WTA 1000 Doha 2/11 - 2/17 2024

[ti-amie]

One of these days Leylah-Annie will get a cakewalk draw...

[ashkor87]

as usual, Swiatek hits shots that physics says arent possible at all,, her body weight going in one direction, she hits the winner in the other direction.. that off-backhand in particular.. how on earth does she do it? she is a genius, a monster..

[ashkor87]

Well, Rybakina ryggled out of that one..let us see how long she lasts before she rruns out of fuel!!

Quite likely LF will beat her now..she has started to go down her usual path ..showing signs of fatigue, eking out narrow wins over people she would blow away if she were fresh ..then losing to the first good player she meets. If I were managing her, I would certainly get her to play less..she won abu dhabi, but was it worth it? Just a she won Brisbane....

[ponchi101]

as usual, Swiatek hits shots that physics says arent possible at all,, her body weight going in one direction, she hits the winner in the other direction.. that off-backhand in particular.. how on earth does she do it? she is a genius, a monster..

Modern racquets and strings

[ashkor87]

Good win for Pavly over Collins..I imagine her power made the difference on this slow-medium paced court..

[ashkor87]

Well, Rybakina ryggled out of that one..let us see how long she lasts before she rruns out of fuel!!

Quite likely LF will beat her now..she has started to go down her usual path ..showing signs of fatigue, eking out narrow wins over people she would blow away if she were fresh ..then losing to the first good player she meets. If I were managing her, I would certainly get her to play less..she won abu dhabi, but was it worth it? Just a she won Brisbane....

Well well, proved me wrong! Good win for Rybakina 4 and 2

[Fastbackss]

Especially since she was down a break early

[mick1303]

Well, Rybakina ryggled out of that one..let us see how long she lasts before she rruns out of fuel!!

Quite likely LF will beat her now..she has started to go down her usual path ..showing signs of fatigue, eking out narrow wins over people she would blow away if she were fresh ..then losing to the first good player she meets. If I were managing her, I would certainly get her to play less..she won abu dhabi, but was it worth it? Just a she won Brisbane....

Well well, proved me wrong! Good win for Rybakina 4 and 2

Was watching extended highlights. Looks like typical case of bringing the knife to the gunfight ) Slicin-n-dicin looks fine but alas big power prevails.

[Suliso]

Azarenka might be a kryptonite for Ostapenko, but Iga is not affected at all.

[ti-amie]

I saw most of the Leylah-Annie vs Rybakina match.

Leylah-Annie came flying out of the gate. Her energy level was high and her game was on fire. As happens her energy level dropped and she started missing first serves. She's a fighter, she never quits, but she wore herself out with that high octane game play early to mid first set.

[ponchi101]

Well, Rybakina ryggled out of that one..let us see how long she lasts before she rruns out of fuel!!

Quite likely LF will beat her now..she has started to go down her usual path ..showing signs of fatigue, eking out narrow wins over people she would blow away if she were fresh ..then losing to the first good player she meets. If I were managing her, I would certainly get her to play less..she won abu dhabi, but was it worth it? Just a she won Brisbane....

Well well, proved me wrong! Good win for Rybakina 4 and 2

Serious question here.
Why have we entered this era in which a player plays one tournament, wins it, and we immediately decide that they are so tired that they will not be able to play well the next tournament, if they are on consecutive weeks? The great ones from the past did it, regularly, and today's training is far better. Martina would win 2, 3 tournaments in a row, playing serve and volley tennis, and then go to a fourth and reach the final, and then do it again. So did Chris and Steffi. On the men's side, Lendl, Vilas, Wilander and plenty of others would play week in, week out, without a peep of being fatigued.
Rybakina won last week, in Abu Dhabi. That is a one hour flight, on a private luxury jet. Why are we assuming that she is running on empty? She is a young person, and a professional at what she does. She should have no physical issues stemming from fatigue.
And I repeat. Martina was playing S&V tennis, way more tiring than baseline tennis, and win over and over. Mandlikova, BJK too.

[Suliso]

An excellent win for Pliskova, but Osaka not that far from her former self now.

[ti-amie]

[ashkor87]

Why have we entered this era in which a player plays one tournament, wins it, and we immediately decide that they are so tired that they will not be able to play well the next tournament

Because that is what has happened to Rybakina quite a bit.. I dont say that is true of everyone..!

[Owendonovan]

Quite likely LF will beat her now..she has started to go down her usual path ..showing signs of fatigue, eking out narrow wins over people she would blow away if she were fresh ..then losing to the first good player she meets. If I were managing her, I would certainly get her to play less..she won abu dhabi, but was it worth it? Just a she won Brisbane....

Well well, proved me wrong! Good win for Rybakina 4 and 2

Serious question here.
Why have we entered this era in which a player plays one tournament, wins it, and we immediately decide that they are so tired that they will not be able to play well the next tournament, if they are on consecutive weeks? The great ones from the past did it, regularly, and today's training is far better. Martina would win 2, 3 tournaments in a row, playing serve and volley tennis, and then go to a fourth and reach the final, and then do it again. So did Chris and Steffi. On the men's side, Lendl, Vilas, Wilander and plenty of others would play week in, week out, without a peep of being fatigued.
Rybakina won last week, in Abu Dhabi. That is a one hour flight, on a private luxury jet. Why are we assuming that she is running on empty? She is a young person, and a professional at what she does. She should have no physical issues stemming from fatigue.
And I repeat. Martina was playing S&V tennis, way more tiring than baseline tennis, and win over and over. Mandlikova, BJK too.

Humans have become much more precious.