Talk About Tennis 2.0

ashkor87 wrote: ↑Wed Sep 25, 2024 1:28 am 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..

No, c'mon. You don't asterisk any tournament because somebody did not go. Imagine if we start doing that; how many tournaments would then be "worthy"?
There will be 64 players there. That validates anything.

ti-amie wrote: ↑Mon Sep 23, 2024 7:23 pm

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.

Serena had mentioned a few brands she wore but I thought half the time she wasn't wearing the right fit (or maybe material).

I think Anisimova just aged, you keep growing until 25 (she's 23). The rest of her body looks changed too.

Thursday 26 September, 2024 (Day 4)

Capital Group Diamond
Starts at 11:00 am

C. Osorio Vs A. Tomljanovic
Followed By
Y. Zhou (WC) Vs (Q) P. Kotov
Followed By
J. Sinner (1) Vs N. Jarry

Not Before 6:30 pm
Opening Ceremony

Not Before 7:00 PM
Y. Wang Vs A. Krueger
Followed By
A. Bublik (8) Vs F. Cobolli

Lotus
Starts at 11:00 am

A. Mannarino Vs L. Sonego
Not Before 1:00 PM
V. Golubic Vs X. Wang
Followed By
E. Ruse (Q) Vs S. Wei (WC)
Followed By
A. Blinkova Vs K. Muchova
Not Before 7:00 pm
J. Lehecka Vs P. Martinez

Moon
Starts at 11:00 am

X. Yao (WC) Vs C. Bucsa
Followed By
A. Rodionova (Q) Vs E. Cocciaretto
Followed By
Y. Ma (WC) Vs I. Begu
Followed By
Z. Diyas (Q) Vs M. Sawangkaew (Q)

Brad Drewett
Starts at 11:00 am

M. Uchijima Vs H. Shi (WC)
Followed By
X. Gao (WC) Vs S. Sorribes Tormo (Q)
Followed By
A. Bondar Vs J. Cristian
Followed By
T. Griekspoor Vs M. Kecmanovic

Court 3
Starts at 11:00 am

M. Wang (WC) Vs J. Fett (LL)
Followed By
H. Dart Vs C. Tauson

Court 5
Starts at 11:00 am

K. Birrell (Q) Vs K. Rakhimova (LL)
Followed By
Y. Ren (WC) Vs N. Podoroska
Not Before 2:00 pm
R. Carballes Baena/P. Carreno Busta (PR) Vs (3) H. Heliovaara/H. Patten
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ashkor87 wrote: ↑Mon Sep 23, 2024 2:10 am Rybakina is out too

No surprise there

Happy to note Muchova is playing, and well, too, in Beijing..she needs the match practice if she is to win majors, as she should ..I thought she was undercooked against Pegula at the USO..

Friday 27 September, 2024 (Day 5)

Capital Group Diamond
Starts at 11:00 am

J. Shang (SE) Vs (WC) Y. Bu
Not Before 1:00 PM
V. Kudermetova (32) Vs X. Wang
Followed By
D. Parry Vs J. Pegula (2)
Not Before 7:00 pm
A. Davidovich Fokina Vs Z. Zhang
Not Before 8:30 PM
C. Burel Vs C. Gauff (4)

Lotus
Starts at 11:00 am

E. Navarro (6) Vs S. Zhang (WC)
Followed By
G. Monfils Vs (3) D. Medvedev
Not Before 3:00 pm
G. Mpetshi Perricard Vs (2) C. Alcaraz
Not Before 5:00 PM
N. Osaka Vs Y. Putintseva (21)
Followed By
A. Rublev (4) Vs (PR) P. Carreno Busta

Moon
Starts at 11:00 am

R. Safiullin (LL) Vs (WC) S. Wawrinka
Followed By
Z. Bergs (Q) Vs (6) L. Musetti
Followed By
P. Badosa (15) Vs V. Tomova
Followed By
M.Kostyuk (14) Vs K. Volynets
Followed By
M. Frech (23) Vs A. Parks (Q)

Brad Drewett
Starts at 11:00 am

F. Cerundolo Vs (Q) J. Mensik
Followed By
R. Bautista Agut (Q) Vs (LL) A. Rinderknech
Followed By
K. Khachanov (7) Vs (LL) R. Carballes Baena
Followed By
L. Fernandez (20) Vs P. Stearns
After Suitable Rest
P. Badosa/K. Muchova (OSE) Vs A. Danilina/I. Khromacheva

Court 3
Starts at 11:00 am

G. Minnen Vs A. Potapova (28)
Followed By
K. Boulter (26) Vs T. Townsend
Followed By
C. Dolehide (33) Vs E. Avanesyan
Followed By
R. Sramkova (Q) Vs E. Alexandrova (22)

Court 5
Starts at 11:00 am

Y. Starodubtseva (Q) Vs K. Siniakova (27)
Followed By
S. Kenin Vs D.Shnaider (12)
Followed By
H. Baptiste (Q) Vs A. Kalinskaya (10)
After Suitable Rest
M. Andreeva/D. Shnaider (OSE) Vs S. Aoyama/E. Hozumi

Court 4
Starts at 12:30

S. Errani/J. Paolini (5) Vs C. Bucsa/M. Niculescu
After Suitable Rest
E. Mertens/S. Zhang(6) Vs M. Kato/N. Kichenok
Followed By
M. Ninomiya/Y. Xu Vs S. Kenin/B. Mattek-Sands
After Suitable Rest
Q. Tang/Y. Yuan (WC) Vs H. Dart/A. Krueger

Court 6
Starts at 13:00

G. Escobar/D. Hidalgo (LL) Vs S. Gonzalez/E. Roger-Vasselin
Followed By / after suitable rest
A. Bublik/P. Martinez Vs (WC) Y. Bu/S. Wawrinka
Followed By
S. Bolelli/A. Vavassori (1) Vs (WC) A. Wang/Y. Zhou

Shuai Zhang snapped a 24 match losing streak with her win over McCartney Kessler. Only one player (Madeleine Pegel with 29) since the open era has had a longer string of losses, and that was back at the start of the tour when I'm sure there was a wide range in the level of skills for players.

I'm wondering if Vince's Spadea 21 was ever outdone in ATP history.

mick1303 wrote: ↑Thu Sep 26, 2024 7:54 pm I'm wondering if Vince's Spadea 21 was ever outdone in ATP history.

Wikipedia says he is still the record holder

Upset special .Alexandrova will lose to Sramkova today...it is that kind of tournament..

JTContinental wrote: ↑Thu Sep 26, 2024 8:50 pm

mick1303 wrote: ↑Thu Sep 26, 2024 7:54 pm I'm wondering if Vince's Spadea 21 was ever outdone in ATP history.

Wikipedia says he is still the record holder

One of these days I'll get around and write a code to check for this ) Essentially it will be a variation of winning streaks check, which is already incorporated in the weighted ranking. But still needs time to actually do it and test the results. So far the life is too hectic with war and all that.

mick1303 wrote: ↑Fri Sep 27, 2024 12:54 pm

JTContinental wrote: ↑Thu Sep 26, 2024 8:50 pm

mick1303 wrote: ↑Thu Sep 26, 2024 7:54 pm I'm wondering if Vince's Spadea 21 was ever outdone in ATP history.

Wikipedia says he is still the record holder

One of these days I'll get around and write a code to check for this ) Essentially it will be a variation of winning streaks check, which is already incorporated in the weighted ranking. But still needs time to actually do it and test the results. So far the life is too hectic with war and all that.

How are you managing with the war .? Sounds terrible...