NaomiKonjuhPotapova
G.O.A.T.
Both DF to give the breaks lol. Interesting match nonetheless.
2021 French Open - Ladies Discussion
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Aussie Darcy
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Oh man Pavlyuchenkova takes out Azarenka.
Sick to death of Pavs showing up once or twice a year but never doing anything.
Sick to death of Pavs showing up once or twice a year but never doing anything.
Aussie Darcy
Bionic Poster
So one of:
Serena
Rybakina
Pavyuuchenkova
Zidansek
Badosa
will be in the French Open final. All eyes easily on Serena but watch out.
Serena
Rybakina
Pavyuuchenkova
Zidansek
Badosa
will be in the French Open final. All eyes easily on Serena but watch out.
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NaomiKonjuhPotapova
G.O.A.T.
Ugh Von, with your talent and this era, you should've won a slam at this age.
I Am Finnish
Bionic Poster
Pavlyuchenkova the QF slam goat will she finally break the curse and reach the SF for the first time?
NaomiKonjuhPotapova
G.O.A.T.
Against Serena? Please no.
Ugh Von. Why?
Ugh Von. Why?
NaomiKonjuhPotapova
G.O.A.T.
Imagine Zizou vs Krejcikova final French Open.
HarveyPitnik
Professional
Why people still want Serena to succeed? After ridiculous showings on clay before RG? She has won enough - I rather even see Pavs succeed.
Paula was pleasant in the interview! One more 'vamos'!
Vondrousova played surprisingly weak on that third set.
Paula was pleasant in the interview! One more 'vamos'!
Vondrousova played surprisingly weak on that third set.
Aussie Darcy
Bionic Poster
Call me crazy but I can definitely see Krejcikova beating Sloane and then the winner of Gauff/Jabeur to make the SF. All pressure is on Swiatek and Serena now but.
Aussie Darcy
Bionic Poster
That QF will likely be against Serena who dominates the H2H 6-0. Pavs would need a Roberta Vinci situation to turn it around but she is in good form. Pavs has only ever won 1 set against Serena. The pair haven't played since Wimbledon 2016 so well before Serena had Olympia.
Aussie Darcy
Bionic Poster
Small fun fact:
Tamara Zidansek is the first female Slovenian player to make a slam quarterfinal.
Tamara Zidansek is the first female Slovenian player to make a slam quarterfinal.
D-Lite
Hall of Fame
Yeah, I am nervous for Sloane as Krejcikova is an accomplished doubles player. Sloane will have to bring her best - if she can, I'm confident she has a few more levels quality wise than Krejcikova.
Aussie Darcy
Bionic Poster
Krecjikova is now on an 8 match winning streak since her title in Strasbourg. She also beat Kenin in Rome and pushed eventual champ Swiatek to 3 sets. Dangerous.
bluetrain4
G.O.A.T.
The ladies draw is sort of nuts other than Iga and Serena - and even Serena, who really doesn't look that great but is finding a way, is sort of nuts.
Aussie Darcy
Bionic Poster
Clay is wild. It seems that so many players were and are being raised on the hard courts and hence the competitive nature at top of the sport at the AO/USO but RG and Wimbledon to a smaller extent is being surprised by these random players who actually specialize on this surface. So many top players perform at the hard court slams but have mediocre results at RG and also Wimbledon. Just look at slam champs like Kerber (best result is a QF at RG despite winning all 3 other slams). Wozniacki won AO and made finals at USO but never went past the 4R of Wimbledon and QF of RG. Naomi Osaka is the obvious choice, she's won the AO and USO twice but never gone past the 3R at Wimbledon and RG. Pliskova has made 6 slam QF's or better at hard court slams but just 1 at RG and 0 at Wimbledon. These players aren't being trained on clay and that's why we get so many surprise QFists and SFists and even champions like Ostapenko. She won a slam at RG, made a QF at Wimbledon yet never went past the 3R at AO/USO.
Larry Duff
Legend
I don't know much about Badosa but I have quite enjoyed watching her, glad to see her win.
TennisFan436
Semi-Pro
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Deleted member 771911
Guest
Commentator saying Rybakina not afraid, intimidated. Why would she be? Players know this Serena is there for the taking.
FakeEmpire
Professional
Rybakina wins the first. There was a moment of hesitation there (when she lost her first break), but she's generally trying to put Serena on the move (and avoiding meeting the same fate, as she isn't a top mover)/punish every short ball and she's succeeding at that.
D-Lite
Hall of Fame
Looks like the QF line-up could be:
Pavs v Rybakina
Zidansek v Badosa
Not sure how I feel about this. Would be cool to see Rybakina v Badosa in the SF if their careers continue on the up, but not knowing who will play solid and who will crumble this late into a slam is unnerving. This would arguably be an ideal half of the draw for Serena at this stage - will there ever be such a draw while she's got the fitness to make it deep at a slam? Hoping she recovers in this match!
Pavs v Rybakina
Zidansek v Badosa
Not sure how I feel about this. Would be cool to see Rybakina v Badosa in the SF if their careers continue on the up, but not knowing who will play solid and who will crumble this late into a slam is unnerving. This would arguably be an ideal half of the draw for Serena at this stage - will there ever be such a draw while she's got the fitness to make it deep at a slam? Hoping she recovers in this match!
Ronaldo
Bionic Poster
Not great at Dodgeball, eh?
FakeEmpire
Professional
Hmmm, I'm starting to sense a third set with all those breaks gone with the wind.
EDIT: I stand corrected. Serena really overcooked those last shots. Serena lost a good opportunity to reach the latter stages of a major.
EDIT: I stand corrected. Serena really overcooked those last shots. Serena lost a good opportunity to reach the latter stages of a major.
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40-15 still haunts me
Banned
Serenas going home
Ronaldo
Bionic Poster
This Is Home
I Am Finnish
Bionic Poster
Rybakina, Pavlyuchenkova, Badosa or Zidansek
ScentOfDefeat
G.O.A.T.
Another deserenization of the draw.
It won't be so easy at Wimbledon though.
It won't be so easy at Wimbledon though.
Enceladus
Legend
We can cross out Serena.
FakeEmpire
Professional
Rybakina, Pavlyuchenkova, Badosa or Zidansek
Thinking Badosa might go all the way to the final, but just watch Zidansek snatching that spot in true WTA fashion.
Btw, I loved your llama comment in Federer's withdrawal thread. I left thinking "That's it. That's the peak of the thread right there. No need to stay reading this anymore".
HarveyPitnik
Professional
Ladies tournament as a whole going rather nicely. Dinosaurs have left the stage. Now I just would hope someone else than Swiatek would win it. I'm not anti-Swiatek but I always (ok, might be some Naomis and so on exceptions) welcome new winners.
Now I just would hope someone else than Swiatek would win it. I'm not anti-Swiatek but I always (ok, might be some Naomis and so on exceptions) welcome new winners.
FakeEmpire
Professional
Eh eh. Eurosport's viewers trolling the channel hard. To the question "what's the most important thing on clay", the second most voted option (and really close to movement) is being Spanish. Bad european people, bad! Taking the p**s outta Wilander like that.
Enceladus
Legend
It doesn't matter who Iga beats in the final. Iga will win RG 2021.Rybakina, Pavlyuchenkova, Badosa or Zidansek
PhxRacket
Hall of Fame
And we digress…
ACE of Hearts
Bionic Poster
Serena needs to retire. Frankly she has never gotten back into shape since the birth of her daughter.
ACE of Hearts
Bionic Poster
It’s not only the age but she has never gotten back into the physical shape since giving birth.
Jason Swerve
Hall of Fame
Age had caught up to her in the early '10s. She's long lost her movement. Her serve is what's been covering her tail for the past decade.
Swiatek on her side has had a p***-easy draw, and she'd better not blow it. Add one to the 100 list of reasons why judging a player's 'greatest' by their 'total slams' is a joke.
Ronaldo
Bionic Poster
Finally caught up with Roger too
James P
G.O.A.T.
Kontaveit gave her a serious challenge in her match against Swiatek. But yeah, Swiatek is just a cut above.
zvelf
Hall of Fame
Rybakina looks a lot like my old college girlfriend so it's a bit weird watching her. Rybakina wasn't playing remarkable tennis. She just stayed consistent and won most of the important points. That's enough to beat a Serena who can't move anymore and whose serve made little impact this match.
Jason Swerve
Hall of Fame
You can wish for that. Taking her presence for granted. And when she leaves, WTA viewership and interest will implode.
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