddy (WC)
Bye/D. Medvedev (5)
Bottom Half
A. Rublev (7)/Bye
M. Arnaldi vs A. Kovacevic
A. Shevchenko vs R. Hijikata
Bye/B. Nakashima (32)
K. Khachanov (22)/Bye
T. Etcheverry vs J. Mensik
M. Navone vs L. Tien
Bye/B. Shelton (11)
J. Draper (13)/Bye
J. Fearnley vs J. Fonseca (WC)
B. Bonzi vs J. Brooksby (PR)
Bye/F. Auger-Aliassime (17)
A. Tabilo (30)/Bye
Qualifier vs D. Lajovic
Qualifier vs S. Baez
Bye/T. Fritz (3)
N. Djokovic (6)/Bye
Qualifier vs N. Kyrgios (PR)
M. McDonald (WC) vs A. Davidovich Fokina
Bye/F. Cerundolo (25)
H. Hurkacz (21)/Bye
L. Darderi vs F. Diaz Acosta
D. Goffin vs L. Sonego
Bye/A. de Minaur (9)
G. Dimitrov (14)/Bye
A. Rinderknech vs N. Borges
J. Struff vs G. Monfils
Bye/S. Korda (24)
D. Shapovalov (27)/Bye
Qualifier vs Qualifier
Q. Halys vs Qualifier
Bye/C. Alcaraz (2)
by ti-amieMain Draw Singles - WTA
BLR A. Sabalenka (1)/BYE
RUS A. Blinkova vs USA M. Kessler
UKR A. Kalinina vs ITA L. Bronzetti
BYE/POL M. Frech (30)
RUS E. Alexandrova (20)/BYE
Qualifier vs RUS P. Kudermetova
Qualifier vs Qualifier
BYE/BRA B. Haddad Maia (16)
RUS D. Kasatkina (12)/BYE
USA S. Stephens vs USA S. Kenin
Qualifier vs USA C. McNally
BYE/RUS L. Samsonova (24)
CAN L. Fernandez (27)/BYE
RUS V. Kudermetova vs ROU J. Cristian
USA I. Jovic vs AUT J. Grabher
BYE/ITA J. Paolini (6)
USA C. Gauff (3)/BYE
GBR E. Raducanu vs JPN M. Uchijima
SRB O. Danilovic vs BUL V. Tomova
BYE/GRE M. Sakkari (29)
USA A. Anisimova (17)/BYE
SUI B. Bencic vs GER T. Maria
USA A. Parks vs RUS A. Kalinskaya
BYE/RUS D. Shnaider (13)
USA E. Navarro (10)/BYE
ROU S. Cirstea vs Qualifier
USA L. Davis vs ARM E. Avanesyan
BYE/CRO D. Vekic (19)
BEL E. Mertens (28)/BYE
Qualifier vs Qualifier
ESP J. Bouzas Maneiro vs RUS A. Potapova
BYE/USA M. Keys (5)
Bottom Half
KAZ E. Rybakina (7)/BYE
CZE M. Bouzkova vs NED S. Lamens
ROU I. Begu vs USA A. Li
BYE/GBR K. Boulter (25)
DEN C. Tauson (22)/BYE
COL C. Osorio vs JPN N. Osaka
CZE P. Kvitova vs FRA V. Gracheva
BYE/RUS M. Andreeva (9)
USA D. Collins (14)/BYE
Qualifier vs Qualifier
USA A. Krueger vs USA K. Volynets
BYE/UKR E. Svitolina (23)
LAT J. Ostapenko (26)/BYE
EGY M. Sherif vs CHN X. Wang
USA P. Stearns vs POL M. Linette
BYE/USA J. Pegula (4)
CHN Q. Zheng (8)/BYE
Qualifier vs BLR V. Azarenka
SVK R. Sramkova vs NZL L. Sun
BYE/CZE L. Noskova (31)
UKR M. Kostyuk (18)/BYE
Qualifier vs USA R. Montgomery
RUS K. Rakhimova vs USA C. Dolehide
BYE/ESP P. Badosa (11)
CZE K. Muchova (15)/BYE
MEX R. Zarazua vs ITA E. Cocciaretto
Qualifier vs CZE K. Siniakova
BYE/KAZ Y. Putintseva (21)
TUN O. Jabeur (32)/BYE
UKR D. Yastremska vs CHN Y. Yuan
FRA C. Garcia vs USA B. Pera
BYE/POL I. Swiatek (2)
by ashkor87 Nice draw for Rybakina and Samsonova (who should do well here)..Coco too, though I don't expect her to go far. Anisimova will do well, especially with her new-found confidence but she has a bad draw..Bencic in round 2..Muchova has a very nice draw initially, then Swiatek eventually..
by ashkor87 Shelton has a nice draw, he should go deep here..anyway suits his game.Tsitsipas should do well, if he has recovered from his victory recently ..in the absence of Sinner, not much to see here other than Alcaraz
by ashkor87 Osaka is close to her best now...she has a good shot at winning IW if Swiatek falters - Swiatek is definitely favorite though!
Swiatek 40%
Ryba 20
Keys 15
Osaka 15
Anisimova 5
Field 5 includes Sabalenka etc.
by ashkor87 Others who will do well, not win the whole thing,- Machac, Rublev,Noskova, Berrettini, Ostapenko
Those who I don't think will do well,- Coco, Pegula, Sabalenka (though the court suts her), Medvedev,
Main reason is court is too slow for these players...they like to use their opponent's pace rather than generate their own...court need to help, which this one will not.Coco can generate power but her strength is footspeed and defense..not much use on a sloooow court
by ponchi101
ashkor87 wrote: ↑Tue Mar 04, 2025 8:35 am
Osaka is close to her best now...she has a good shot at winning IW if Swiatek falters - Swiatek is definitely favorite though!
Swiatek 40%
Ryba 20
Keys 15
Osaka 15
Anisimova 5
Field 5 includes Sabalenka etc.
How do you give 70% to Alcaraz, who mas meekly eliminated by Lehecka in Doha in the QF?
Yes, he should be the favorite (Zverev's S. American tour was really bad) but 70% Not a bit too much?
And how is Osaka at her best? She retired with an injury at the Aussie, and has not played since.
ashkor87 wrote: ↑Tue Mar 04, 2025 8:35 am
Osaka is close to her best now...she has a good shot at winning IW if Swiatek falters - Swiatek is definitely favorite though!
Swiatek 40%
Ryba 20
Keys 15
Osaka 15
Anisimova 5
Field 5 includes Sabalenka etc.
How do you give 70% to Alcaraz, who mas meekly eliminated by Lehecka in Doha in the QF?
Yes, he should be the favorite (Zverev's S. American tour was really bad) but 70% Not a bit too much?
And how is Osaka at her best? She retired with an injury at the Aussie, and has not played since.
Alcaraz plays his best in big tournaments..and he seems to really like IW..look at his track record. osaka has been looking impressive even in her losses, and in the exhos ..so it seems to me she is over her injuries..hopefully..
by ti-amieWednesday 05 March, 2025 (Day 4)
Stadium 1
Starts At 11:00 AM
P. Kvitova (WC) Vs V. Gracheva Not Before 1:00 PM
Y. Bu Vs (WC) N. Basavareddy Followed By
R. Safiullin Vs (WC) R. Opelka Not Before 6:00 PM
C. Osorio Vs N. Osaka Followed By
A. Bublik Vs (Q) Y. Watanuki
Stadium 2
Starts At 11:00 AM
J. Munar Vs K. Nishikori Followed By
P. Stearns Vs M. Linette Followed By
C. Ngounoue (Q) Vs V. Azarenka Not Before 6:00 PM
C. Norrie Vs L. Nardi Followed By
A. Krueger Vs K. Volynets
Stadium 3
Starts At 11:00 AM
C. Garcia Vs B. Pera (WC) Followed By
I. Begu Vs A. Li Followed By
K. Rakhimova Vs C. Dolehide (WC) Not Before 6:00 PM
C. Moutet Vs J. Thompson Followed By
Z. Zhang Vs (Q) K. Majchrzak
Stadium 4
Starts At 11:00 AM
T. Boyer (WC) Vs A. Vukic Followed By
M. Kecmanovic Vs T. Griekspoor Followed By
M. Giron Vs (Q) N. Basilashvili Followed By
J. Niemeier (Q) Vs R. Montgomery (WC) Followed By
D. Yastremska Vs Y. Yuan
Stadium 5
Starts At 11:00 AM
T. Seyboth Wild Vs A. Muller Followed By
F. Marozsan Vs P. Martinez Followed By
R. Bautista Agut Vs (Q) D. Dzumhur
Stadium 6
Starts At 11:00 AM
R. Sramkova Vs L. Sun Followed By
M. Bouzkova Vs S. Lamens Followed By
M. Carle (Q) Vs K. Siniakova
Stadium 7
Starts At 12:00 PM
R. Carballes Baena Vs C. O'Connell Not Before 2:00 PM
C. Smith (Q) Vs F. Cobolli Followed By
Z. Bergs Vs (Q) E. Quinn
Stadium 9
Starts At 11:00 AM
R. Zarazua Vs E. Cocciaretto Not Before 1:00 PM
H. Baptiste (Q) Vs W. Osuigwe (Q) Not Before 3:00 PM
M. Sherif Vs X. Wang
by JTContinental American women did well in qualifying, adding 5 more to the main draw
by ti-amieWTA Doubles Draw
1. (1) K. Siniakova / T. Townsend vs U. Eikeri / G. Olmos
2. B. Haddad Maia / L. Siegemund vs M. Andreeva / D. Shnaider
3. Jiang Xinyu 蒋欣玗 / Wu Fang-Hsien 吳芳嫺 vs (SR) Xu Yifan 徐一璠 / Yang Zhaoxuan 杨钊煊
4. (8) S. Kenin / L. Kichenok vs A. Panova / Shibahara Ena 柴原瑛菜
5. (3) S. Errani / J. Paolini vs A. Muhammad / D. Schuurs
6. C. Dolehide / S. Hunter vs (O) E. Alexandrova / L. Samsonova
7. (wc) O. Jabeur / J. Niemeier vs T. Babos / N. Melichar-Martinez
8. (6) Chan Hao-Ching 詹皓晴 / V. Kudermetova vs C. Bucsa / Kato Miyu 加藤未唯
9. (5/O) Hsieh Su-Wei 謝淑薇 / Zhang Shuai 张帅 vs Aoyama Shuko 青山修子 / Hozumi Eri 穂積絵莉
10. (wc) M. Jones / M. Kessler vs M. Bouzkova / B. Mattek-Sands
11. Ninomiya Makoto 二宮真琴 / S. Sorribes Tormo vs (O) Y. Putintseva / C. Tauson
12. (4) J. Ostapenko / E. Perez vs (O) D. Collins / D. Krawczyk
13. (7) A. Danilina / I. Khromacheva vs T. Mihalikova / O. Nicholls
14. (O) A. Krueger / J. Pegula vs F. Stollar / A. Sutjiadi
15. (wc) A. Kalinskaya / C. McNally vs N. Kichenok / E. Mertens
16. (2) G. Dabrowski / E. Routliffe vs L. Fernandez / L. Stefani
by ti-amieThursday 06 March, 2025 (Day 5)
Stadium 1
Starts At 11:00 AM
J. Fearnley Vs (WC) J. Fonseca Not Before 1:00 PM
E. Raducanu Vs M. Uchijima Followed By
B. Bencic (WC) Vs T. Maria Not Before 6:00 PM
B. van de Zandschulp (LL) Vs (PR) N. Kyrgios Followed By
A. Parks (WC) Vs A. Kalinskaya
Stadium 2
Starts At 11:00 AM
M. Inglis (Q) Vs S. Kenin Not Before 1:00 PM
M. McDonald (WC) Vs A. Davidovich Fokina Followed By
J. Struff Vs G. Monfils Not Before 6:00 PM
A. Blinkova Vs M. Kessler Followed By
M. Navone Vs L. Tien
Stadium 3
Starts At 11:00 AM
B. Bonzi Vs (PR) J. Brooksby Followed By
M. Arnaldi Vs A. Kovacevic Followed By
D. Goffin Vs L. Sonego Followed By
I. Jovic (WC) Vs J. Grabher Followed By
L. Davis Vs E. Avanesyan
Stadium 4
Starts At 11:00 AM
C. Liu (Q) Vs P. Kudermetova Followed By
A. Tomljanovic (Q) Vs C. McNally Followed By
D. Collins/D. Krawczyk Vs (4) J. Ostapenko/E. Perez Followed By
L. Darderi Vs (Q) H. Gaston Followed By
G. Zeppieri (Q) Vs (Q) A. Walton
Stadium 5
Starts At 11:00 AM
A. Shevchenko Vs R. Hijikata Followed By
T. Etcheverry Vs J. Mensik Followed By
M. Gigante (Q) Vs S. Baez Followed By
A. Rinderknech Vs N. Borges Followed By
Q. Halys Vs (Q) P. Carreno Busta
Stadium 6
Starts At 11:00 AM
A. Kalinina Vs L. Bronzetti Followed By
S. Cirstea Vs M. Joint (Q) Followed By
V. Kudermetova Vs J. Cristian Followed By
A. Krueger/J. Pegula Vs F. Stollar/A. Sutjiadi Followed By
L. Tu (Q) Vs D. Lajovic
Stadium 7
Starts At 11:00 AM
M. Ninomiya/S. Sorribes Tormo Vs Y. Putintseva/C. Tauson Followed By
O. Danilovic Vs V. Tomova Followed By
S. Kartal Vs V. Lepchenko (Q) Followed By
V. Golubic (Q) Vs K. Birrell (Q)
Stadium 9
Starts At 11:00 AM
B. Haddad Maia/L. Siegemund Vs M. Andreeva/D. Shnaider Followed By
C. Dolehide/S. Hunter Vs E. Alexandrova/L. Samsonova Not Before 2:00 PM
O. Jabeur/J. Niemeier (WC) Vs T. Babos/N. Melichar-Martinez Followed By
J. Bouzas Maneiro Vs A. Potapova Followed By S. Errani/J. Paolini (3) Vs A. Muhammad/D. Schuurs
So there is a new surface at IW..is it faster/slower/lower bounce? I guess we will have to see for ourselves..loved Zverev's comment 'there is a new surface?'
The base surface is not what determines speed and bounce..it is the top layer..which can be whatever
by ashkor87
roddick and wertheim on this issue of courts and ..balls
by ashkor87 Osaka not recovered yet, I guess..
by Suliso Retirement coming soon...
by ashkor87 too many errors from Osaka.. not sure about the court yet - it is slow all right but the ball seems to skid off the surface ..
by ponchi101
Suliso wrote: ↑Thu Mar 06, 2025 6:12 am
Retirement coming soon...
She said it herself. That she would not remain around long if these were the results she would get.
And she is a very good example for when we make those predictions of players winning 15 grand slam, or the hype on Carlitos when some writers said he would win 30. Yes, he will win more. But it takes very little for one of these great players to return to the pack. An injury here that never fully recovers, an off court issue that pulls you off the tour for a few months.
Osaka looked like the clear cut heir to Serena. She looked good for double digits. And now she is losing to the Osorio's of the world in R1 of a surface she was the very best on. A sad story, and a reminder that the Serena's, Steffi's, Martina's and Chrissie's are the exceptions.
Suliso wrote: ↑Thu Mar 06, 2025 6:12 am
Retirement coming soon...
She said it herself. That she would not remain around long if these were the results she would get.
And she is a very good example for when we make those predictions of players winning 15 grand slam, or the hype on Carlitos when some writers said he would win 30. Yes, he will win more. But it takes very little for one of these great players to return to the pack. An injury here that never fully recovers, an off court issue that pulls you off the tour for a few months.
Osaka looked like the clear cut heir to Serena. She looked good for double digits. And now she is losing to the Osorio's of the world in R1 of a surface she was the very best on. A sad story, and a reminder that the Serena's, Steffi's, Martina's and Chrissie's are the exceptions.
the story is not even half done. why are people so happy to see her go? I, for one, certainly hope she gets back to health and fitness.
by ponchi101 Nobody is happy to see her go. But, as I said, she herself said that if the results are not there, she will retire.
Of course I would like Naomi to get back to full health. When she was playing well, her tennis on hard courts was superb. But we are talking here about what we are seeing. And she is not the player she once was.
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by ti-amie I saw Fonseca play a little during the Golden Swing and thought his game was suited to hard courts but was waiting to see him play on one. I just watched his match vs Fearnley and I think he will be a decent hard court player barring injury of course since he's only 18.
He also speaks accentless grammatical English although he plays for Brazil.
Born: August 21, 2006 (age 18 years), Rio de Janeiro, State of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Nationality: Brazilian
Coach: Guilherme Teixeira
Country (sports): Brazil
Davis Cup: 2–1
Plays: Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Wiki
by ti-amie The British player Fearnley was totally thrown off by the crowd and lost focus and the match.
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by ti-amie After a nervous start Uchijima Moyuka easily defeats Emma Raducanu in straight sets 6-3, 6-2 in first round play.
by ti-amieDoubles Draw - ATP
M. Arevalo (1)/M. Pavic (1) vs S. Baez/T. Etcheverry
J. Draper/T. Machac vs R. Bopanna/I. Dodig
M. Giron (WC)/L. Tien (WC) vs K. Khachanov (WC)/A. Rublev (WC)
M. Berrettini/L. Sonego vs N. Mektic (5)/M. Venus (5)
S. Bolelli (3)/A. Vavassori (3) vs M. Ebden/J. Peers
C. Harrison (WC)/E. King (WC) vs A. Fils/U. Humbert
H. Nys/E. Roger-Vasselin vs S. Doumbia/F. Reboul
J. Vliegen/J. Withrow vs M. Gonzalez (7)/A. Molteni (7)
J. Salisbury (8)/N. Skupski (8) vs P. Martinez/G. Mpetshi Perricard
S. Korda/J. Thompson vs A. Michelsen/B. Shelton
J. Murray/A. Pavlasek vs A. Behar/R. Galloway
J. Lehecka/A. Tabilo vs M. Granollers (4)/H. Zeballos (4)
J. Cash (6)/L. Glasspool (6) vs L. Darderi/G. Dimitrov
F. Cerundolo/F. Tiafoe vs A. Krajicek/R. Ram
F. Cobolli/L. Musetti vs S. Gille/J. Zielinski
M. Melo/A. Zverev vs H. Heliovaara (2)/H. Patten (2)
by ti-amieFriday 07 March, 2025 (Day 6) REVISED
Stadium 1
Starts At 11:00 AM
A. Zverev (1) Vs T. Griekspoor Not Before 1:00 PM
C. Garcia Vs I. Swiatek (2) Followed By
M. Linette Vs J. Pegula (4) Not Before 6:00 PM
Y. Bu Vs (5) D. Medvedev Not Before 8:00 PM Q. Zheng (8) Vs V. Azarenka
Stadium 2
Starts At 11:00 AM
E. Rybakina (7) Vs S. Lamens Followed By C. Ruud (4) Vs M. Giron Followed By
T. Seyboth Wild Vs (8) S. Tsitsipas Not Before 6:00 PM
V. Gracheva Vs M. Andreeva (9) Followed By
D. Dzumhur (Q) Vs (16) F. Tiafoe
Stadium 3
Starts At 11:00 AM
T. Paul (10) Vs (WC) T. Boyer Followed By M. Berrettini (28) Vs C. O'Connell Followed By H. Rune (12) Vs C. Moutet Followed By
A. Krueger Vs E. Svitolina (23) Followed By D. Collins (14) Vs H. Baptiste (Q)
Stadium 4
Starts At 11:00 AM
M. Kostyuk (18) Vs R. Montgomery (WC) Followed By O. Jabeur (32) Vs D. Yastremska Followed By
C. Dolehide (WC) Vs E. Lys Followed By A. Fils (20) Vs (LL) G. Diallo Followed By T. Machac (19) Vs (Q) Y. Watanuki
Stadium 5
Starts At 11:00 AM
F. Marozsan Vs (29) G. Mpetshi Perricard Followed By
Z. Bergs Vs (26) A. Popyrin Followed By
R. Safiullin Vs (15) L. Musetti Followed By
A. Panova/E. Shibahara Vs (8) S. Kenin/L. Kichenok Followed By A. Danilina/I. Khromacheva (7) Vs T. Mihalikova/O. Nicholls
Stadium 6
Starts At 11:00 AM
K. Nishikori Vs (18) U. Humbert Followed By
C. Norrie Vs (23) J. Lehecka Followed By A. Michelsen (31) Vs (Q) C. Smith Followed By
L. Fernandez/L. Stefani Vs (2) G. Dabrowski/E. Routliffe Followed By
M. Jones/M. Kessler (WC) Vs M. Bouzkova/B. Mattek-Sands
Stadium 7
Starts At 11:00 AM
I. Begu Vs K. Boulter (25) Followed By C. Tauson (22) Vs C. Osorio Followed By J. Ostapenko (26) Vs X. Wang Followed By
C. Bucsa/M. Kato Vs (6) H. Chan/V. Kudermetova
Stadium 9
Starts At 11:00 AM
K. Muchova (15) Vs E. Cocciaretto Followed By
K. Siniakova Vs Y. Putintseva (21) Followed By
L. Sun Vs L. Noskova (31) Followed By
A. Kalinskaya/C. McNally (WC) Vs N. Kichenok/E. Mertens
by ashkor87 Most interesting today is Jabeur vs Yastremska...real contrast in styles...Y has been playing well, and Jabeur is..just Jabeur.
by JTContinental Interesting that they have not played before. Yastremska can go off the rails against pushers more defensive minded players, so I expect Jabeur to come through.
by ashkor87 The low bounce could cause problems for folks like swiatek and gauff..
I know, I know, I know. After such a loss and athlete of Naomi's class must feel very bad. But when you say that it was the worst match of your life, you are saying the other player did not win it. Kind of a bit unfair.
Osorio has now been the recipient of two worst matches in life. Osaka here, Sakkari (who did not say that) at the Aussie. Let's see if this time she can back it up.
by ti-amie Tallon Griekspoor upsets top seed 4-6, 7-6(5), 7-6(4) in 3h 7m
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by ashkor87
ashkor87 wrote: ↑Fri Mar 07, 2025 3:08 am
Most interesting today is Jabeur vs Yastremska...real contrast in styles...Y has been playing well, and Jabeur is..just Jabeur.
Yastremska's raw power is effective on slow courts...
by JTContinental Giron takes out Ruud
Noskova out meekly to Lulu Sun
Learner Tien double cheeks me in the SP.
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by ti-amieSaturday 08 March, 2025 (Day 7)
Stadium 1
Starts At 11:00 AM
A. Potapova Vs M. Keys (5) Not Before 1:00 PM
Q. Halys Vs (2) C. Alcaraz Followed By N. Djokovic (6) Vs (LL) B. van de Zandschulp Not Before 6:00 PM A. Sabalenka (1) Vs M. Kessler Not Before 8:00 PM
G. Monfils Vs (24) S. Korda
Stadium 2
Starts At 11:00 AM
M. Gigante (Q) Vs (3) T. Fritz Not Before 1:00 PM C. Gauff (3) Vs M. Uchijima Followed By A. Anisimova (17) Vs B. Bencic (WC) Not Before 6:00 PM
M. Navone Vs (11) B. Shelton Not Before 8:00 PM E. Navarro (10) Vs S. Cirstea
Stadium 3
Starts At 11:00 AM
V. Tomova Vs M. Sakkari (29) Not Before 12:00 PM
I. Jovic (WC) Vs J. Paolini (6) Followed By D. Kasatkina (12) Vs S. Kenin Followed By G. Dimitrov (14)Vs N. Borges Followed By
D. Goffin Vs (9) A. de Minaur
Stadium 4
Starts At 11:00 AM
J. Draper (13) Vs (WC) J. Fonseca Followed By A. Rublev (7) Vs M. Arnaldi Followed By H. Hurkacz (21) Vs (Q) H. Gaston Followed By
C. McNally Vs L.Samsonova (24) Followed By
A. Parks (WC) Vs D. Shnaider (13)
Stadium 5
Starts At 11:00 AM
A. Tabilo (30) Vs D. Lajovic Followed By
M. McDonald (WC) Vs (25) F. Cerundolo Followed By
R. Hijikata Vs (32) B. Nakashima Followed By K. Khachanov (22) Vs J. Mensik
Stadium 6
Starts At 11:00 AM
J. Brooksby (PR) Vs (17) F. Auger-Aliassime Followed By D. Shapovalov (27)Vs (Q) A. Walton Followed By K. Siniakova/T. Townsend (1) Vs U. Eikeri/G. Olmos Followed By L. Fernandez (27) Vs J. Cristian
Stadium 7
Starts At 11:00 AM
L. Bronzetti Vs M. Frech (30) Followed By
S. Kartal Vs B. Haddad Maia (16) Followed By E. Mertens (28) Vs K. Birrell (Q) Followed By
X. Jiang/F. Wu Vs Y. Xu/Z. Yang
Stadium 9
Starts At 11:00 AM
E. Alexandrova (20) Vs P. Kudermetova Not Before 12:00 PM
E. Avanesyan Vs D. Vekic (19) Followed By
Y. Putintseva/C. Tauson Vs (4) J. Ostapenko/E. Perez Followed By S. Hsieh/S. Zhang (5)Vs S. Aoyama/E. Hozumi
This is misreading of the conditions...I would expect Norrie to beat Paul..Paul is quick, has a good serve, doesn't really penetrate with his shots ..he will do better on faster courts..
by Owendonovan
Suliso wrote: ↑Thu Mar 06, 2025 6:12 am
Retirement coming soon...
Suliso wrote: ↑Thu Mar 06, 2025 6:12 am
Retirement coming soon...
A consideration for Zverev as well........
That comment about "if he loses that Aussie open final he may be broken" keeps gaining data points.
by ashkor87 saw a bit of Swiatek vs Garcia.. a couple of low bounces near the baseline had Swiatek mistiming the shot.. the bounce is a bit uneven .. not always low but unexpectedly low in spots..
by ashkor87 awesome performance by Parks! Her power works well here... overwhelmed Kalinskaya..made many errors though, missed some putaways..
by Suliso About Zverev - way too early to claim that!
by ponchi101
Suliso wrote: ↑Sat Mar 08, 2025 5:16 pm
About Zverev - way too early to claim that!
Retirement maybe.
I still say that Mick's comment has gained on importance. Zverev's S. American tour was a mess, and now this. It bodes not well.
by mick1303 I don't think Zverev will retire. But he may lost faith. He'll be on tour, but the level of his effort might degrade. Not a big fan of his, but I don't like when something like this happen to anybody.
by JTContinental Meanwhile, Madison Keys looks unbeatable at the moment
by ti-amie And Cori Gauff finds herself in a third set TB vs Uchijima.
by ti-amie Gauff barely escapes Uchijima in three sets 6-4, 3-6, 7-6(4)
And yes the court is slow.
by JTContinental Djokovic about to go down to van de Zandschulp, who is serving for the match up 5-1 in the 3rd set.
by JTContinental And VDZ pulls off the upset. So far, these big tournaments are dealing up some weird results this year, although it has to be said that there has been a significant dropoff in the quality of Novak's play.
by ashkor87
JTContinental wrote: ↑Sun Mar 09, 2025 12:50 am
And VDZ pulls off the upset. So far, these big tournaments are dealing up some weird results this year, although it has to be said that there has been a significant dropoff in the quality of Novak's play.
Not so weird if one considers the court and conditions in general
by JTContinental It's pretty weird for Novak to lose to a lucky loser in R2 of a 1000 event no matter what the surface. And it hasn't just been here--the results in the Middle East tournaments were pretty weird too.
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by ti-amieSunday 09 March, 2025 (Day 8)
Stadium 1
Starts At 11:00 AM
D. Yastremska Vs I. Swiatek (2) Not Before 1:00 PM M. Berrettini (28) Vs (8) S. Tsitsipas Followed By A. Michelsen (31) Vs (5) D. Medvedev Not Before 6:00 PM C. Tauson (22) Vs M. Andreeva (9) Not Before 8:00 PM
Y. Watanuki (Q) Vs (16) F. Tiafoe
Stadium 2
Starts At 11:00 AM
T. Paul (10) Vs C. Norrie Not Before 1:00 PM E. Rybakina (7)Vs K. Boulter (25) Followed By
X. Wang Vs J. Pegula (4) Not Before 6:00 PM A. Fils (20) Vs (15) L. Musetti Not Before 8:00 PM Q. Zheng (8)Vs L. Sun
Stadium 3
Starts At 11:00 AM
M. Kostyuk (18) Vs C. Dolehide (WC) Followed By K. Muchova (15) Vs K. Siniakova Followed By D. Collins (14) Vs E. Svitolina (23) Followed By
A. Kalinskaya/C. McNally (WC) Vs (2) G. Dabrowski/E. Routliffe Followed By
S. Korda/J. Thompson Vs A. Michelsen/B. Shelton
Stadium 4
Starts At 11:00 AM
T. Griekspoor Vs (29) G. Mpetshi Perricard Followed By
M. Giron Vs (26) A. Popyrin Followed By H. Rune (12) Vs (18) U. Humbert Followed By J. Cash/L. Glasspool (6) Vs L. Darderi/G. Dimitrov
Stadium 5
Starts At 11:00 AM
J. Lehecka/A. Tabilo Vs (4) M. Granollers/H. Zeballos Followed By M. Arevalo/M. Pavic (1) Vs S. Baez/T. Etcheverry Followed By J. Salisbury/N. Skupski (8) Vs P. Martinez/G. Mpetshi Perricard Followed By
TBD Vs (WC) M. Jones/M. Kessler
Stadium 6
Starts At 11:00 AM
S. Bolelli/A. Vavassori (3) Vs M. Ebden/J. Peers Followed By
J. Draper/T. Machac Vs R. Bopanna/I. Dodig Followed By
TBD Vs (8) S. Kenin/L. Kichenok Followed By
M. Giron/L. Tien (WC) Vs (WC) K. Khachanov/A. Rublev
Stadium 9
Starts At 11:00 AM
T. Mihalikova/O. Nicholls Vs F. Stollar/A. Sutjiadi Followed By
T. Babos/N. Melichar-Martinez Vs (6) H. Chan/V. Kudermetova Followed By
A. Muhammad/D. Schuurs Vs E. Alexandrova/L. Samsonova
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by ashkor87
JTContinental wrote: ↑Sat Mar 08, 2025 8:16 pm
Meanwhile, Madison Keys looks unbeatable at the moment
Yes, she should do well here.. she has the power and the confidence
by dryrunguy Did anyone else see the Navarro/Cirstea match late last night? It was another barnburner finish. Cirstea served for the match at 5-4 and was up 40-0. She lost 8 points in a row (Navarro did a good job of taking most of those points) and 2 games. Cirstea manage to hold at 5-6 forcing a tiebreak, but Navarro prevailed. The late crowd got its money's worth, for sure.
by ptmcmahon It started after midnight here and I watched a bit (since it was my SP pick) but couldn't stay awake to finish it.
by ashkor87 Svitolina beating Collins is a bit of a surprise to me .i didn't think S had the weapons..but she does seem to be hitting harder in her comeback ..noticed that at W last year
by ashkor87 Paul beating Norrie surprised me too..Norrie is a past champion here, the surface doesn't really suit Paul...so good show by TP !
by ti-amieMonday 10 March, 2025 (Day 9)
Stadium 1
Starts At 11:00 AM
J. Draper (13) Vs (PR) J. Brooksby Not Before 1:00 PM C. Gauff (3) Vs M. Sakkari (29) Followed By A. Sabalenka (1) Vs L. Bronzetti Not Before 6:00 PM D. Shapovalov (27) Vs (2) C. Alcaraz Not Before 8:00 PM
J. Cristian Vs J. Paolini (6)
Stadium 2
Starts At 11:00 AM
E. Mertens (28) Vs M. Keys (5) Followed By A. Tabilo (30) Vs (3) T. Fritz Followed By K. Khachanov (22) Vs (11) B. Shelton Not Before 6:00 PM E. Navarro (10) Vs D. Vekic (19) Followed By G. Dimitrov (14)Vs G. Monfils
Stadium 3
Starts At 11:00 AM
B. van de Zandschulp (LL) Vs (25) F. Cerundolo Followed By H. Hurkacz (21) Vs (9) A. de Minaur Followed By
M. Arnaldi Vs (32) B. Nakashima Followed By K. Siniakova/T. Townsend (1) Vs B. Haddad Maia/L. Siegemund
Stadium 4
Starts At 11:00 AM
M. Berrettini/L. Sonego Vs (5) N. Mektic/M. Venus Not Before 12:30 PM
P. Kudermetova Vs S. Kartal Not Before 2:00 PM
B. Bencic (WC) Vs D. Shnaider (13) Followed By D. Kasatkina (12) Vs L. Samsonova (24)
Stadium 5
Starts At 11:00 AM
Y. Bhambri/A. Goransson (Alt) Vs S. Gille/J. Zielinski Followed By
J. Vliegen/J. Withrow Vs (7) M. Gonzalez/A. Molteni Followed By
C. Harrison/E. King (WC) Vs A. Fils/U. Humbert
Stadium 6
Starts At 11:00 AM
J. Murray/A. Pavlasek Vs A. Behar/R. Galloway Followed By
M. Melo/A. Zverev Vs (2) H. Heliovaara/H. Patten Followed By
F. Cerundolo/F. Tiafoe Vs A. Krajicek/R. Ram Followed By
H. Nys/E. Roger-Vasselin Vs S. Doumbia/F. Reboul
by ashkor87 Sakkari has a good chance of beating Gauff today.. the court suits Sakkari better and Coco has been in horrendous form. 60% chance of an upset.
by ashkor87 Andreeva crushed Tauson, 3 and 0. Expected it to be closer, I am sure,! Ryba had better watch out,!
by ashkor87 Who is this Watanuki?! Never heard of him before..going through the draw like the California fire,!
by ashkor87 Andeeeva probably is the best defender in the game.. up there with Coco and Paolini, maybe a bit better even..she has a good shot at winning Wimbledon, especially given how bad Swiatek is on grass..
by ponchi101
ashkor87 wrote: ↑Mon Mar 10, 2025 1:08 am
Paul beating Norrie surprised me too..Norrie is a past champion here, the surface doesn't really suit Paul...so good show by TP !
Players going in opposite direction in their careers. Personally, I think Norrie is an overachiever. He has some of the ugliest strokes ever (the BH is pathetically disgusting) but he ha reached a very high level and has some good wins. But he was not going to be an elite player for a long time.
Tommy is much more regular. That counts.
by JTContinental
ashkor87 wrote: ↑Mon Mar 10, 2025 6:26 am
Sakkari has a good chance of beating Gauff today.. the court suits Sakkari better and Coco has been in horrendous form. 60% chance of an upset.
Sakkari also has a 5-3 h2h with Gauff
That said, there are few players on tour playing as badly as Sakkari right now.
by JTContinental It was close, but Keys' win streak up to 14.
Coco takes the first set against Sakkari in a tiebreak.
by ti-amie Horrific that Cori needed 6 mps to close out Sakkari. She checked out before she had closed out the match.
by ashkor87 Bencic playing really well ...like she played in the Tokyo Olympics, on a similarly slow hard court...can she win this tournament? If Swiatek falters, maybe
by Owendonovan
ti-amie wrote: ↑Mon Mar 10, 2025 10:57 pm
Horrific that Cori needed 6 mps to close out Sakkari. She checked out before she had closed out the match.
I'm a bit surprised when she wins any match currently.
ti-amie wrote: ↑Mon Mar 10, 2025 10:57 pm
Horrific that Cori needed 6 mps to close out Sakkari. She checked out before she had closed out the match.
I'm a bit surprised when she wins any match currently.
There she was up 5-2 and completely lost the plot. Double fault after double fault. Anyone else would've forced her into a third set but Sakkari is in free fall right now.
by Owendonovan
ashkor87 wrote: ↑Mon Mar 10, 2025 7:21 am
Who is this Watanuki?! Never heard of him before..going through the draw like the California fire,!
Jumped 136 spots in the rankings.
by ashkor87 Coco doublefaulted 4 match points? A sign of mental fragility..no other reason for such double faults, really
ashkor87 wrote: ↑Mon Mar 10, 2025 7:21 am
Who is this Watanuki?! Never heard of him before..going through the draw like the California fire,!
Jumped 136 spots in the rankings.
Saw highlights against Tiafoe..he seems to be a marvellous volleyer, knows when to come forward, executes well...
by ti-amie
ashkor87 wrote: ↑Tue Mar 11, 2025 1:01 am
Coco doublefaulted 4 match points? A sign of mental fragility..no other reason for such double faults, really
I won't swear to the amount but she df'd a bunch. Like I said she checked out mentally before closing out the match. That is a coaching issue.
by ti-amie Meanwhile the second set of Shelton/Khachanov has been a good watch. Karen was up 5-3 and Shelton is now up 6-5 and about to serve for the match.
by ti-amie Shelton takes the match 6-3, 7-5. The second set was a war.
by ti-amieTuesday 11 March, 2025 (Day 10)
Stadium 1
Starts At 11:00 AM
K. Muchova (15) Vs I. Swiatek (2) Not Before 1:00 PM H. Rune (12) Vs (8) S. Tsitsipas Followed By
M. Giron Vs (20) A. Fils Not Before 6:00 PM T. Paul (10) Vs (5) D. Medvedev Not Before 8:00 PM Q. Zheng (8) Vs M. Kostyuk (18)
Stadium 2
Starts At 11:00 AM
T. Griekspoor Vs (Q) Y. Watanuki Not Before 1:00 PM E. Svitolina (23) Vs J. Pegula (4) Followed By
R. Seggerman/P. Trhac (Alt) Vs M. Berrettini/L. Sonego Not Before 6:00 PM E. Rybakina (7) Vs M. Andreeva (9) Followed By S. Hsieh/S. Zhang (5) Vs (4) J. Ostapenko/E. Perez
Stadium 3
Starts At 11:00 AM
J. Salisbury/N. Skupski (8) Vs S. Korda/J. Thompson Followed By M. Arevalo/M. Pavic (1) Vs J. Draper/T. Machac
T. Mihalikova/O. Nicholls Vs (WC) A. Kalinskaya/C. McNally Followed By
M. Ebden/J. Peers Vs C. Harrison/E. King or A. Fils/U. Humbert
Stadium 4
Starts At 11:00 AM
J. Murray/A. Pavlasek Vs J. Lehecka/A. Tabilo Followed By
Y. Bhambri/A. Goransson (Alt) Vs (2) H. Heliovaara/H. Patten Followed By
H. Nys/E. Roger-Vasselin or S. Doumbia/F. Reboul Vs (7) M. Gonzalez/A. Molteni Followed By J. Cash/L. Glasspool (6) Vs F. Romboli/J. Smith or A. Krajicek/R. Ram
by ti-amie
by JTContinental Revenge for Coco, who lost to Sakkari in the semis last year
by ashkor87 great win for Vekic over Navarro but it is increasingly clear that Navarro doesnt have the weapons.. she will need help from the court.. should not expect much from her till Cincy, then...
by ponchi101
ashkor87 wrote: ↑Tue Mar 11, 2025 1:01 am
Coco doublefaulted 4 match points? A sign of mental fragility..no other reason for such double faults, really
There is an issue with the mental aspect but, since she hit 21 DF's in her previous match, by now you must think that there are some bio-mechanical issues too.
I don't think she knows how to brush up on the ball to put spin on it, when serving.
That has got to be the most horrific attempt to slam dunk a ball ever.
If Sampras had had one so easy, the ball still would have not landed.
Ben has to curve his desire for the spectacular shot. You just hit a 150 MPH serve, buddy. The point is already spectacular enough.
by JTContinental I don't always hold much stock in court surfaces as a factor in matches, but this slow court has to be the reason Swiatek gave two breadsticks to Muchova. Their previous matches have all been extremely competitive.
by ti-amie They're trying to restart play after a lengthy rain delay. The forecast for the rest of the week isn't promising.
by ti-amieWednesday 12 March, 2025 (Day 11)
Stadium 1
Starts At 11:00 AM
C. Gauff (3) Vs B. Bencic (WC) Followed By D. Vekic (19) Vs M. Keys (5) Followed By J. Draper (13) Vs (3) T. Fritz Not Before 6:00 PM G. Dimitrov (14) Vs (2) C. Alcaraz Followed By K. Siniakova/T. Townsend (1) Vs (8) S. Kenin/L. Kichenok
Stadium 2
Starts At 11:00 AM
B. Nakashima (32) Vs (11) B. Shelton Followed By F. Cerundolo (25) Vs (9) A. de Minaur Not Before 3:00 PM A. Sabalenka (1) Vs S. Kartal Followed By L. Samsonova (24) Vs J. Paolini (6) Followed By
S. Korda/J. Thompson Vs J. Lehecka/A. Tabilo
Stadium 3
Starts At 12:00 PM
D. Krawczyk/N. Skupski (4) Vs (WC) C. Branstine/N. Mektic
MIX Not Before 2:00 PM M. Arevalo/M. Pavic (1) Vs M. Berrettini/L. Sonego Not Before 3:30 PM
C. Harrison/E. King (WC) Vs (7) M. Gonzalez/A. Molteni Followed By
N. Melichar-Martinez/A. Rublev Vs (3) B. Mattek-Sands/M. Pavic
MIX
Stadium 4
Starts At 2:00 PM
A. Muhammad/D. Schuurs Vs T. Babos/N. Melichar-Martinez Not Before 3:30 PM
F. Romboli/J. Smith (Alt) Vs (Alt) Y. Bhambri/A. Goransson Followed By
R. Bopanna/D. Schuurs Vs M. Arevalo/T. Babos
MIX Followed By
J. Peers/D. Shnaider Vs (WC) M. Ebden/S. Hunter
MIX
by ti-amieMixed Doubles Draw
S. Errani 1/A. Vavassori 1/Bye
D. Schuurs/R. Bopanna vs T. Babos/M. Arevalo
D. Krawczyk 4/N. Skupski 4/Bye
L. Samsonova/S. Bolelli vs C. Branstine [WC]/N. Mektic [WC]
N. Melichar-Martinez/A. Rublev vs U. Eikeri/C. Ruud
Bye/B. Mattek-Sands 3/M. Pavic 3
D. Shnaider/J. Peers vs S. Hunter[WC]/M. Ebden [WC]
Bye/E. Routliffe 2/M. Venus 2
It's definitely a WIP, especially with sports.