by ti-amie Tournament: Tennis in the Land powered by Rocket Mortgage
Location: CLEVELAND, OH, UNITED STATES
Dates: August 18 - August 24, 2024
Level: WTA 250
Surface: Hard
Main Draw Singles
13 Samsonova, Liudmila (RUS)
24 Fernandez, Leylah (CAN)
36 Wang, Xinyu (CHN)
38 Siniakova, Katerina (CZE)
41 Potapova, Anastasia (RUS)
44 Burel, Clara (FRA)
52 Parry, Diane (FRA)
53 Stearns, Peyton (USA)
56 Kenin, Sofia (USA)
58 Volynets, Katie (USA)
59 Davis, Lauren (USA) SR
60 Bucsa, Cristina (ESP)
61 Cristian, Jaqueline (ROU)
62 Rus, Arantxa (NED)
63 Tauson, Clara (DEN)
64 Siegemund, Laura (GER)
66 Uchijima, Moyuka (JPN)
67 Bronzetti, Lucia (ITA)
68 Gracheva, Varvara (FRA)
69 Wang, Yafan (CHN)
70 Schmiedlova, Anna Karolina (SVK)
by ti-amie Qualifying Draw
BEL G. Minnen (1) vs USA H. Inoue
USA S. Rogers vs ROU A. Bogdan (5)
SUI V. Golubic (2) vs GBR E. Appleton
USA A. Frey vs GER T. Korpatsch (6)
ESP J. Bouzas Maneiro (3) vs IND S. Yamalapalli
HKG E. Chong vs AUS T. Preston (7)
HUN A. Bondar (4) vs USA E. Kalieva
CHN S. Zheng vs JPN S. Ishii (8)
by ti-amie Main Draw Singles
BRA B. Haddad Maia (1) vs Qualifier
ESP C. Bucsa vs ITA M. Trevisan
FRA C. Burel vs USA B. Pera
USA K. Volynets vs USA S. Kenin (8)
CZE K. Siniakova (3) vs Qualifier
Qualifier vs FRA V. Gracheva
ESP S. Sorribes Tormo vs CHN Y. Wang
JPN M. Uchijima vs USA P. Stearns (6)
BUL V. Tomova (7) vs USA L. Davis
NED A. Rus vs ITA L. Bronzetti
USA K. Scott vs USA M. Kessler
RUS A. Blinkova vs CHN X. Wang (4)
RUS A. Potapova (5) vs FRA D. Parry
SVK A. Schmiedlova vs DEN C. Tauson
Qualifier vs ROU J. Cristian
P-Bye or qualifier/luckyloser vs CAN L. Fernandez (2)
by Fastbackss Of course LAST week I had to be in Cleveland for work.
Not sure I can justify another trip to the state.
by
ponchi101 Fastbackss wrote: ↑Sun Aug 18, 2024 8:10 pm
Of course LAST week I had to be in Cleveland for work.
Not sure I can justify another trip to the state.
You left a half open tube of toothpaste in the hotel.
Anybody would understand that.
by ti-amie Order of Play Monday August 19
Stadium Court
Starts at 11:00 AM
RUS A. POTAPOVA (5) vs FRA D. PARRY
UPCOMING
USA K. SCOTT vs USA M. KESSLER
UPCOMING
USA J. ANEY/GER L. PAPADAKIS vs GBR S. MURRAY SHARAN/GBR E. SILVA
UPCOMING
BUL V. TOMOVA (7) vs USA L. DAVIS
UPCOMING
USA K. VOLYNETS vs USA S. KENIN (8)
Match Court 1
Starts at 11:00 AM
RUS A. BLINKOVA vs CHN X. WANG (4)
UPCOMING
FRA C. BUREL vs USA B. PERA
UPCOMING
ESP C. BUCSA vs ITA M. TREVISAN
Match Court 2
Starts at 11:00 AM
NED A. RUS vs ITA L. BRONZETTI
UPCOMING
SVK A. SCHMIEDLOVA vs DEN C. TAUSON
UPCOMING
GBR E. APPLETON/GBR T. MOORE vs CHN X. WANG/CHN S. ZHENG (4)
by ti-amie Tuesday August 20 Order of Play
Stadium Court
Starts at 11:00 AM
ESP S. SORRIBES TORMO vs CHN Y. WANG
Followed By
JPN M. UCHIJIMA vs USA P. STEARNS (6)
Followed By
ROU A. BOGDAN vs CAN L. FERNANDEZ (2)
Followed By
BRA B. HADDAD MAIA (1) vs SUI V. GOLUBIC
Followed By
CAN B. FERNANDEZ/CAN L. FERNANDEZ vs USA Q. GLEASON/BRA I. MARTINS
Match Court 1
Starts at 11:00 AM
CZE K. SINIAKOVA (3) vs JPN S. ISHII
Followed By
BEL G. MINNEN vs ROU J. CRISTIAN
Followed By
USA C. CORLEY/USA I. CORLEY vs USA L. DAVIS/USA S. ROGERS
Match Court 2
Starts at 11:00 AM
ESP J. BOUZAS MANEIRO vs FRA V. GRACHEVA
Followed By
JPN S. AOYAMA/JPN E. HOZUMI (3) vs ITA A. MORATELLI/USA S. SANTAMARIA
Followed By
GBR S. MURRAY SHARAN/GBR E. SILVA vs CHN X. WANG/CHN S. ZHENG (4)
by Fastbackss Ben is making me rue my decision
by ponchi101 That is indeed pretty.
by ti-amie Wednesday August 21 Order of Play
Stadium Court
Starts at 11:00 AM
USA M. KESSLER vs CHN X. WANG (4)
Followed By
RUS A. POTAPOVA (5) vs DEN C. TAUSON
Followed By
BRA B. HADDAD MAIA (1) vs ESP C. BUCSA
Followed By
FRA C. BUREL vs USA S. KENIN (8)
Followed By
ESP S. SORRIBES TORMO vs USA P. STEARNS (6)
Match Court 1
Starts at 11:00 AM
BUL V. TOMOVA (7) vs NED A. RUS
Followed By
BEL G. MINNEN vs ROU A. BOGDAN
Followed By
CZE K. SINIAKOVA (3) vs ESP J. BOUZAS MANEIRO
Followed By
USA Q. GLEASON/BRA I. MARTINS vs ESP C. BUCSA/CHN Y. XU (2)
by ti-amie Thursday August 22 Order of Play
Stadium Court
Starts at 11:00 AM
RUS A. POTAPOVA (5) vs ROU A. BOGDAN
Followed By
NED A. RUS vs USA M. KESSLER
Followed By
BRA B. HADDAD MAIA (1) vs TBD
Followed By
CZE K. SINIAKOVA (3) vs TBD
Followed By
GBR S. MURRAY SHARAN/GBR E. SILVA vs ESP C. BUCSA/CHN Y. XU (2)
by ashkor87 NOT A BIG TOURNAMENT BUT SOME GOOD PLAYERS HERE.. BHM is my favorite here..she ought to win.. court looks a bit slower than Cincy.. I am waiting for BHM to break through to the next level.. not sure what is stopping her? she seems to have everything, including the leftie advantage.. why hasnt she won a major yet? or even a big WTA 1000 event?
by ponchi101 BHM is super inconsistent. That is her problem. Kind of like Samsonova. They can crush and hit some amazing shots, and them miss a sitter by three feet.
by ti-amie Friday August 23 Order of Play
Stadium Court
Starts at 3:00 PM
USA C. CORLEY/USA I. CORLEY vs JPN S. AOYAMA/JPN E. HOZUMI (3)
Followed By
USA M. KESSLER vs RUS A. POTAPOVA (5)
Followed By
BRA B. HADDAD MAIA (1) vs CZE K. SINIAKOVA (3)
by
ashkor87 ponchi101 wrote: ↑Thu Aug 22, 2024 3:07 pm
BHM is super inconsistent. That is her problem. Kind of like Samsonova. They can crush and hit some amazing shots, and them miss a sitter by three feet.
Samsonova. ..her problem is not inconsistency..other than on a slow surface, she doesn't return well and doesn't move well..her big serve and forehand win her a lot of matches but they aren't really inconsistent.
BHM is better than that..but hasn't won much.
by ti-amie Saturday Order of Play
Stadium Court
Starts at 12:00 PM
Final
JPN S. AOYAMA/JPN E. HOZUMI (3) vs ESP C. BUCSA/CHN Y. XU (2)
Followed By
Final
BRA B. HADDAD MAIA (1) vs USA M. KESSLER
by
ashkor87 ashkor87 wrote: ↑Thu Aug 22, 2024 7:52 am
NOT A BIG TOURNAMENT BUT SOME GOOD PLAYERS HERE.. BHM is my favorite here..she ought to win.. court looks a bit slower than Cincy.. I am waiting for BHM to break through to the next level.. not sure what is stopping her? she seems to have everything, including the leftie advantage.. why hasnt she won a major yet? or even a big WTA 1000 event?
saw a longish video of her match against Siniakova.. BHM appears a little sluggish, often not in position, ends up hitting balls short - good leftie serve, really good volley etc. On a fast court, she may struggle a bit more.. of course, we dont yet know what the USO court is really like, at least I am not able to see a match long enough to judge. It is very blue, that is for sure!
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mick1303 ashkor87 wrote: ↑Sat Aug 24, 2024 5:54 am
ashkor87 wrote: ↑Thu Aug 22, 2024 7:52 am
NOT A BIG TOURNAMENT BUT SOME GOOD PLAYERS HERE.. BHM is my favorite here..she ought to win.. court looks a bit slower than Cincy.. I am waiting for BHM to break through to the next level.. not sure what is stopping her? she seems to have everything, including the leftie advantage.. why hasnt she won a major yet? or even a big WTA 1000 event?
saw a longish video of her match against Siniakova.. BHM appears a little sluggish, often not in position, ends up hitting balls short - good leftie serve, really good volley etc. On a fast court, she may struggle a bit more.. of course, we dont yet know what the USO court is really like, at least I am not able to see a match long enough to judge. It is very blue, that is for sure!
USO courts as usual will vary significantly depending day or night and stadium or outside.
by ashkor87 Kessler! My head is spinning already, trying to keep up with these (really good) new players, not to mention the various Wangs, whom I have simply given up trying to track..
by JTContinental Kessler the latest success from the college game. I was surprised to see that she is already 25.
by
ashkor87 ashkor87 wrote: ↑Sat Aug 24, 2024 5:54 am
ashkor87 wrote: ↑Thu Aug 22, 2024 7:52 am
NOT A BIG TOURNAMENT BUT SOME GOOD PLAYERS HERE.. BHM is my favorite here..she ought to win.. court looks a bit slower than Cincy.. I am waiting for BHM to break through to the next level.. not sure what is stopping her? she seems to have everything, including the leftie advantage.. why hasnt she won a major yet? or even a big WTA 1000 event?
saw a longish video of her match against Siniakova.. BHM appears a little sluggish, often not in position, ends up hitting balls short - good leftie serve, really good volley etc. On a fast court, she may struggle a bit more.. of course, we dont yet know what the USO court is really like, at least I am not able to see a match long enough to judge. It is very blue, that is for sure!
Maybe BHM will have more success at doubles than singles ..
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ashkor87 JTContinental wrote: ↑Sun Aug 25, 2024 2:50 am
Kessler the latest success from the college game. I was surprised to see that she is already 25.
Seems to have stayed with college tennis till this year .newcomer of the year?!
by ponchi101 C'mon, guys. Week before a slam, not the toughest of fields, players not risking it too much because one extra effort that gets you injured means you have to pull out of the USO and its enormous 1sr round prize money.
As said above, she is already 25. With the win, has achieved a career high ranking of 63. Let's hope she does well, but I would not buy a lot of stock in that company.