WTA 1000 Dubai 2/18 - 2/24 2024

[ti-amie]

Looking forward to hearing about this ad nauseum and TC preempting a match to show birthday tweets from minor celebrities.

But how big will the cake be?

They learned their lesson.

Okay Susan...

[ashkor87]

Paolini has been quite the revelation - beat BHM and now LF in short order.. both lefties but that probably is not a factor..

[ashkor87]

from what I could see on youtube, Paolini's footspeed is astounding, and Leylah didnt seem to have adjusted for it..kept hitting drop shots that Paolini not only reached but put away..

[ashkor87]

nice to see Vondrousova and Kenin resurfacing.. and, of course, Sabalenka, though I doubt she will do much until IW..

Mmmmph..there goes Sabalenka, beaten by .vekic, bagelled in the third..

[ashkor87]

Vekic looks nice in blue

[ashkor87]

Vekic stands up to power very well.. remember how she thrashed Samsonova at last year's AO.. filling the gap left by Bencic?

[ponchi101]

Data for my theory that, unless you are a Roger, Novak, Rafa or Serena, you can't take that much time away from this sport. Too tough to come back just like that. Practice will only get you so far.

[Suliso]

How much time is too much time?

[ponchi101]

A month.

[ashkor87]

Only the really talented can afford to take much time off, I agree...

[Suliso]

She'll be back in form soon enough, I think

[meganfernandez]

Data for my theory that, unless you are a Roger, Novak, Rafa or Serena, you can't take that much time away from this sport. Too tough to come back just like that. Practice will only get you so far.

whos's this about? Sabalenka?

[Suliso]

Yes, but are they aware that h2h was 5-2 for Vekic before the match?

[meganfernandez]

Sakkari beating Navarro in straights looks like a quality win on paper.

[ti-amie]

Wednesday Order of Play

CENTRE COURT
Starts at 3:00 AM

GRE M. SAKKARI (8) vs ITA J. PAOLINI
Followed by
POL M. FRECH vs KAZ E. RYBAKINA (4)
Followed by
USA C. GAUFF (3) vs CZE K. PLISKOVA
Followed by
POL I. SWIATEK (1) vs UKR E. SVITOLINA (15)
Followed by
RUS A. POTAPOVA vs CHN Q. ZHENG (6)

COURT 1
Starts at 3:00 AM

CZE M. VONDROUSOVA (7) vs RUS L. SAMSONOVA (12)
Followed by
LAT J. OSTAPENKO (9) vs RUS A. KALINSKAYA
Followed by
ROU S. CIRSTEA vs CRO D. VEKIC

COURT 3
Starts at 3:00 AM

NOR U. EIKERI/TPE F. WU vs TPE H. CHAN/MEX G. OLMOS (7)
Followed by
KAZ A. DANILINA/CHN S. ZHANG vs CAN G. DABROWSKI/NZL E. ROUTLIFFE (2)
Followed by
TPE S. HSIEH/BEL E. MERTENS (1) vs BLR A. SASNOVICH/GER L. SIEGEMUND
Followed by
UKR L. KICHENOK/LAT J. OSTAPENKO (6) vs USA A. PARKS/CHN Y. XU