Talk About Tennis 2.0

Tournament: Porsche Tennis Grand Prix
Location: Stuttgart, Germany
Dates: April 14 - Apr 21, 2025
Level: WTA 500
Total Financial Commitment: $1,064,510
Surface: Clay

Pos. Name Ranking

1 SABALENKA, ARYNA 1
2 SWIATEK, IGA 2
3 GAUFF, COCO 3
4 PEGULA, JESSICA 4
5 ANDREEVA, MIRRA 6
6 PAOLINI, JASMINE 7
7 ZHENG, QINWEN 9
8 NAVARRO, EMMA 10
9 BADOSA, PAULA 11
10 SHNAIDER, DIANA 13
11 COLLINS, DANIELLE 15
12 KREJCIKOVA, BARBORA 16
13 HADDAD MAIA, BEATRIZ 18
14 VEKIC, DONNA 19
15 ALEXANDROVA, EKATERINA 20
16 SAMSONOVA, LIUDMILA 21
17 TAUSON, CLARA 23
18 OSTAPENKO, JELENA 25
19 FRECH, MAGDALENA 27
20 MERTENS, ELISE 28

Rybakina doesnt seem to be playing..may be she should take a break

Isn't not playing taking a break?

ptmcmahon wrote: ↑Fri Mar 28, 2025 9:56 pm Isn't not playing taking a break?

I mean a loooong break

This is s good test for Andreeva...she has done well at the RG in the past, but is she going to be a force over the entire year? I have little doubt that she will, on grass, hard and indoor but clay I am not so sure her game translates...

Again, I don't understand your concern. She has already made the semis there, which is actually her best slam result (has not made the QF's anywhere else). She has been raised, tennis wise, in France, where there is no lack of clay courts to train on. And her coach is Conchita Martinez, a spaniard.
I would like her chances against Iga, who remains the standard on clay. Not saying she will beat her, but she has as good a chance to beat Swiatek on clay as anybody else.

It's the coaching that is improving Andreeva's game, and very little to do with the surface she's playing on.

Qualifying Draw

D. Yastremska (1) vs A. Konjuh
Y. Wickmayer vs E. Seidel (6)

V. Kudermetova (2) vs K. Von Deichmann
N. Schunk (WC) vs S. Errani (8)

E. Andreeva (3) vs M. Thamm (WC)
L. Chirico vs A. Sasnovich (5)

Y. Starodubtseva (4) vs J. Fett
R. Masarova vs A. Zakharova (7)

Main Draw Singles

[1] A. Sabalenka/BYE
A. Potapova vs C. Tauson
Qualifier vs E. Mertens
Qualifier vs [8] D. Shnaider

[4] C. Gauff/BYE
T. Maria vs D. Collins
J. Niemeier vs L. Siegemund
E. Lys vs [5] J. Paolini

[6] M. Andreeva vs M. Kostyuk
E. Alexandrova vs L. Samsonova
M. Frech vs R. Sramkova
[3] J. Pegula/BYE

[7] E. Navarro vs B. Haddad Maia
J. Ostapenko vs Qualifier
D. Vekic vs Qualifier
[2] I. Swiatek/BYE

Monday Order of Play

Centre Court
Starts at 11:30 AM

RUS A. Potapova vs DEN C. Tauson
Followed By
RUS V. Kudermetova vs RUS D. Shnaider (8)

Court 1
Starts at 8:00 AM

LAT J. Ostapenko/UKR D. Yastremska vs GER N. Schunk/GER E. Seidel
Followed By
BLR A. Sasnovich vs BEL E. Mertens

Talk about a bummer. Erika Vs Mirra, R1. And Erika has her number.

Tuesday Order of Play

Centre Court
Starts at 6:30 AM

LAT J. Ostapenko vs UKR D. Yastremska
Followed By
CRO D. Vekic vs CRO J. Fett
Followed By
GER J. Niemeier vs GER L. Siegemund
Followed By
GER E. Lys vs ITA J. Paolini (5)
Followed By
USA E. Navarro (7) vs BRA B. Haddad Maia

Court 1
Starts at 9:00 AM

RUS E. Alexandrova vs RUS L. Samsonova
Followed By
TPE H. Chan/RUS V. Kudermetova (3) vs HUN T. Babos/BRA L. Stefani

Small field, big tournament..tough first round matches...Alexandrova vs Samsonova is the toughest..Navarro vs BHM too...i expect Mirra will beat her sister this time ..

This being a slow clay court, Samsonova should win, and I like them both....