Talk About Tennis 2.0

With the caveat that not everyone may be taking this event seriously, I am watching Anisimova and Shnaider, and hoping Coco is back (does she have a coach yet?)

Does she have a SERVING coach? That is the sole part that needs immediate attention. She won the Open with her other strokes.
Anisimova. I know this is PC incorrect to ask, but last time I saw her play, her body looks different. Did she get some aesthetics treatment? She looks bigger (sorry).

Tournament: China Open
Dates: 26 September - 2 October, 2024
Location: Beijing, China
Surface: Hard
Prize: $3,720,165
Total Financial Commitment: $3,891,650

Entries
Seed* Name Current Ranking Entry Ranking

1 Jannik Sinner 1 1
2 Carlos Alcaraz 3 3
3 Alexander Zverev 4 4
4 Daniil Medvedev 5 5
5 Andrey Rublev 6 6
6 Grigor Dimitrov 9 9
7 Lorenzo Musetti 18 18
8 Karen Khachanov 22 22
Nicolas Jarry 26 26
Alexander Bublik 27 27
Francisco Cerundolo 29 29
Flavio Cobolli 31 31
Jan-Lennard Struff 35 35
Jiri Lehecka 38 38
Tallon Griekspoor 40 40
Zhizhen Zhang 41 41
Adrian Mannarino 42 42
Pedro Martinez 43 43
Gael Monfils 45 45
Cameron Norrie 47 47
Lorenzo Sonego 48 48
Alejandro Davidovich Fokina 59 59
Pablo Carreno Busta 213 18 (PR)
(WC)
(WC)
(WC)
(WC) A+
(SE)
(Q)
(Q)
(Q)
(Q)

Alternates
Name Current Ranking Entry Ranking

2 Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard 52 52
3 Miomir Kecmanovic 54 54
4 Roberto Carballes Baena 55 55
5 Arthur Rinderknech 56 56
6 Roman Safiullin 57 57
7 Pavel Kotov 60 60
8 Alexander Shevchenko 61 61
9 Hugo Gaston 63 63
10 Facundo Diaz Acosta 64 64
11 Jakub Mensik 65 65
12 Dusan Lajovic 66 66
13 Roberto Bautista Agut 67 67
14 Corentin Moutet 69 69
15 James Duckworth 70 70
16 Fabio Fognini 71 71
17 Juncheng Shang 72 72
18 Sumit Nagal 73 73

Qualifying Draw - ATP

M. Kecmanovic (1) vs Z. Bergs
C. Moutet vs A. Shevchenko (5)

R. Carballes Baena (2) vs R. Te (WC)
S. Nagal vs P. Kotov (6)

R. Safiullin (3) vs A. Wang (WC)
Y. Zhou (WC) vs R. Bautista Agut (7)

A. Rinderknech (4) vs F. Fognini
H. Gaston vs J. Mensik (8)

ponchi101 wrote: ↑Mon Sep 23, 2024 5:38 pm Does she have a SERVING coach? That is the sole part that needs immediate attention. She won the Open with her other strokes.
Anisimova. I know this is PC incorrect to ask, but last time I saw her play, her body looks different. Did she get some aesthetics treatment? She looks bigger (sorry).

I understand the question and I don't remember the girls being that big either. She needs to talk to the people who make bras for Serena though. I think they're a company called Berlei and they're based in Australia.

Tuesday Order of Play

https://www.protennislive.com/posting/2024/747/op.pdf

How it started

Emma Raducanu
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Hello, last week in Seoul i sprained some ligaments in my foot which unfortunately need some more time to heal. It means i can’t play in Beijing but I hope to be back competing as soon as i can

The streets are saying she's headed to Paris Fashion Week. She's a brand ambassador for Dior.

Raducanu even speaks Mandarin.. she wouldnt be leaving China for no reason..?
Happy to see Parks has qualified.. she needs the matches in the big league..

I don't think she would blame it on a fictional injury that could be easily checked.
She is not that big. Maybe her body can't withstand the rigors of the tour.

Main Draw Singles - ATP

J. Sinner (1) vs N. Jarry
J. Struff vs S. Wawrinka (WC)
J. Lehecka vs P. Martinez
Qualifier vs G. Dimitrov (5)

A. Rublev (4) vs P. Carreno Busta (PR)
A. Davidovich Fokina vs Z. Zhang
J. Shang (SE) vs Y. Bu (WC)
Qualifier vs L. Musetti (6)

A. Bublik (8) vs F. Cobolli
Y. Zhou (WC) vs Qualifier
A. Mannarino vs L. Sonego
G. Monfils vs D. Medvedev (3)

K. Khachanov (7) vs Qualifier
F. Cerundolo vs Qualifier
T. Griekspoor vs M. Kecmanovic
G. Mpetshi Perricard vs C. Alcaraz (2)

Wednesday 25 September, 2024 (Day 3)

Capital Group Diamond
Starts at 11:00 am

S. Kenin Vs A. Bogdan
Followed By
A. Anisimova Vs X. Wang
Followed By
L. Bronzetti Vs N. Osaka
Followed By
S. Zhang (WC) Vs M. Kessler
Followed By
Q. Wang Vs A. Parks (Q)

Lotus
Starts at 11:00 am

G. Minnen Vs E. Andreeva
Followed By
M. Trevisan Vs T. Townsend
Followed By
C. Burel Vs C. Dolehide
Followed By
M. Wang (WC) Vs J. Fett (LL)
Followed By
A. Kalinina Vs R. Sramkova (Q)

Moon
Starts at 11:00 am

L. Tsurenko Vs V. Tomova
Followed By
Y. Starodubtseva (Q) Vs L. Siegemund
Followed By
K. Volynets Vs D. Galfi (Q)
Followed By
E. Avanesyan Vs E.Bektas (LL)

Brad Drewett
Starts at 11:00 am

Q2
R. Carballes Baena (2) Vs (6) P. Kotov
Not Before 1:00 pm
Q2
R. Safiullin (3) Vs (7) R. Bautista Agut
Followed By
D. Parry Vs E. Liang (Q)
Followed By
V. Gracheva Vs H. Baptiste (Q)

Court 3
Starts at 11:00 am

Q2
A. Rinderknech (4) Vs (8) J. Mensik
Followed By
Q2
Z. Bergs Vs C. Moutet
Followed By
Q2
J. Murray/J. Peers (1) Vs G. Escobar/D. Hidalgo

Turns out Zverev has been playing with pneumonia and has withdrawn from Beijing now.
Was obvious he was struggling, especially in the Fritz match, but to get the win in that important Tiafoe match was a gutsy effort.

Source: https://www.zdf.de/nachrichten/sport/te ... g-100.html

Edit: I am not trash talking Tiafoe, this is tongue in cheek and clickbaity, i admit.
Tiafoe played a great match and dominated the match for the most part.

havent seen any videos of this year but going by last year, the court seems medium paced, roughly comparable with Korea..
Alcaraz will like the court but does he have any energy left after Laver Cup?
Sabalenka will like the court too but she may have mentally shut down after the USO.. it may be best to asterisk this one.. no Rybakina, no Swiatek..

seems a bit faster than Korea was..now that I have seen a couple of videos of this year.. still, sort of medium to medium fast

My favorite Parks struggled a bit but won in the end.. hope she does well, finds a good coach , and wins Wimbledon (some day)
the 'experts' will wait till she gets to top10 before they say it, of course. I see little expertise in that!