Talk About Tennis 2.0

ashkor87 wrote: ↑Thu Oct 03, 2024 4:45 am Sad to see Collins is not playing...would have been practically her last...we will miss her- a solid and professional player who got the most out of her talents. Such players are necessary for the game to survive and thrive, they should be celebrated

Players like her, Keys, Svitolina. The Mardy Fish, David Ferrer and Bublik on the men's side.

Qualifying Draw

C. Burel (1) vs A. Parks
WC H. Shi vs C. Bucsa (12)

Y. Wang (2) vs H. Baptiste
S. Lamens vs A. Blinkova (11)

C. Osorio (3) vs M. Trevisan
WC Y. Ma vs L. Bronzetti (10)

M. Uchijima (4) vs WC X. Gao
WC S. Wei vs O. Gadecki (13)

M. Kessler (5) vs M. Hontama
A. Bogdan vs H. Dart (9)

E. Andreeva (6) vs T. Korpatsch
L. Fruhvirtova vs L. Tsurenko (14)

L. Siegemund (7) vs Y. Starodubtseva
A. Rodionova vs A. Bondar (15)

K. Rakhimova (8) vs M. Stakusic
G. Minnen vs B. Pera (16)

Main Draw Singles

BLR A. Sabalenka (1)/BYE
PHI A. Eala vs CZE K. Siniakova
KAZ Y. Putintseva vs CHN S. Zhang
BEL E. Mertens vs CRO D. Vekic (15)

BRA B. Haddad Maia (9) vs USA M. Keys
CZE M. Bouzkova vs RUS V. Kudermetova
Qualifier/LL vs POL M. Frech
BYE/USA E. Navarro (6)

USA C. Gauff (4)/BYE
USA A. Krueger vs BUL V. Tomova
USA A. Anisimova vs Qualifier/LL
ARM E. Avanesyan vs UKR M. Kostyuk (13)

RUS L. Samsonova (11) vs POL M. Linette
Qualifier/LL vs GBR K. Boulter
Qualifier/LL vs ROU I. Begu
BYE/RUS D. Kasatkina (8)


CHN Q. Zheng (5)/BYE
Qualifier/LL vs ROU J. Cristian
CZE K. Muchova vs Qualifier/LL
CAN L. Fernandez vs RUS D. Shnaider (12)

RUS M. Andreeva (16) vs CHN X. Wang
UKR D. Yastremska vs Qualifier/LL
CHN Y. Yuan vs Qualifier/LL
BYE/ITA J. Paolini (3)

CZE B. Krejcikova (7)/BYE
FRA D. Parry vs Qualifier/LL
USA S. Kenin vs RUS E. Alexandrova
USA P. Stearns vs RUS A. Kalinskaya (10)

ESP P. Badosa (14) vs AUS A. Tomljanovic
CHN X. Wang vs USA C. Dolehide
RUS A. Potapova vs USA K. Volynets
BYE/USA J. Pegula (2)

What are conditions like, does anyone know? Temp, humidity, balls, court...?

the last time they played here was 2019, I believe.. Sabalenka beat Alison Riske in the finals... the court looked pretty similar to Beijing.. slow to medium.. just right for Sabalenka..

Monday Order of Play

Centre Court
Starts at 11:00 PM

BRA B. Haddad Maia (9) vs USA M. Keys
Followed By
CAN L. Fernandez vs RUS D. Shnaider (12)
Followed By
CHN Y. Yuan vs FRA C. Burel
Followed By
CHN X. Wang vs USA C. Dolehide
Followed By
BEL E. Mertens vs CRO D. Vekic (15)

Court 1
Starts at 11:00 PM

RUS A. Potapova vs USA K. Volynets
Followed By
USA B. Pera vs ROU I. Begu
Followed By
HUN A. Bondar vs RUS A. Kalinskaya (10)
Followed By
JPN M. Hontama vs POL M. Frech
Followed By
PHI A. Eala vs CZE K. Siniakova

Court 2
Starts at 12:30 AM

UKR D. Yastremska vs RUS E. Andreeva
Followed By
FRA D. Parry vs USA H. Baptiste
Followed By
USA A. Muhammad/USA J. Pegula vs MEX G. Olmos/RUS A. Panova

Court 3
Starts at 12:30 AM

ROU J. Cristian/RUS K. Rakhimova vs CHN Q. Tang/CHN X. Wang
Followed By
CZE M. Bouzkova/CZE B. Krejcikova vs JPN S. Aoyama/JPN E. Hozumi
Followed By
JPN M. Kato/UKR N. Kichenok vs CHN H. Guo/CHN X. Jiang

watched a bit of BHM against Keys.. BHM coming forward fearlessly to the net tends to turn the point into an unruly scramble, an interesting way to disrupt the opponents's rhythm, if nothing else! it worked well for her here..

Of course, Keys is a good volleyer too but she didn't risk everything by charging the net, the way BHM did.

It is unusual to see two tournaments, of equal weight, one after the other, and conditions so similar...IW and Miami aren't quite the same really...nor Qatar and Dubai..the results of Beijing should be replicated, but of course they won't, human beings...!

Sabalenka's utter collapse in the past 4 games against Muchova is very concerning..champions should make other people collapse like that! Doesn't bode well for the rest of the year.

Tuesday Order of Play

Centre Court
Starts at 11:00 PM

USA S. Kenin vs RUS E. Alexandrova
Followed By
USA A. Anisimova vs ESP C. Bucsa
Followed By
KAZ Y. Putintseva vs CHN S. Zhang
Followed By
RUS M. Andreeva (16) vs CHN X. Wang
Followed By
ARM E. Avanesyan vs UKR M. Kostyuk (13)

Court 1
Starts at 11:00 PM

RUS L. Samsonova (11) vs POL M. Linette
Followed By
PHI A. Eala vs CZE K. Siniakova
Followed By
UKR L. Tsurenko vs GBR K. Boulter
Followed By
CZE M. Bouzkova vs RUS V. Kudermetova
Followed By
ESP P. Badosa (14) vs AUS A. Tomljanovic
Followed By
TPE H. Chan/RUS V. Kudermetova (6) vs ITA E. Cocciaretto/FRA D. Parry

Court 2
Starts at 11:00 PM

COL C. Osorio vs ROU J. Cristian
Followed By
USA A. Krueger vs BUL V. Tomova
Followed By
CZE K. Muchova vs JPN M. Uchijima
Followed By
SVK T. Mihalikova/GBR O. Nicholls vs USA S. Kenin/USA B. Mattek-Sands (8)
Followed By
POL M. Frech/BUL V. Tomova vs CHN Y. Wang/CHN Y. Xu
Followed By
BEL E. Mertens/CHN S. Zhang (5) vs GBR H. Dart/USA A. Krueger

Court 3
Starts at 11:00 PM

BRA B. Haddad Maia/GER L. Siegemund vs CAN L. Fernandez/INA A. Sutjiadi
Followed By
CHN H. Guo/CHN X. Jiang vs USA N. Melichar-Martinez/AUS E. Perez (2)
Followed By
NOR U. Eikeri/TPE F. Wu vs RUS E. Alexandrova/CZE K. Siniakova
Followed By
USA A. Muhammad/USA J. Pegula vs USA C. Dolehide/USA D. Krawczyk (3)
Followed By
ESP C. Bucsa/ROU M. Niculescu vs NED D. Schuurs/BRA L. Stefani (7)
Followed By
JPN M. Ninomiya/RUS Y. Sizikova vs KAZ A. Danilina/RUS I. Khromacheva

ashkor87 wrote: ↑Mon Oct 07, 2024 5:00 pm Sabalenka's utter collapse in the past 4 games against Muchova is very concerning..champions should make other people collapse like that! Doesn't bode well for the rest of the year.

Ashkor, it was one set, against a player that can play out of her mind at times, after a winning streak of 15 matches. And yes, she lost four games in a row. But she had won four in a row herself to close the second and start the third (I think).

ponchi101 wrote: ↑Mon Oct 07, 2024 11:01 pm

ashkor87 wrote: ↑Mon Oct 07, 2024 5:00 pm Sabalenka's utter collapse in the past 4 games against Muchova is very concerning..champions should make other people collapse like that! Doesn't bode well for the rest of the year.

Ashkor, it was one set, against a player that can play out of her mind at times, after a winning streak of 15 matches. And yes, she lost four games in a row. But she had won four in a row herself to close the second and start the third (I think).

It is how she played ..did you watch it ? The body language ..she had given up...why ?!

ti-amie wrote: ↑Sun Sep 29, 2024 11:00 pm

skatingfan wrote: ↑Sun Sep 29, 2024 10:46 pm

ashkor87 wrote: ↑Sun Sep 29, 2024 5:07 pm They are being awfully secretive! Wonder why?

In what way? Just because the tournament starts in a couple week you think we should know whose playing in it? This seems normal for the WTA.

It is normal for the WTA and it's stupid. The same site I use to get all the ATP entry lists used to provide the WTA lists until they cut off access to their information. I really don't understand how the WTA functions in the modern world.

Exactly. Who does that even benefit?

Something is wrong with Samsonova...she is losing match after match to people she would normally defeat easily..injured,? Stale? Maybe she just needs a break...