Talk About Tennis 2.0

Tournament: Mubadala Citi DC Open
Location: Washington, DC, U.S.A.
Dates: July 31 - August 06 2023
Tier: ATP 500
Surface: Hard
Prize Money: $2,013,940
Total Financial Commitment: $2,178,980

Entries
Seed* Name Current Ranking Entry Ranking

1 Daniil Medvedev 3 3
2 Taylor Fritz 9 9
3 Frances Tiafoe 10 10
4 Felix Auger-Aliassime 12 12
5 Hubert Hurkacz 17 18
6 Grigor Dimitrov 21 24
7 Denis Shapovalov 23 29
8 Alexander Bublik 27 26
9 Sebastian Korda 28 25
10 Daniel Evans 29 30
11 Yoshihito Nishioka 30 27
12 Christopher Eubanks 31 43
13 Tallon Griekspoor 36 31
14 Nick Kyrgios 37 33
15 Adrian Mannarino 38 35
16 Ugo Humbert 40 39
Andy Murray 41 40
J.J. Wolf 47 48
Emil Ruusuvuori 48 47
Gregoire Barrere 50 49
Aslan Karatsev 52 50
Brandon Nakashima 57 55
Mackenzie McDonald 59 54
Marcos Giron 62 65
Jordan Thompson 69 70
Max Purcell 71 64
Corentin Moutet 73 71
Yibing Wu 78 62
Aleksandar Vukic 83 87
Constant Lestienne 86 74
Thanasi Kokkinakis 88 90
Diego Schwartzman 98 98
Maxime Cressy 105 58
Lloyd Harris 202 47 (PR)
(WC) Gael Monfils 315
(WC) Kei Nishikori 438
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Alternates
Name Current Ranking Entry Ranking

1 Alexander Shevchenko 96 97
2 Taro Daniel 112 106
3 Radu Albot 99 107
4 Yosuke Watanuki 104 116
5 Michael Mmoh 115 119
6 Emilio Gomez 138 127
7 Liam Broady 130 142
8 Nicolas Moreno De Alboran 146 143
9 Alejandro Tabilo 124 145
10 Bradley Klahn 792 145 (PR)
11 Flavio Cobolli 148 150
12 Gijs Brouwer 145 153
13 Juncheng Shang 150 155
14 Vasek Pospisil 161 157
15 Alexander Ritschard 163 161
16 Sho Shimabukuro 158 162
17 Elias Ymer 166 169
18 Denis Kudla 165 180
19 Harold Mayot 154 181
20 Kaichi Uchida 217 200

Withdrawals
Name Current Ranking Entry Ranking

Mikael Ymer 51 59
Jeremy Chardy 504 88 (PR)

Tournament: Mubadala Citi DC Open
Location: Washington DC, UNITED STATES
Dates: July 31 - August 6, 2023
Level: WTA 500
Total Financial Commitment: $780,637
Surface: Hard

Jessica Pegula USA
Caroline Garcia France
Coco Gauff USA
Daria Kasatkina
Victoria Azarenka
Sloane Stephens USA
Elina Svitolina Ukraine
Maria Sakkari Greece
Veronika Kudermetova
Belinda Bencic Switzerland
Jennifer Brady USA
Liudmila Samsonova
Madison Keys USA
Karolina Pliskova Czech Republic
Anastasia Potapova
Qinwen Zheng China
Anhelina Kalinina Ukraine
Bernarda Pera USA
Elise Mertens Belgium
Petra Martic Croatia
Paula Badosa Spain
Marta Kostyuk Ukraine

Men's field looks a bit stronger than the women's...doesn't look like the big players are taking this one very seriously .. only Medvedev is a class player here...

Looking forward to the return of Jen Brady...is Kyrgios really playing?!

Wow, your standards are a bit high. Fritz and Tiafoe are there. It is a very good field for a 500.

ponchi101 wrote: ↑Sun Jul 23, 2023 3:34 pm Wow, your standards are a bit high. Fritz and Tiafoe are there. It is a very good field for a 500.

This looks pretty typical for a Washington field, and considering that the following two weeks are Masters events, and Wimbledon just ended 2 weeks ago I'd say the field is pretty good.

....AND, btw, this tournament isn't exactly Jen Brady's "return". She just played a rinky-dink tournament- and lost in her second match. https://www.google.com/search?q=jen+bra ... nt=gws-wiz

Jen is listed for playing the US Open.

ponchi101 wrote: ↑Sun Jul 23, 2023 3:34 pm Wow, your standards are a bit high. Fritz and Tiafoe are there. It is a very good field for a 500.

AND Chris Eubanks. (etc., etc.)

ponchi101 wrote: ↑Sun Jul 23, 2023 3:34 pm Wow, your standards are a bit high. Fritz and Tiafoe are there. It is a very good field for a 500.

I have personally watched Boris Becker play this tournament ..since then it should be getting better! Maybe I am just being a bit sentimental about what was my 'home' torurnament for a while.. but a 500 is a pretty big deal.. Tiafoe and Fritz arent big enough.. I would want at least Rune, Ruud, Sinner..

on the women's side, this is the kind of trournament Pegula should win if she is as good as folks here (except me, of course) think.. there are no Tier 1 players.. Bencic is the only one I would rate higher than Pegula and even she is not Tier 1.
If the court is slow, which is what I expect, look for Keys and Samsonova to do well, possibly even win the whole thing.

Can we agree that you truly don't like her? I can't recall any Pegula fans here; we simply say that she is a solid player, and that she has reached a very high ranking. Will she win here? I doubt it; it is a very even field. Can she make the semis? Very possible.
From my side: the few times I have seen her play, Jessica is a fine player, but nothing about that game impresses me. SO, having reached #3 in the rankings, I say she has overachieved. And she may win a few more tournaments in her career. This might be one.

ponchi101 wrote: ↑Mon Jul 24, 2023 3:33 pm Can we agree that you truly don't like her? I can't recall any Pegula fans here; we simply say that she is a solid player, and that she has reached a very high ranking. Will she win here? I doubt it; it is a very even field. Can she make the semis? Very possible.
From my side: the few times I have seen her play, Jessica is a fine player, but nothing about that game impresses me. SO, having reached #3 in the rankings, I say she has overachieved. And she may win a few more tournaments in her career. This might be one.

....WELL, to be fair- there's also the unwarranted and random love for the likes of Alexandrova, Samsonova, and now, apparently, Madison Keys. Then, there's future Wimbledon Champions Leylah Fernandez and Alycia Parks.

However, may I suggest- why stress over all of this? Just sit back, relax, and enjoy the "predictions" from our Very Own TAT Kreskin. My Troll Heart forever fills with joy.

In the same vein. Forget Lauren Davis, it's Pigossi for the US Open Win!!

ponchi101 wrote: ↑Mon Jul 24, 2023 3:33 pm Can we agree that you truly don't like her? I can't recall any Pegula fans here; we simply say that she is a solid player, and that she has reached a very high ranking. Will she win here? I doubt it; it is a very even field. Can she make the semis? Very possible.
From my side: the few times I have seen her play, Jessica is a fine player, but nothing about that game impresses me. SO, having reached #3 in the rankings, I say she has overachieved. And she may win a few more tournaments in her career. This might be one.

I'm a Pegula fan. I think she has a nice all-court game, a lot of power, nice touch at net, a lot of composure, but hasn't been able to close some big matches. Hopefully she will close a few more before she hangs it up. I think she will keep putting herself in position for a while.

nelslus wrote: ↑Sun Jul 23, 2023 6:17 pm

ponchi101 wrote: ↑Sun Jul 23, 2023 3:34 pm Wow, your standards are a bit high. Fritz and Tiafoe are there. It is a very good field for a 500.

AND Chris Eubanks. (etc., etc.)

And Hurcakz and Murray. Looks like a strong field to me.

meganfernandez wrote: ↑Mon Jul 24, 2023 5:11 pm

nelslus wrote: ↑Sun Jul 23, 2023 6:17 pm

ponchi101 wrote: ↑Sun Jul 23, 2023 3:34 pm Wow, your standards are a bit high. Fritz and Tiafoe are there. It is a very good field for a 500.

AND Chris Eubanks. (etc., etc.)

And Hurcakz and Murray. Looks like a strong field to me.

....They were adequately covered through my (etc., etc.)