Talk About Tennis 2.0

joanjettson wrote: ↑Thu Jul 03, 2025 1:14 am And Haddad Maia...I actually want to know what's up with her if you have a minute. I had hopes.

my opinion is she chokes at important moments - loses focus .. and her shoulders start slumping in tight situations.. technically, her one weakness is her movement, not top notch.

JTContinental wrote: ↑Wed Jul 02, 2025 8:44 pm Victoria Azarenka (32 victims) Never really a factor on grass during her career,

really? didnt she reach the smis or finals or something against Serena once? She is not great, but she has always been good on grass.. have seen her play on Court #3 a few years back, her service return was something to see..
checked.. twice seminfinalist (2011 and and 12), once QF, 2015. I think you are not doing her justice.

You're right, but it's now a decade ago...

joanjettson wrote: ↑Thu Jul 03, 2025 1:14 am And Haddad Maia...I actually want to know what's up with her if you have a minute. I had hopes.

Oops, I missed her.

I would award her a light LAVISH LAWN although TMQ does not have much conviction in her game--he finds her messy. She is like a Diet Muguruza, and I'm not sure she puts in the work off the court.

ashkor87 wrote: ↑Thu Jul 03, 2025 3:43 am

JTContinental wrote: ↑Wed Jul 02, 2025 8:44 pm Victoria Azarenka (32 victims) Never really a factor on grass during her career,

really? didnt she reach the smis or finals or something against Serena once? She is not great, but she has always been good on grass.. have seen her play on Court #3 a few years back, her service return was something to see..
checked.. twice seminfinalist (2011 and and 12), once QF, 2015. I think you are not doing her justice.

Yes, like a million years ago though. Comparatively, she's all hardcourt...

We are down to a lean 32 for Day 4, which is nice and manageable for TMQ. Everyone made a pick today, and we have one persistent zombie that consistently makes picks for several days after being eliminated from the SP. Despite there being so few players left, the picks are kind of all over the place and I wouldn't qualify any of them for bandwagon status.

The breakdown

Danielle Collins 8
Xinyu Wang 8
Belinda Bencic 3
Sofia Kenin 3
Liudmila Samsonova 3
Victoria Mboko 2
Ekaterina Alexandrova 1
Daria Kasatkina 1
Emma Navarro 1
Elena Rybakina 1
Iga Swiatek 1

Down to 24! Something tells me that we won't have 24 left at the end of today, though...

And we won't. Mboko out too.

I think we are down to 19, with 1 person still waiting on Kasatkina.

169 to 19 by the end of R2...wild!

I wonder how far would one get by taking the biggest favorite every day. Sabalenka day one and so on. Perhaps as far as today or longer.

Suliso wrote: ↑Thu Jul 03, 2025 7:45 pm I wonder how far would one get by taking the biggest favorite every day. Sabalenka day one and so on. Perhaps as far as today or longer.

Well, if by seeding... Things would have obviously ended with Gauff on Tuesday If not by seeding but by perceived chance to win... Ehmmm... I still think it would make for a short participation in the SP

And now for the Day 4 edition of LAVISH LAWN or SALIVA-ISH YAWN. Did your losing pick remind TMQ of a lush English country garden or the snout of a tired carriage horse who has just had a drink of water? Find out below!

LAVISH LAWN

Sofia Kenin (3 victims) I think it served Kenin better when she would explode angrily every time she lost a point, then recollect herself for the next one like nothing ever happened. When I watch her play now, she's mostly just grimly pouting and on the edge of tears. Let it loose, girl--it won you a grand slam.

Victoria Mboko (1 victim) TMQ is not mad at this pick, even though it was a 50/50 prospect. Both Mboko and Baptiste are on the rise and might meet again soon much later in the tournament.

LAVISH LAWN or SALIVA-ISH YAWN

Xinyu Wang (8 victims) The third bandwagon crash in a row! Wang has been on the decline lately while Sonmez is enjoying a career high ranking. By default, this is the worst pick of Day 4. Dark scarlet highlighting is brought to you by ptmcmahon.

Less than 20 people left! You don't want to be on tomorrow's bandwagon.

Whenever I am 1 of like 20 or 30 or it gets to the second week, I start to over think my pick and try to be too smart. I feel like picking Bucsa is that scenario again. Hopefully Bucsa doesn't disappoint, even though she's now 0-6 on break points in 3 games.

Also, I would be scared if I picked Svitolina today... another bandwagon crash?!?!?

G2gaynor wrote: ↑Fri Jul 04, 2025 10:34 am Whenever I am 1 of like 20 or 30 or it gets to the second week, I start to over think my pick and try to be too smart. I feel like picking Bucsa is that scenario again. Hopefully Bucsa doesn't disappoint, even though she's now 0-6 on break points in 3 games.

Also, I would be scared if I picked Svitolina today... another bandwagon crash?!?!?

Let's just say that if she loses, this will not be awarded a LAVISH LAWN